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Lexicon :: Strong's H5688 - ʿăḇōṯ

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עֲבֹת
Transliteration
ʿăḇōṯ
Pronunciation
ab-oth'
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Part of Speech
masculine/feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
The same as עָבֹת (H5687)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1558b

Strong’s Definitions

עֲבֹת ʻăbôth, ab-oth'; or עֲבוֹת ʻăbôwth; or (feminine) עֲבֹתָה ʻăbôthâh; the same as H5687; something intwined, i.e. a string, wreath or foliage:—band, cord, rope, thick bough (branch), wreathen (chain).


KJV Translation Count — Total: 25x

The KJV translates Strong's H5688 in the following manner: wreathen (7x), cords (5x), band (4x), boughs (3x), rope (3x), chains (2x), branches (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 25x
The KJV translates Strong's H5688 in the following manner: wreathen (7x), cords (5x), band (4x), boughs (3x), rope (3x), chains (2x), branches (1x).
  1. cord, rope, cordage, foliage, interwoven foliage

    1. cord, rope, cordage, chain

    2. interwoven foliage

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עֲבֹת ʻăbôth, ab-oth'; or עֲבוֹת ʻăbôwth; or (feminine) עֲבֹתָה ʻăbôthâh; the same as H5687; something intwined, i.e. a string, wreath or foliage:—band, cord, rope, thick bough (branch), wreathen (chain).
STRONGS H5688: Abbreviations
עֲבֹת noun masculineJudges 15:13feminineJudges 15:14 + (twisted) cord, rope; cordage; interwoven foliage (?); — absolute ע׳ Exodus 28:14 + 2 times; construct עֲבוֺת Isaiah 5:18; Psalm 129:4; suffix 3rd person masculine singular עֲבֹתוֺ Job 39:10, 3rd person masculine plural עֲבֹתֵ֑ימוֺ Psalm 2:3; plural עֲבֹּתִים Judges 15:13 +, עֲבֹתֹת +, Exodus 28:14 +, etc.; —
1. cord, rope:
a. as fetter, Judges 15:13, 14; Judges 16:11, 12; Ezekiel 3:25; Ezekiel 4:8; Job 39:10 (of wild ox), so also probably Psalm 118:27 bind the festal victim (חַג) with cords Ew Ol De Hup-Now Dr and others; > with branches Che, compare Bae Du; figurative of authority Psalm 2:3 (|| מוֺסְרוֺתֵימוֺ), Psalm 129:4.
b. עֲבוֺת הָעֲגָלָה Isaiah 5:18 i.e. with which a cart is drawn (in simile; || חַבְלֵי הַשָּׁוְא); figurativeעֲבֹתוֺת אַהֲבָה Hosea 11:4 with the cords of love, of י׳'s drawing Israel (|| חַבְלֵי אָדָם).
c. cordage, cord, of (twisted) golden chains on high priest's breast-piece (all P): מַעֲשֵׂה עֲבֹת, cordage-work Exodus 28:14, 22; Exodus 39:15; שַׁרְשְׁרֹת הָעֲבֹתֹת Exodus 28:14 the chains of cords (cordlike chains); שְׁתֵּי (הָ)עֲבֹתֹת the two cords Exodus 28:24; Exodus 28:25; Exodus 39:17, 18.
2. interwoven foliage (?) in phrase (עַלֿ)בֵּין עֲבֹתִים of top of a vine Ezekiel 19:11 (clouds Ew Hi-Sm Toy, read then עָבוֺת); of cedar, Ezekiel 31:3, 10, 14, but in these certainly clouds, so Greek Version of the LXX Ew Hi-Sm Co and others.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

28:14; 28:14; 28:14; 28:14; 28:22; 28:24; 28:25; 39:15; 39:17; 39:18

Judges

15:13; 15:13; 15:13; 15:14; 15:14; 16:11; 16:12

Job

39:10; 39:10

Psalms

2:3; 2:3; 118:27; 129:4; 129:4

Isaiah

5:18; 5:18

Ezekiel

3:25; 4:8; 19:11; 31:3; 31:10; 31:14

Hosea

11:4

H5688

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H5688 matches the Hebrew עֲבֹת (ʿăḇōṯ),
which occurs 24 times in 23 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:14 -

“and two chains of pure gold; you will make them of braided cord work, and attach the cord chains to the settings.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:22 -

“You are to make braided chains[fn] of pure gold cord work for the breastpiece.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:24 -

“Then attach the two gold cords to the two gold rings at the corners of the breastpiece.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:25 -

“Attach the other ends of the two cords to the two filigree settings, and in this way attach them to the ephod’s shoulder pieces in the front.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:15 -

They made braided chains of pure gold cord for the breastpiece.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:17 -

Then they attached the two gold cords to the two gold rings on the corners of the breastpiece.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:18 -

They attached the other ends of the two cords to the two filigree settings, and in this way they attached them to the ephod’s shoulder pieces in front.

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:13 -

“No,” they said,[fn] “we won’t kill you, but we will tie you up securely and hand you over to them.” So they tied him up with two new ropes and led him away from the rock.

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:14 -

When he came to Lehi, the Philistines came to meet him shouting. The Spirit of the LORD came powerfully on him, and the ropes that were on his arms and wrists became like burnt flax and fell off.

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:11 -

He told her, “If they tie me up with new ropes that have never been used, I will become weak and be like any other man.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:12 -

Delilah took new ropes, tied him up with them, and shouted, “Samson, the Philistines are here! ” But while the men in ambush were waiting in her room, he snapped the ropes off his arms like a thread.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:10 -

Can you hold the wild ox to a furrow by its harness?

Will it plow the valleys behind you?

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 2:3 -

“Let’s tear off their chains

and throw their ropes off of us.”

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:27 -

The LORD is God and has given us light.

Bind the festival sacrifice with cords

to the horns of the altar.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 129:4 -

The LORD is righteous;

he has cut the ropes of the wicked.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:18 -

Woe to those who drag iniquity

with cords of deceit

and pull sin along with cart ropes,

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:25 -

“As for you, son of man, they will put ropes on you and bind you with them so you cannot go out among them.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 4:8 -

“Be aware that I will put cords on you so you cannot turn from side to side until you have finished the days of your siege.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 19:11 -

“It had strong branches, fit for the scepters of rulers;

its height towered among the clouds.[fn]

So it was conspicuous for its height

as well as its many branches.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:3 -

“Think of Assyria, a cedar in Lebanon,

with beautiful branches and shady foliage

and of lofty height.

Its top was among the clouds.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:10 -

“ ‘Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says: Since it[fn] towered high in stature and set its top among the clouds, and it[fn] grew proud on account of its height,

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:14 -

“This happened so that no trees planted beside water would become great in height and set their tops among the clouds, and so that no other well-watered trees would reach them in height. For they have all been consigned to death, to the underworld, among the people[fn] who descend to the Pit.

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 11:4 -

I led them with human cords,

with ropes of love.

To them I was like one

who eases the yoke from their jaws;

I bent down to give them food.

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