קֳהָתִי
Qŏhâthîy · ko-haw-thee'
a Kohathite (collectively) or descendants of Kehath
Lexicon
Derivation: patronymically from H6955 (קְהָת);
a Kohathite (collectively) or descendants of Kehath
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Kohathites.
Letters
- 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
- הHe5
Picture: a person with both arms raised
- Concrete
- a man calling out · a window · breath
- Extended
- behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
- 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)
what comes behind, the returning cycle › to reveal, behold › the mark, the covenant sign › the hand that works
What comes behind, the returning cycle that works to reveal, behold of the mark, the covenant sign of the hand that works.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of קֳהָתִי 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
15 occurrences · 15 OT · 0 NT · 8 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- of the kohathites13 · 87%
- and the kohathites1 · 7%
- of the sons of the kohathites1 · 7%
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.