תַּעֲלוּל
taʻălûwl · tah-al-ool'
caprice (as a fit coming on), i.e. vexation; concretely a tyrant
Lexicon
Derivation: from H5953 (עָלַל);
caprice (as a fit coming on), i.e. vexation; concretely a tyrant
- caprice (as a fit coming on), i.e. vexation
- concretely, a tyrant
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: babe, delusion.
Letters
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
- עAyin70
Picture: an eye
- Concrete
- eye · spring of water
- Extended
- to see · to know · experience · to watch
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the mark, the covenant sign › to see and know › authority, the one who leads › to fasten and establish › authority, the one who leads
The mark, the covenant sign that works to see and know of authority, the one who leads that works to fasten and establish of authority, the one who leads.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of תַּעֲלוּל 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.
- and babes1 · 50%
- their delusions1 · 50%
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.