צְלׇפְחָד
Tsᵉlophchâd · tsel-of-chawd'
Tselophchad, an Israelite
Lexicon
Derivation: from the same as H6764 (צָלָף) and H259 (אֶחָד);
Tselophchad, an Israelite
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Zelophehad.
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
- פPe80
Picture: an open mouth
- Concrete
- mouth · lips · teeth
- Extended
- to speak · a word · an edge or opening · to scatter speech
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
- דDalet4
Picture: tent door hanging down
- Concrete
- door · curtain · entrance
- Extended
- a way in or out · moving back and forth · a path · hanging
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to pursue the straight path › authority, the one who leads › to speak, the word › to separate and protect › the doorway, the way in
To pursue the straight path of authority, the one who leads that works to speak, the word that works to separate and protect of the doorway, the way in.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of צְלׇפְחָד 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
11 occurrences · 11 OT · 0 NT · 10 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- of zelophehad7 · 64%
- and zelophehad2 · 18%
- but zelophehad1 · 9%
- was zelophehad1 · 9%
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.