עֲבֹת avot
Hebrew word for “cord” · Strong’s H5688 · used 24 times in 23 verses
Meaning
1) cord, rope, cordage, foliage, interwoven foliage; 1a) cord, rope, cordage, chain; 1b) interwoven foliage
How it is translated
Glosses given for avot in context, with how often each is used:
- ropes 9
- cords 5
- branches 4
- cordage 3
- rope 2
- like the rope 1
Where it is used
Chapters where it is used most
Exodus 28 (4), Exodus 39 (3), Ezekiel 31 (3), Judges 15 (2), Judges 16 (2), Job 39 (1), Psalms 2 (1), Psalms 118 (1), Psalms 129 (1), Isaiah 5 (1)
Forms
- עבתים 5
- העבתת 4
- עבת 3
- עבותים 3
- בעבתים 2
- עבתת 1
- העבתים 1
- עבתו 1
- עבתימו 1
- עבות 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with avot more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- אָסַר asar “to bind” 5
- חֹשֶׁן choshen “breastpiece” 4
- קָצָה qatsah “end” 4
- צַמֶּרֶת tsammeret “treetop” 3
- קוֹמָה qomah “height” 4
- מִשְׁבְּצוֹת mishbetsah “filigree” 3
- גֹּבַהּ govah “height” 3
- שְׁנַיִם shenayim “two” 6
- זָהָב zahav “gold” 5
- גָּבַהּ gavah “to exult” 3
- גַּבְלֻת gavlut “twists” 2
- חָדָשׁ chadash “new” 3
Key verses
The verses using avot that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Exodus 28:14 — And two chains of pure gold at the ends; of wreathen work shalt thou make them, and fasten the wreathen chains to the ouches.
- Exodus 39:15 — And they made upon the breastplate chains at the ends, of wreathen work of pure gold.
- Judges 15:14 — And when he came unto Lehi, the Philistines shouted against him: and the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and the cords that were upon his arms…
- Job 39:10 — Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee?
- Psalms 118:27 — God is the LORD, which hath shewed us light: bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar.
- Psalms 129:4 — The LORD is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.
- Isaiah 5:18 — Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope:
- Ezekiel 19:11 — And she had strong rods for the sceptres of them that bare rule, and her stature was exalted among the thick branches, and she appeared in her height with the…
- Ezekiel 31:3 — Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon with fair branches, and with a shadowing shroud, and of an high stature; and his top was among the thick boughs.
- Ezekiel 31:10 — Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast lifted up thyself in height, and he hath shot up his top among the thick boughs, and his heart is lifted…
- Ezekiel 31:14 — To the end that none of all the trees by the waters exalt themselves for their height, neither shoot up their top among the thick boughs, neither their trees…
- Hosea 11:4 — I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love: and I was to them as they that take off the yoke on their jaws, and I laid meat unto them.
See all 23 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.