קִרְיַת חֻצוֹת
Qiryath Chutsôwth · keer-yath' khoo-tsoth'
Kirjath-Chutsoth, a place in Moab
Lexicon
Derivation: from H7151 (קִרְיָה) and the feminine plural of H2351 (חוּץ); city of streets;
Kirjath-Chutsoth, a place in Moab
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Kirjath-huzoth.
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
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
- 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
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- 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)
what comes behind, the returning cycle › the head, the highest › the hand that works › the mark, the covenant sign › to separate and protect › to pursue the straight path › to fasten and establish › the mark, the covenant sign
What comes behind, the returning cycle of the head, the highest of the hand that works of the mark, the covenant sign that works to separate and protect that works to pursue the straight path that works to fasten and establish of the mark, the covenant sign.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of קִרְיַת חֻצוֹת 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
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- unto kirjathhuzoth1 · 100%
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.