פָּתִילpâthîyl

cord, thread, threads, (twisted) (Judges 16:9; Numbers 19:15; Genesis 38:18; Genesis 38:25; Exodus 39:3)

Pronunciation: paw-theel' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6616

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 11 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 38:18 “What kind of guarantee do you want?” he replied. She answered, “Leave me your identification seal and its cord and the walking stick you are carrying.” So Judah gave them to her. Then he had intercourse with her, and she became pregnant.
  • Genesis 38:25 But as they were taking her out to kill her, she sent this message to her father-in-law: “The man who owns these things made me pregnant. Look closely. Whose seal and cord and walking stick are these?”
  • Exodus 28:28 Then attach the bottom rings of the chestpiece to the rings on the ephod with blue cords. This will hold the chestpiece securely to the ephod above the decorative sash.
  • Exodus 28:37 Attach the medallion with a blue cord to the front of Aaron’s turban, where it must remain.
  • Exodus 39:3 He made gold thread by hammering out thin sheets of gold and cutting it into fine strands. With great skill and care, he worked it into the fine linen with the blue, purple, and scarlet thread.
  • Exodus 39:21 They attached the bottom rings of the chestpiece to the rings on the ephod with blue cords. In this way, the chestpiece was held securely to the ephod above the decorative sash. All this was done just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).