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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)
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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 Box Exo 28:14

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:14 - and two braided chains of pure gold, like a cord, and attach the chains to the settings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:22

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:22 - "You are to make for the breastpiece braided chains like cords of pure gold,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:24

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:24 - You are to attach the two gold chains to the two rings at the ends of the breastpiece;

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:25

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:25 - the other two ends of the two chains you will attach to the two settings and then attach them to the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front of it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:15 - They made for the breastpiece braided chains like cords of pure gold,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:17

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:17 - They attached the two gold chains to the two rings at the ends of the breastpiece;

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:18

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:18 - the other two ends of the two chains they attached to the two settings, and they attached them to the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front of it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 15:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:13 - They said to him, "We promise! We will only take you prisoner and hand you over to them. We promise not to kill you." They tied him up with two brand new ropes and led him up from the cliff.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 15:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:14 - When he arrived in Lehi, the Philistines shouted as they approached him. But the LORD's spirit empowered him. The ropes around his arms were like flax dissolving in fire, and they melted away from his hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:11 - He said to her, "If they tie me tightly with brand new ropes that have never been used, I will become weak and be just like any other man."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:12 - So Delilah took new ropes and tied him with them and said to him, "The Philistines are here, Samson!" (The Philistines were hiding in the bedroom.) But he tore the ropes from his arms as if they were a piece of thread.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 39:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:10 - Can you bind the wild ox to a furrow with its rope, will it till the valleys, following after you?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 2:3 - They say, "Let's tear off the shackles they've put on us! Let's free ourselves from their ropes!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 118:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:27 - The LORD is God and he has delivered us. Tie the offering with ropes to the horns of the altar!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 129:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 129:4 - The LORD is just; he cut the ropes of the wicked."

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:18 - Those who pull evil along using cords of emptiness are as good as dead, who pull sin as with cart ropes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 3:25

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:25 - As for you, son of man, they will put ropes on you and tie you up with them, so you cannot go out among them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 4:8 - Look here, I will tie you up with ropes, so you cannot turn from one side to the other until you complete the days of your siege.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 19:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 19:11 - Its boughs were strong, fit for rulers' scepters; it reached up into the clouds. It stood out because of its height and its many branches.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 31:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:3 - Consider Assyria, a cedar in Lebanon, with beautiful branches, like a forest giving shade, and extremely tall; its top reached into the clouds.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 31:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:10 - "'Therefore this is what the sovereign LORD says: Because it was tall in stature, and its top reached into the clouds, and it was proud of its height,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 31:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:14 - For this reason no watered trees will grow so tall; their tops will not reach into the clouds, nor will the well-watered ones grow that high. For all of them have been appointed to die in the lower parts of the earth; they will be among mere mortals, with those who descend to the pit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 11:4

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 11:4 - I led them with leather cords, with leather ropes; I lifted the yoke from their neck, and gently fed them.
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