שְׂלָו
sᵉlâv · sel-awv'
the quail collectively (as slow in flight from its weight)
Lexicon
Derivation: or שְׂלָיו; by orthographical variation from H7951 (שָׁלָה) through the idea of sluggishness;
the quail collectively (as slow in flight from its weight)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: quails.
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
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to consume, to destroy › authority, the one who leads › to fasten and establish
To consume, to destroy of authority, the one who leads that works to fasten and establish.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of שְׂלָו 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.
- the quails2 · 50%
- quails2 · 50%
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.