שׁוֹלָל
shôwlâl · sho-lawl'
nude (especially bare-foot); by implication, captive
Lexicon
Derivation: or שֵׁילָל; (Micah 1:8), from H7997 (שָׁלַל);
nude (especially bare-foot); by implication, captive
- nude (especially bare-foot)
- by implication, captive
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: spoiled, stripped.
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)
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to consume, to destroy › to fasten and establish › authority, the one who leads › authority, the one who leads
To consume, to destroy that works to fasten and establish of authority, the one who leads of authority, the one who leads.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of שׁוֹלָל 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
3 occurrences · 3 OT · 0 NT · 2 distinct forms