שֶׁמֶר
shemer · sheh'-mer
something preserved, i.e. the settlings (plural only) of wine
Lexicon
Derivation: from H8104 (שָׁמַר);
something preserved, i.e. the settlings (plural only) of wine
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: dregs, (wines on the) lees.
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
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to consume, to destroy › water, chaos, the mighty deep › the head, the highest
To consume, to destroy of water, chaos, the mighty deep of the head, the highest.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of שֶׁמֶר 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
5 occurrences · 5 OT · 0 NT · 5 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- of wines on the lees2 · 40%
- but the dregs1 · 20%
- on his lees1 · 20%
- on their lees1 · 20%
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.