UBS Hebrew Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: nsm

Related lemmas: פתל

Sense 1: cord, thread

Semantic domains: Cords (001004001004)

Definition: = relatively thin cord ◄ made of cotton, wool, flax or precious metal; ► used for attaching objects to clothes, hanging small objects around the neck, measuring, tying, etc.

Further resources: Realia:1.5.3.1; Realia:1.8.6

Show passage in OET: GEN 38:18

OET-RV GEN 38:18

18 “What pledge should I give you?” he asked.
¶ “Your signet ring and its cord, and your staff that you’re holding.” So he handed them to her and went and lay with her, and she became pregnant as a result.

OET-LV GEN 38:18

18 And_he/it _said what is_the_pledge which I _will _give to_you and_she/it _said seal _of_your and_cord _of_your and_staff _of_your which is_in_hand _of_your and_he _gave_them to_her and_he _went to_her/it and_she/it _conceived/became _pregnant to_him/it.

Show passage in OET: GEN 38:25

OET-RV GEN 38:25

25 So they got her and brought her out, but she sent a message to her father-in-law, saying, “It was the man who these things belong to that got me pregnant.” Then she added, “Please identify whose signet ring and cords and staff these are.”

OET-LV GEN 38:25

25 She was _being_brought _out and_she she _sent to father-in-law _of_her to_say to_a _man whom these for_him/it I am_pregnant and_she/it _said investigate please belong_to_whom the_seal and_the_cords and_the_staff the_these.

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All 11 recorded passages for this sense

GEN: OET GEN 38:18 · OET GEN 38:25

EXO: OET EXO 28:28 · OET EXO 28:37 · OET EXO 39:3 · OET EXO 39:21 · OET EXO 39:31

NUM: OET NUM 15:38 · OET NUM 19:15

JDG: OET JDG 16:9

EZE: OET EZE 40:3

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

פָּתִיל

Form 1

Sense 1: cord, thread