שׁוֹט
shôwṭ · shote
a lash (literally or figuratively)
Lexicon
Derivation: from H7751 (שׁוּט);
a lash (literally or figuratively)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: scourge, whip.
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
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- 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)
to consume, to destroy › to fasten and establish › to surround and contain
To consume, to destroy that works to fasten and establish that works to surround and contain.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of שׁוֹט 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
11 occurrences · 11 OT · 0 NT · 6 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- you with whips4 · 36%
- scourge2 · 18%
- from the scourge1 · 9%
- if the scourge1 · 9%
- a whip1 · 9%
- a scourge1 · 9%
- of a whip1 · 9%
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.