שִׁקּוּי
shiqqûwy · shik-koo'-ee
a beverage; moisture, i.e. (figuratively) refreshment
Lexicon
Derivation: from H8248 (שָׁקָה);
a beverage; moisture, i.e. (figuratively) refreshment
- a beverage
- moisture, i.e. (figuratively) refreshment
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: drink, marrow.
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
- קQof100
Picture: the back of the head, or the sun on the horizon
- Concrete
- back of the head · rising sun · circle
- Extended
- what is behind · the last · a cycle · to come around again
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to consume, to destroy › what comes behind, the returning cycle › to fasten and establish › the hand that works
To consume, to destroy of what comes behind, the returning cycle that works to fasten and establish of the hand that works.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of שִׁקּוּי 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
2 occurrences · 2 OT · 0 NT · 2 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- and marrow1 · 50%
- and my drink1 · 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.