תַּחֲרָא
tachărâʼ · takh-ar-aw'
a linen corslet (as white or hollow)
Lexicon
Derivation: from H2734 (חָרָה) in the original sense of H2352 (חוּר) or H2353 (חוּר);
a linen corslet (as white or hollow)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: habergeon.
Letters
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the mark, the covenant sign › to separate and protect › the head, the highest › strength, the leader
The mark, the covenant sign that works to separate and protect of the head, the highest of strength, the leader.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of תַּחֲרָא 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.
- of an habergeon2 · 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.