אֲפַרְסְכַי
ʼĂpharçᵉkay · af-ar-sek-ah'ee
an Apharsekite or Apharsathkite, an unknown Assyrian tribe
Lexicon
Derivation: (Aramaic) or אֲפַרְסַתְכַי; (Aramaic), of foreign origin (only in the plural);
an Apharsekite or Apharsathkite, an unknown Assyrian tribe
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Apharsachites, Apharasthchites.
Letters
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- פPe80
Picture: an open mouth
- Concrete
- mouth · lips · teeth
- Extended
- to speak · a word · an edge or opening · to scatter speech
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
- סSamekh60
Picture: a prop or pillar
- Concrete
- pillar · prop · thorn
- Extended
- to support · to uphold · to turn around · to be trusted
- כKaf20
Picture: open palm
- Concrete
- palm · open hand · sole of the foot
- Extended
- to open · to allow · to cover · to tame · like / as
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
strength, the leader › to speak, the word › the head, the highest › to support and uphold › the open hand that covers › the hand that works
Strength, the leader that works to speak, the word of the head, the highest that works to support and uphold of the open hand that covers of the hand that works.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of אֲפַרְסְכַי 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
3 occurrences · 3 OT · 0 NT · 3 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- the apharsachites2 · 67%
- the apharsathchites1 · 33%
Where it is used, by book.
- Ezra3
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.