תְּוַהּ
tᵉvahh · tev-ah'
to amaze, i.e. (reflex. by implication) take alarm
Lexicon
Derivation: (Aramaic) corresponding to H8539 (תָּמַהּ) or perhaps to H7582 (שָׁאָה) through the idea of sweeping to ruin (compare H8428 (תָּוָה));
to amaze, i.e. (reflex. by implication) take alarm
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: be astonied.
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)
- 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 reveal, behold
The mark, the covenant sign that works to fasten and establish that works to reveal, behold.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of תְּוַהּ 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
1 occurrences · 1 OT · 0 NT · 1 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- was astonied1 · 100%
Where it is used, by book.
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.