Strong's Lexicon

H2339

H2339 — חוּט

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewchuwtnoun mascOccurrences: 7TWOT: 621a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H2339
Word:	חוּט
Part of Speech:	noun masc
Etymology:	from an unused root probably meaning to sew
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	7
Transliteration:	chuwt
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	khoot
Meaning:	1. a string 2. (by implication) a measuring tape
KJV Renderings:	cord, fillet, line, thread.

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חוּט noun masculine^{Josh 2:18} thread, cord, line (Late Hebrew id.; Arabic [untranscribed source text 1662], Aramaic [untranscribed source text 1663], חוּטָא) — ׳ ח absolute Gen 14:23 + 2 t.; construct Josh 2:18+ 3 t.; —

1. thread, as easily broken Judg 16:12 (simile); as composing a rope or cord; הַשָּׁנִי הַזֶּה ׳ תִּקְוַת ח Josh 2:18 ( J E ) this cord of scarlet thread (literally the cord of this thread of scarlet); probably also מִחוּט וְעַד שְׂרוֺךְ נַעַל Gen 14:23 from a thread to a sandal-thong; in simile ׳ כְּח הַשָּׁנִי Song 4:3 like a thread of scarlet are thy lips.

2. cord, הַמְּשֻׁלָּשׁ ׳ הַח Eccl 4:12 a three-fold cord.

3. line, as measure of length 1Kgs 7:15 and a line of twelve cubits surrounded (i.e. would surround) it (compare קָו 1Kgs 7:23), so Jer 52:21.

חִוִּי see below II. חוה.

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

חוט (ghoot)

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:

EHCC: That 1 will not (take) from a thread

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.bring: Heb. gather

EHCC: bind this line of scarlet thread

Judges 16:12

KJV: Delilah therefore took new ropes, and bound him therewith, and said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And there were liers in wait abiding in the chamber. And he brake them from off his arms like a thread.

EHCC: brake them from off his arms like a threcd.

Ecclesiastes 4:12

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

EHCC: and ₪ threefold cord

Song of Songs 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.

EHCC: Thy lips (are) 426 a thread of scarlet,

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.fillet: Heb. thread

EHCC: and a fillet uf twelve cubits