קְנִזִּי
Qᵉnizzîy · ken-iz-zee'
a Kenizzite or descendant of Kenaz
Lexicon
Derivation: patronymic from H7073 (קְנַז),
a Kenizzite or descendant of Kenaz
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Kenezite, Kenizzites.
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
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
- זZayin7
Picture: a weapon, mattock or sword
- Concrete
- weapon · cutting tool · plough
- Extended
- to cut · to harvest · to sustain by cutting · food
- 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 › the seed, life continuing › to cut, to sustain › the hand that works
What comes behind, the returning cycle of the seed, life continuing that works to cut, to sustain of the hand that works.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of קְנִזִּי 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
4 occurrences · 4 OT · 0 NT · 3 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- the kenezite3 · 75%
- and the kenizzites1 · 25%
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.