Word Study · Strong's H4340 · Hebrew
מֵיתָר
methar
may-thar'
Strong's 1890 spelling: mêythâr
“a cord (of a tent)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a cord (of a tent); or the string (of a bow)
Rendered in the KJV as
cord, string.
- 9occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 5 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 9inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 9 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 9
- בְּ֝מֵֽיתָרֶ֗יךָ1
- וּמֵ֣יתְרֵיהֶ֔ם1
- וּמֵֽיתְרֵיהֶֽם׃1
- מֵיתָרַ֖י1
- מֵֽיתְרֵיהֶ֔ם1
- מֵיתְרֵיהֶֽם׃1
- מֵיתָרָ֖יו1
- מֵֽיתָרָ֔יו1
- מֵֽיתָרַ֔יִךְ1
How it is rendered · 6
- and ropes their2
- ropes its2
- ropes their2
- on bowstrings your1
- tent cords my1
- tent cords your1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 6
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural2
- noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural2
- noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular2
- noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular1
- noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singular1
- preposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HC/Ncmpc/Sp3mp · 2
- HNcmpc/Sp3mp · 2
- HNcmpc/Sp3ms · 2
- HNcmpc/Sp1bs · 1
- HNcmpc/Sp2fs · 1
- HR/Ncmpc/Sp2ms · 1
All 9, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Numbers carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Exodus2 occurrences
- Exodus 35:18מֵיתְרֵיהֶֽם׃meitereihemnoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralthe tent pegs for the tabernacle and for the courtyard, along with their ropes;here: ropes their
- Exodus 39:40מֵיתָרָ֖יוmeitaravnoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularthe curtains of the courtyard with its posts and bases; the curtain for the gate of the courtyard, its ropes and tent pegs, and all the equipment for the service of the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting;here: ropes its
Numbers4 occurrences
- Numbers 3:26מֵֽיתָרָ֔יוmeitaravnoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularthe curtains of the courtyard, the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard that surrounds the tabernacle and altar, and the cords—all the service for these items.here: ropes its
- Numbers 3:37וּמֵֽיתְרֵיהֶֽם׃umeitereihemconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralas well as the posts of the surrounding courtyard with their bases, tent pegs, and ropes.here: and ropes their
- Numbers 4:26מֵֽיתְרֵיהֶ֔םmeitreihemnoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralthe curtains of the courtyard, and the curtains for the entrance at the gate of the courtyard that surrounds the tabernacle and altar, along with their ropes and all the equipment for their service. The Gershonites will do all that needs to be done with these items.here: ropes their
- Numbers 4:32וּמֵ֣יתְרֵיהֶ֔םumeitreihemconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraland the posts of the surrounding courtyard with their bases, tent pegs, and ropes, including all their equipment and everything related to their use. You shall assign by name the items that they are responsible to carry.here: and ropes their