H2106 H2106
corner-pillars, corners; architectural or sculptural features, used literally and metaphorically
This term, borrowed from Aramaic into late Hebrew, refers to corners or corner-pillars—structural or decorative elements at the edges of buildings or altars. It appears twice. In Zechariah 9:15, warriors soaked in blood are compared to 'the corners of the altar,' evoking the ritual sprinkling of blood at the altar's horns. In Psalm 144:12, daughters are likened to 'corner-pillars carved in palace fashion,' suggesting both beauty and structural importance. The Aramaic origin (common in Syriac for the standard Hebrew 'pinnah' or 'miqtso'a') entered Hebrew as a loan-word, later giving Arabic its term for 'corner' (zawiya).
Senses
1. sense 1 — Architectural corners or decorative corner-pillars, used in vivid similes. Zechariah's image of blood-soaked warriors 'like the corners of the altar' draws on sacrificial imagery—the most sacred corners where atoning blood was applied (Leviticus 1:5). The psalmist's portrait of daughters as carved corner-pillars suggests both elegance and foundational strength, celebrating women as essential to the household's structure. The term's Aramaic roots reflect post-exilic linguistic influence, as Hebrew absorbed terms from its imperial environment. 2×
AR["كَزَوَايَا", "كَـ-زَوَايَا"]·ben["কোণের-মতো", "মতো-কোণা,"]·DE["[כזויות]", "wie-corner-pillars"]·EN["like-corner-pillars", "like-corners-of"]·FR["angle", "comme-angle"]·heb["כ-זוויות"]·HI["कोनों-की-तरह", "जैसे-कोने"]·ID["seperti-sudut-sudut", "seperti-tiang-sudut"]·IT["[כזויות]", "[כזוית]"]·jav["kados-pojok", "kados-pojok-pojok"]·KO["모통이들-같이", "모퉁이들-같이"]·PT["como-cantos-do", "como-colunas"]·RU["как-угловые-камни", "как-углы"]·ES["como-columnas-de-esquina", "como-esquinas-de"]·SW["kama-nguzo", "kama-pembe-za"]·TR["gibi-köşeler", "köşeler-gibi"]·urd["مثل-کونوں", "کونوں-کی-طرح"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† [זָוִית] n.f. corner (late) (Aramaic זָוִיתָא, ܙܳܘܺܝܬܳܐ (often for Heb. פִּנָּה, מִקְצוֹעַ), hence, as loan-word (FräAramaic Fremdw. 11, 168) Arabic زَاوِيَةٌ );—Pl. abs. זָוִיּוֹת ψ 144:12; cstr. זָוִיֹּת Zc 9:15;—וּמָֽלְאוּ כַמִּזְרָק כְּזָוִיֹּת מִזְבֵּחַ Zc 9:15 simil. of warriors streaming with blood, v. Lv 1:5, 11 etc.; בְּנוֹתֵינוּ כְּז׳ וגו׳ ψ 144:12 our daughters like corner (-pillar)s, carved (so Che al., but v. ii. חטב) in palace-fashion.