H8246 H8246
Almond-shaped; Pual participle of shaqad used to describe cups fashioned like almond blossoms on the menorah.
This Pual participle derives from the root shaqad ('almond tree') and appears exclusively in the tabernacle construction texts of Exodus 25 and 37. It describes the decorative cups on the golden lampstand (menorah) that were shaped like almond blossoms. The almond tree held special significance in Israelite culture as the first tree to blossom in spring, symbolizing watchfulness -- a wordplay the prophets exploit elsewhere (Jer 1:11-12). Spanish en-forma-de-almendra and French amande-façonné confirm the consistent botanical reference across all six occurrences.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Shaped like almond blossoms, a technical term for the decorative cups on the golden lampstand. All six occurrences appear in the Priestly tabernacle instructions (Exod 25:33-34; 37:19-20), describing goblets fashioned to resemble almond flowers. The denomination from shaqad (almond tree) ties this ornamental detail to a tree rich with symbolic overtones of watchfulness and early blooming. Every target language renders it as a compound describing almond-shaped form, confirming a single, consistent botanical-artisanal sense. 6×
AR["مُشَكَّلَةٍ-كَ-اللَّوزِ", "مُشَكَّلَةٍ-كَاللَّوزِ"]·ben["বাদাম-আকৃতির"]·DE["almond-formte", "formte-wie-almonds"]·EN["almond-shaped", "shaped-like-almonds"]·FR["amande-façonné", "façonné-comme-amandes"]·heb["משוקדים"]·HI["बादाम-आकार-के"]·ID["berbentuk bunga badam", "berbentuk-bunga-badam"]·IT["almond-formò", "formò-come-almonds"]·jav["ingkang-kados-buah-badam", "ingkang-kados-buah-badam,", "rupaning-badam", "rupaning-badam,"]·KO["살구꽃-모양의", "아몬드-모양의"]·PT["amendoadas", "amendoados"]·RU["миндалевидные"]·ES["en-forma-de-almendra"]·SW["vilivyofanywa-kama-mlozi", "vilivyoundwa-kama-mlozi"]·TR["badem-şeklinde"]·urd["بادام-نما"]
Related Senses
H3754 1. vineyard, cultivated grape plot (92×)H0730 1. cedar tree or wood (73×)H1612 1. vine, grapevine (55×)H3293a 1. forest, wood, thicket (55×)H5560 1. fine flour (53×)H5193 1. plant vegetation (48×)H2232 1. sow seed, plant crops (41×)H1715 1. grain, cereal crop (40×)H7114b 1. reap, harvest grain (36×)H2132 1. olive tree (34×)H8184 1. barley (34×)H2406 1. wheat (grain crop) (30×)H7070 1. reed, cane (plant) (30×)H7848 1. acacia (28×)H8328 1. root of a plant (28×)H8384 1. fig tree (25×)H5488 1. reeds, rushes (in 'Sea of Reeds') (24×)G0290 1. a vineyard (23×)G2325 1. reap, harvest a crop (21×)G4687 1. sow seed, plant (21×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† [שָׁקַד] vb. Pu. denom.—only Pt. pl. in גְּבִעִים מְשֻׁקָּדִים cups shaped like almond (blossoms) Ex 25:33(×2), 34; 37:19(×2), 20 (all P).