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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 15:13—feminineJudges 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.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:14

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:14 - and two H8147 chains H8333 of pure H2889 gold; H2091 you shall make H6213 them of twisted H4020 cordage H5688 work, H4639 and you shall put H5414 the corded H5688 chains H8333 on the filigree H4865 settings.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:22

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:22 - “You shall make H6213 on the [fn]breastpiece H2833 chains H8333 of twisted H1383 cordage H5688 work H4639 in pure H2889 gold. H2091

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:24

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:24 - “You shall put H5414 the two H8147 cords H5688 of gold H2091 on the two H8147 rings H2885 at the ends H7098 of the breastpiece. H2833

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:25

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:25 - “You shall put H5414 the other two H8147 ends H7098 of the two H8147 cords H5688 on the two H8147 filigree H4865 settings, and put H5414 them on the shoulder H3802 pieces of the ephod, H646 at the front H6440 of it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:15 - They made H6213 on the breastpiece H2833 chains H8333 like cords, H5688 of twisted H1383 cordage H5688 work H4639 in pure H2889 gold. H2091

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:17

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:17 - Then they put H5414 the two H8147 gold H2091 cords H5688 in the two H8147 rings H2885 at the ends H7098 of the breastpiece. H2833

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:18

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:18 - They put H5414 the other two H8147 ends H7098 of the two H8147 cords H5688 on the two H8147 filigree H4865 settings, and put H5414 them on the shoulder H3802 pieces of the ephod H646 at the front H6440 of it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:13 - So they said H559 to [fn]him, “No, H3808 but we will bind H631 you fast H631 and give H5414 you into their hands; H3027 yet surely H4191 we will not kill H4191 you.” Then they bound H631 him with two H8147 new H2319 ropes H5688 and brought H5927 him up from the rock. H5553

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:14 - When he came H935 to Lehi, H3896 the Philistines H6430 shouted H7321 as they met H7122 him. And the Spirit H7307 of the LORD H3068 [fn]came H6743 upon him mightily H6743 so that the ropes H5688 that were on his arms H2220 were as flax H6593 that is burned H1197 with fire, H784 and his bonds H612 [fn]dropped H4549 from his hands. H3027

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:11 - He said H559 to her, “If H518 they bind H631 me tightly H631 with new H2319 ropes H5688 [fn]which H834 have not been used, H4399 then I will become H2470 weak H2470 and be like any H259 other man.” H120

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:12 - So Delilah H1807 took H3947 new H2319 ropes H5688 and bound H631 him with them and said H559 to him, “The Philistines H6430 are upon you, Samson!” H8123 For the men were lying H693 in wait H693 in the inner H2315 room. H2315 But he snapped H5423 [fn]the ropes from his arms H2220 like a thread. H2339

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:10 - “Can you bind H7194 the wild H7214 ox H7214 in a furrow H8525 with [fn]ropes, H5688
Or H518 will he harrow H7702 the valleys H6010 after H310 you?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 2:3 - “Let us tear H5423 their fetters H4147 apart H5423
And cast H7993 away H7993 their cords H5688 from us!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:27 - The LORD H3068 is God, H410 and He has given H215 us light; H215
Bind H631 the festival H2282 sacrifice H2282 with cords H5688 [fn]to the horns H7161 of the altar. H4196

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 129:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 129:4 - The LORD H3068 is righteous; H6662
He has cut H7112 in two H7112 the cords H5688 of the wicked. H7563

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:18 - Woe H1945 to those who drag H4900 iniquity H5771 with the cords H2256 of [fn]falsehood, H7723
And sin H2403 as if with cart H5699 ropes; H5688

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:25

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:25 - “As for you, son H1121 of man, H120 they will put H5414 ropes H5688 on you and bind H631 you with them so that you cannot H3808 go H3318 out among H8432 them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 4:8 - “Now behold, H2009 I will put H5414 ropes H5688 on you so that you cannot H3808 turn H2015 from one side H6654 to the other H6654 until H5704 you have completed H3615 the days H3117 of your siege. H4692

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 19:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 19:11 - ‘And it had H1961 [fn]strong H5797 branches H4294 fit for scepters H7626 of rulers, H4910
And its height H6967 was raised H1361 above H5921 H996 the clouds H5688
So that it was seen H7200 in its height H1363 with the mass H7230 of its branches. H1808

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:3 - ‘Behold, H2009 Assyria H804 was a cedar H730 in Lebanon H3844
With beautiful H3303 branches H6057 and forest H2793 shade, H6751
And [fn]very H6967 high, H6967
And its top H6788 was among H996 the [fn]clouds. H5645

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:10 - ‘Therefore H3651 thus H3541 says H559 the Lord H136 [fn]GOD, H3068 “Because H3282 H834 [fn]it is high H1361 in stature H6967 and has set H5414 its top H6788 among H996 the [fn]clouds, H5645 and its heart H3824 is haughty H7311 in its loftiness, H1363

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:14 - so H4616 that all H3605 the trees H6086 by the waters H4325 may not be exalted H1361 in their stature, H6967 nor H3808 set H5414 their top H6788 among H996 the [fn]clouds, H5645 nor H3808 their [fn]well-watered H8354 mighty H352 ones stand H5975 erect in their height. H6967 For they have all H3605 been given H5414 over to death, H4194 to the earth H776 beneath, H8482 among H8432 the sons H1121 of men, H120 with those who go H3381 down H3381 to the pit.” H953

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 11:4

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 11:4 - I led H4900 them with cords H2256 of a man, H120 with bonds H5688 of love, H160
And I became H1961 to them as one who lifts H7311 the yoke H5923 from their jaws; H3895
And I bent H5186 down H5186 and fed H398 them.
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