תָּו
tâv · tawv
a mark; by implication, a signature
Lexicon
Derivation: from H8427 (תָּוָה);
a mark; by implication, a signature
- a mark
- by implication, a signature
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: desire, mark.
Letters
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the mark, the covenant sign › to fasten and establish
The mark, the covenant sign that works to fasten and establish.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of תָּו 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.
- me! behold, my desire1 · 33%
- a mark1 · 33%
- upon whom is the mark1 · 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.