שָׁפַת
shâphath · shaw-fath'
to locate, i.e. (generally) hang on or (figuratively) establish, reduce
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
to locate, i.e. (generally) hang on or (figuratively) establish, reduce
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: bring, ordain, set on.
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
- פPe80
Picture: an open mouth
- Concrete
- mouth · lips · teeth
- Extended
- to speak · a word · an edge or opening · to scatter speech
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to consume, to destroy › to speak, the word › the mark, the covenant sign
To consume, to destroy that works to speak, the word of the mark, the covenant sign.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of שָׁפַת 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.
- set1 · 20%
- and thou hast brought1 · 20%
- thou wilt ordain1 · 20%
- set on1 · 20%
- set it on1 · 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.