קֹשֶׁט
qôsheṭ · ko'-shet
equity (as evenly weighed), i.e. reality
Lexicon
Derivation: or קֹשְׁטְ; from an unused root meaning to balance;
equity (as evenly weighed), i.e. reality
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: truth.
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
- טTet9
Picture: a basket, or something coiled
- Concrete
- basket · coil · snake · container
- Extended
- to surround · to contain · to store · to twist
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
what comes behind, the returning cycle › to consume, to destroy › to surround and contain
What comes behind, the returning cycle that works to consume, to destroy that works to surround and contain.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of קֹשֶׁט 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.
- of the truth1 · 50%
- the certainty1 · 50%
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.