חוּט
chûwṭ · khoot
a string; by implication, a measuring tape
Lexicon
Derivation: from an unused root probably meaning to sew;
a string; by implication, a measuring tape
- a string
- by implication, a measuring tape
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: cord, fillet, line, thread.
Letters
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- טTet9
Picture: a basket, or something coiled
- Concrete
- basket · coil · snake · container
- Extended
- to surround · to contain · to store · to twist
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to separate and protect › to fasten and establish › to surround and contain
To separate and protect that works to fasten and establish that works to surround and contain.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of חוּט 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
7 occurrences · 7 OT · 0 NT · 7 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- take from a thread1 · 14%
- thread1 · 14%
- like a thread1 · 14%
- and a line1 · 14%
- cord1 · 14%
- are like a thread1 · 14%
- and a fillet1 · 14%
Where it is used, by book.
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.