פְּקַח־קוֹחַ
pᵉqach-qôwach · pek-akh-ko'-akh
opening (of a dungeon), i.e. jail-delivery (figuratively, salvation for sin)
Lexicon
Derivation: from H6491 (פָּקַח) redoubled;
opening (of a dungeon), i.e. jail-delivery (figuratively, salvation for sin)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: opening of the prison.
Letters
- פPe80
Picture: an open mouth
- Concrete
- mouth · lips · teeth
- Extended
- to speak · a word · an edge or opening · to scatter speech
- קQof100
Picture: the back of the head, or the sun on the horizon
- Concrete
- back of the head · rising sun · circle
- Extended
- what is behind · the last · a cycle · to come around again
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
- קQof100
Picture: the back of the head, or the sun on the horizon
- Concrete
- back of the head · rising sun · circle
- Extended
- what is behind · the last · a cycle · to come around again
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to speak, the word › what comes behind, the returning cycle › to separate and protect › what comes behind, the returning cycle › to fasten and establish › to separate and protect
To speak, the word of what comes behind, the returning cycle that works to separate and protect of what comes behind, the returning cycle that works to fasten and establish that works to separate and protect.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of פְּקַח־קוֹחַ 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
2 occurrences · 2 OT · 0 NT · 2 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- and the opening of the prison1 · 100%
Where it is used, by book.
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.