שׁוּתֶלַח
Shûwthelach · shoo-theh'-lakh
Shuthelach, the name of two Israelites
Lexicon
Derivation: probably from H7582 (שָׁאָה) and the same as H8520 (תֶּלַח); crash of breakage;
Shuthelach, the name of two Israelites
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Shuthelah.
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)
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to consume, to destroy › to fasten and establish › the mark, the covenant sign › authority, the one who leads › to separate and protect
To consume, to destroy that works to fasten and establish of the mark, the covenant sign of authority, the one who leads that works to separate and protect.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of שׁוּתֶלַח 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
4 occurrences · 4 OT · 0 NT · 3 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- of shuthelah2 · 50%
- shuthelah1 · 25%
- and shuthelah1 · 25%
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.