בְּדִיל
bᵉdîyl · bed-eel'
alloy (because removed by smelting); by analogy, tin
Lexicon
Derivation: from H914 (בָּדַל);
alloy (because removed by smelting); by analogy, tin
- alloy (because removed by smelting)
- by analogy, tin
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: [phrase] plummet, tin.
Letters
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
- דDalet4
Picture: tent door hanging down
- Concrete
- door · curtain · entrance
- Extended
- a way in or out · moving back and forth · a path · hanging
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- 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 house, what is within › the doorway, the way in › the hand that works › authority, the one who leads
The house, what is within of the doorway, the way in of the hand that works of authority, the one who leads.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of בְּדִיל 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
6 occurrences · 6 OT · 0 NT · 6 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- and tin2 · 33%
- the tin1 · 17%
- all thy tin1 · 17%
- tin1 · 17%
- the plummet1 · 17%
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.