שׂוּךְ
sûwk · sook
to entwine, i.e. shut in (for formation, protection or restraint)
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
to entwine, i.e. shut in (for formation, protection or restraint)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: fence, (make an) hedge (up).
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)
- כKaf20
Picture: open palm
- Concrete
- palm · open hand · sole of the foot
- Extended
- to open · to allow · to cover · to tame · like / as
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to consume, to destroy › to fasten and establish › the open hand that covers
To consume, to destroy that works to fasten and establish of the open hand that covers.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of שׂוּךְ 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.
- hast not thou made an hedge1 · 33%
- and hast fenced1 · 33%
- therefore, behold, i will hedge1 · 33%
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.