שְׁבוּ
shᵉbûw · sheb-oo'
a gem (from its sparkle), probably the agate
Lexicon
Derivation: from an unused root (probably identical with that of H7617 (שָׁבָה) through the idea of subdivision into flashes or streamers (compare H7632 (שָׁבִיב)) meaning to flame;
a gem (from its sparkle), probably the agate
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: agate.
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
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to consume, to destroy › the house, what is within › to fasten and establish
To consume, to destroy of the house, what is within that works to fasten and establish.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of שְׁבוּ 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 · 1 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- an agate2 · 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.