פֹּכֶרֶת צְבָיִים
Pôkereth Tsᵉbâyîym · po-keh'-reth tseb-awyeem'
Pokereth-Tsebajim, one of the 'servants of Solomon'
Lexicon
Derivation: from the active participle (of the same form as the first word) feminine of an unused root (meaning to entrap) and plural of H6643 (צְבִי); trap of gazelles;
Pokereth-Tsebajim, one of the 'servants of Solomon'
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Pochereth of Zebaim.
Letters
- פPe80
Picture: an open mouth
- Concrete
- mouth · lips · teeth
- Extended
- to speak · a word · an edge or opening · to scatter speech
- כKaf20
Picture: open palm
- Concrete
- palm · open hand · sole of the foot
- Extended
- to open · to allow · to cover · to tame · like / as
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
- צTsade90
Picture: a person lying on their side (or a fish hook)
- Concrete
- hook · trail · side · a man bowed
- Extended
- to hunt · to pursue · need · righteousness as a straight path
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to speak, the word › the open hand that covers › the head, the highest › the mark, the covenant sign › to pursue the straight path › the house, what is within › the hand that works › the hand that works › water, chaos, the mighty deep
To speak, the word of the open hand that covers of the head, the highest of the mark, the covenant sign that works to pursue the straight path of the house, what is within of the hand that works of the hand that works of water, chaos, the mighty deep.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of פֹּכֶרֶת צְבָיִים above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
4 occurrences · 4 OT · 0 NT · 2 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- of pochereth of zebaim2 · 100%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.