שְׂאֵת
sᵉʼêth · seh-ayth'
an elevation or leprous scab; figuratively, elation or cheerfulness; exaltation in rank or character
Lexicon
Derivation: from H5375 (נָשָׂא);
an elevation or leprous scab; figuratively, elation or cheerfulness; exaltation in rank or character
- an elevation or leprous scab
- figuratively, elation or cheerfulness
- exaltation in rank or character
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: be accepted, dignity, excellency, highness, raise up self, rising.
Letters
- 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
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- 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)
to consume, to destroy › strength, the leader › the mark, the covenant sign
To consume, to destroy of strength, the leader of the mark, the covenant sign.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of שְׂאֵת 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
14 occurrences · 14 OT · 0 NT · 13 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- shalt thou not be accepted1 · 7%
- of dignity1 · 7%
- a rising1 · 7%
- him: and, behold, if the rising1 · 7%
- in the rising1 · 7%
- rising1 · 7%
- it is a rising1 · 7%
- upon it: and, behold, if the rising1 · 7%
- and for a rising1 · 7%
- shall not his excellency1 · 7%
- to me, and by reason of his highness1 · 7%
- when he raiseth up1 · 7%
- from his excellency1 · 7%
- and their dignity1 · 7%
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.