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חוּט H2339

H2339 is the Hebrew word חוּט, transliterated chûwṭ and said khoot. The King James Version most often renders it take from a thread.

Word: חוּטTransliteration: chûwṭSaid: khootLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 6 verses

What it means

a string; by implication, a measuring tape.

Where it comes from

from an unused root probably meaning to sew.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 6 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

take from a thread 1×thread 1×line 1×cord 1×like a thread 1×fillet 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: cord, fillet, line, thread.

Verses using חוּט

All 6 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 14:23 · KJV

That I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich:

Joshua 2:18 · KJV

Behold, when we come into the land, thou shalt bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which thou didst let us down by: and thou shalt bring thy father, and thy mother, and thy brethren, and all thy father’s household, home unto thee.

1 Kings 7:15 · KJV

For he cast two pillars of brass, of eighteen cubits high apiece: and a line of twelve cubits did compass either of them about.

Ecclesiastes 4:12 · KJV

And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.

Song of Solomon 4:3 · KJV

Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is comely: thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate within thy locks.

Jeremiah 52:21 · KJV

And concerning the pillars, the height of one pillar was eighteen cubits; and a fillet of twelve cubits did compass it; and the thickness thereof was four fingers: it was hollow.

Common questions

What does Strong's H2339 mean?

H2339 is the Hebrew word חוּט (chûwṭ), meaning a string; by implication, a measuring tape.

How is H2339 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it take from a thread (1 time), thread (1 time), line (1 time), cord (1 time), like a thread (1 time), among others.

How many times does H2339 appear in the Bible?

חוּט (chûwṭ) is tagged in 6 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H2339 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from an unused root probably meaning to sew.

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