פָּתִיל
pâthîyl · paw-theel'
twine
Lexicon
Derivation: from H6617 (פָּתַל);
twine
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: bound, bracelet, lace, line, ribband, thread, wire.
Letters
- פPe80
Picture: an open mouth
- Concrete
- mouth · lips · teeth
- Extended
- to speak · a word · an edge or opening · to scatter speech
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to speak, the word › the mark, the covenant sign › the hand that works › authority, the one who leads
To speak, the word of the mark, the covenant sign of the hand that works of authority, the one who leads.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of פָּתִיל 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
11 occurrences · 11 OT · 0 NT · 9 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- with a lace2 · 18%
- and thy bracelets1 · 9%
- and bracelets1 · 9%
- lace1 · 9%
- it into wires1 · 9%
- unto it a lace1 · 9%
- a ribband1 · 9%
- bound1 · 9%
- as a thread1 · 9%
- with a line1 · 9%
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.