צַלַּחַת
tsallachath · tsal-lakh'-ath
something advanced or deep, i.e. a bowl; figuratively, the bosom
Lexicon
Derivation: from H6743 (צָלַח);
something advanced or deep, i.e. a bowl; figuratively, the bosom
- something advanced or deep, i.e. a bowl
- figuratively, the bosom
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: bosom, dish.
Letters
- 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
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to pursue the straight path › authority, the one who leads › to separate and protect › the mark, the covenant sign
To pursue the straight path of authority, the one who leads that works to separate and protect of the mark, the covenant sign.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of צַלַּחַת 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 · 2 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- in his bosom2 · 67%
- a dish1 · 33%
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.