שׁוּלַמִּית
Shûwlammîyth · shoo-lam-meeth'
peaceful (with the article always prefixed, making it a pet name); the Shulammith, an epithet of Solomon's queen
Lexicon
Derivation: from H7999 (שָׁלַם);
peaceful (with the article always prefixed, making it a pet name); the Shulammith, an epithet of Solomon's queen
- peaceful (with the article always prefixed, making it a pet name)
- the Shulammith, an epithet of Solomon's queen
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Shulamite.
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
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- 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 › to fasten and establish › authority, the one who leads › water, chaos, the mighty deep › the hand that works › the mark, the covenant sign
To consume, to destroy that works to fasten and establish of authority, the one who leads of water, chaos, the mighty deep of the hand that works of the mark, the covenant sign.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of שׁוּלַמִּית 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.
- o shulamite1 · 50%
- in the shulamite1 · 50%
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.