שַׁחַל
shachal · shakh'-al
a lion (from his characteristic roar)
Lexicon
Derivation: from an unused root probably meaning to roar;
a lion (from his characteristic roar)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: (fierce) lion.
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
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
- 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 separate and protect › authority, the one who leads
To consume, to destroy that works to separate and protect of authority, the one who leads.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of שַׁחַל 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
7 occurrences · 7 OT · 0 NT · 5 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- of the fierce lion1 · 14%
- me as a fierce lion1 · 14%
- it, nor the fierce lion1 · 14%
- upon the lion1 · 14%
- there is a lion1 · 14%
- as a lion1 · 14%
- therefore i will be unto them as a lion1 · 14%
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.