תְּנוּךְ
tᵉnûwk · ten-ook'
a pinnacle, i.e. extremity
Lexicon
Derivation: perhaps from the same as H594 (אֲנָךְ) through the idea of protraction;
a pinnacle, i.e. extremity
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: tip.
Letters
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
- 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 › the seed, life continuing › to fasten and establish › the open hand that covers
The mark, the covenant sign of the seed, life continuing that works to fasten and establish of the open hand that covers.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of תְּנוּךְ 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
8 occurrences · 8 OT · 0 NT · 6 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- it upon the tip4 · 50%
- upon the tip3 · 38%
- and upon the tip1 · 13%
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.