תֵּל חַרְשָׁא
Têl Charshâʼ · tale khar-shaw'
Tel-Charsha, a place in Babylonia
Lexicon
Derivation: from H8510 (תֵּל) and the feminine of H2798 (חֲרָשִׁים); mound of workmanship;
Tel-Charsha, a place in Babylonia
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Tel-haresha, Tel-harsa.
Letters
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- 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
- 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
- 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 › authority, the one who leads › to separate and protect › the head, the highest › to consume, to destroy › strength, the leader
The mark, the covenant sign of authority, the one who leads that works to separate and protect of the head, the highest that works to consume, to destroy of strength, the leader.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of תֵּל חַרְשָׁא 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 · 2 distinct forms