קֵירֹס
Qêyrôç · kay-roce'
Keros, one of the Nethinim
Lexicon
Derivation: or קֵרֹס; from the same as H7166 (קַרְסֹל); ankled;
Keros, one of the Nethinim
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Keros.
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
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- 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
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
what comes behind, the returning cycle › the hand that works › the head, the highest › to support and uphold
What comes behind, the returning cycle of the hand that works of the head, the highest that works to support and uphold.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of קֵירֹס 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