תַּחַשׁ
tachash · takh'-ash
a (clean) animal with fur, probably a species of antelope
Lexicon
Derivation: probably of foreign derivation;
a (clean) animal with fur, probably a species of antelope
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: badger.
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
- שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
- Concrete
- teeth · sharp · press · bow
- Extended
- to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the mark, the covenant sign › to separate and protect › to consume, to destroy
The mark, the covenant sign that works to separate and protect that works to consume, to destroy.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of תַּחַשׁ 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
14 occurrences · 14 OT · 0 NT · 6 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- of badgers9 · 64%
- and badgers3 · 21%
- of the badgers1 · 7%
- thee with badgers' skin1 · 7%
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.