קֶשֶׁב
qesheb · keh'-sheb
a hearkening
Lexicon
Derivation: from H7181 (קָשַׁב);
a hearkening
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: [idiom] diligently, hearing, much heed, that regarded.
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
- שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
- Concrete
- teeth · sharp · press · bow
- Extended
- to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
what comes behind, the returning cycle › to consume, to destroy › the house, what is within
What comes behind, the returning cycle that works to consume, to destroy of the house, what is within.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of קֶשֶׁב 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.
- nor any that regarded1 · 25%
- nor hearing1 · 25%
- diligently1 · 25%
- heed1 · 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.