תָּוֶךְ
tâvek · taw'-vek
a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre
Lexicon
Derivation: from an unused root meaning to sever;
a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: among(-st), [idiom] between, half, [idiom] (there-, where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), [idiom] out (of), [idiom] through, [idiom] with(-in).
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)
- כKaf20
Picture: open palm
- Concrete
- palm · open hand · sole of the foot
- Extended
- to open · to allow · to cover · to tame · like / as
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the mark, the covenant sign › to fasten and establish › the open hand that covers
The mark, the covenant sign that works to fasten and establish of the open hand that covers.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of תָּוֶךְ 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
418 occurrences · 418 OT · 0 NT · 113 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- in the midst96 · 31%
- among81 · 26%
- from among21 · 7%
- out of the midst20 · 6%
- within17 · 5%
- into the midst12 · 4%
- shall be in the midst9 · 3%
- in6 · 2%
- the midst6 · 2%
- from the midst6 · 2%
- of the midst5 · 2%
- were in it4 · 1%
- it into the midst3 · 1%
- is among3 · 1%
- it in the midst3 · 1%
- is in the midst3 · 1%
- between3 · 1%
- that is in the midst2 · 1%
- into2 · 1%
- in it2 · 1%
- that is among2 · 1%
- through2 · 1%
- land in the midst2 · 1%
- them in the midst2 · 1%
- which is in the midst2 · 1%
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.