אֵשֶׁל
ʼêshel · ay'-shel
a tamarisk tree; by extension, a grove of any kind
Lexicon
Derivation: from a root of uncertain signification;
a tamarisk tree; by extension, a grove of any kind
- a tamarisk tree
- by extension, a grove of any kind
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: grove, tree.
Letters
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- 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
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
strength, the leader › to consume, to destroy › authority, the one who leads
Strength, the leader that works to consume, to destroy of authority, the one who leads.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of אֵשֶׁל 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
3 occurrences · 3 OT · 0 NT · 3 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- a grove1 · 33%
- under a tree1 · 33%
- them under a tree1 · 33%
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.