The meaning of “חוּט”
Understanding chûwṭ reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
cord, fillet, line, thread. - a string - by implication, a measuring tape 1) a thread, cord, line, string
חוּט
cord, fillet, line, thread. - a string - by implication, a measuring tape 1) a thread, cord, line, string
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 14:23 | “That I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich:” Word: חוּט (chûwṭ) | |
| Joshua 2:18 | “Behold, when we come into the land, thou shalt bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which thou didst let us down by: and thou shalt bring thy father, and thy mother, and thy brethren, and all thy father’s household, home unto thee.” Word: חוּט (chûwṭ) | |
| Judges 16:12 | “Delilah therefore took new ropes, and bound him therewith, and said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And there were liers in wait abiding in the chamber. And he brake them from off his arms like a thread.” Word: חוּט (chûwṭ) | |
| 1 Kings 7:15 | “For he cast two pillars of brass, of eighteen cubits high apiece: and a line of twelve cubits did compass either of them about.” Word: חוּט (chûwṭ) | |
| Ecclesiastes 4:12 | “And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.” Word: חוּט (chûwṭ) |