תּוּגָה
tûwgâh · too-gaw'
depression (of spirits); concretely a grief
Lexicon
Derivation: from H3013 (יָגָה);
depression (of spirits); concretely a grief
- depression (of spirits)
- concretely, a grief
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: heaviness, sorrow.
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)
- גGimel3
Picture: throwing stick (or camel)
- Concrete
- staff · throw stick · camel · foot
- Extended
- to carry · to gather up · walking · pride lifted up
- הHe5
Picture: a person with both arms raised
- Concrete
- a man calling out · a window · breath
- Extended
- behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the mark, the covenant sign › to fasten and establish › to carry, to lift up › to reveal, behold
The mark, the covenant sign that works to fasten and establish that works to carry, to lift up that works to reveal, behold.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of תּוּגָה 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
4 occurrences · 4 OT · 0 NT · 4 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- for heaviness1 · 25%
- is the heaviness1 · 25%
- is heaviness1 · 25%
- doeth it to his sorrow1 · 25%
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.