שְׁזַב
shᵉzab · shez-ab'
to leave, i.e. (causatively) free
Lexicon
Derivation: (Aramaic) corresponding to H5800 (עָזַב);
to leave, i.e. (causatively) free
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: deliver.
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
- זZayin7
Picture: a weapon, mattock or sword
- Concrete
- weapon · cutting tool · plough
- Extended
- to cut · to harvest · to sustain by cutting · food
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to consume, to destroy › to cut, to sustain › the house, what is within
To consume, to destroy that works to cut, to sustain of the house, what is within.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of שְׁזַב 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
9 occurrences · 9 OT · 0 NT · 9 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- to deliver3 · 33%
- he will deliver2 · 22%
- that shall deliver1 · 11%
- and delivered1 · 11%
- he delivereth1 · 11%
- who hath delivered1 · 11%
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.