Word Study · Strong's H5688 · Hebrew
עֲבֹת
aboth
ab-oth'
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʻăbôth
“something intwined, i.e. a string, wreath or foliage”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
something intwined, i.e. a string, wreath or foliage
Rendered in the KJV as
band, cord, rope, thick bough (branch), wreathen (chain).
- 24occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 7 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 20inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 24 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 20
- עֲבֹ֑ת3
- עֲבוֹתִ֔ים2
- עֲבֹתִ֔ים2
- בַּעֲבֹת֣וֹת1
- בַּעֲבֹתִ֑ים1
- בַּעֲבֹתִ֣ים1
- הָעֲבֹתִ֜ים1
- הָעֲבֹתֹ֖ת1
- הָעֲבֹתֹ֔ת1
- הָעֲבֹתֹ֣ת1
- הָֽעֲבֹתֹ֔ת1
- וְכַעֲב֥וֹת1
and 8 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 12
- branches4
- ropes4
- the cords4
- cordage3
- with ropes2
- [the] cords of1
- [the] rope of1
- and like [the] rope of1
- rope its1
- ropes their1
- the ropes1
- with ropes of1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 11
- noun · masculine plural8
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine plural4
- noun · feminine singular3
- preposition + noun · masculine plural2
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
- noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)1
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1
- noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural1
- preposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)1
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmpa · 8
- HTd/Ncfpa · 4
- HNcfsa · 3
- HR/Ncmpa · 2
- HC/R/Ncfsc · 1
- HNcfpc · 1
- HNcfsc · 1
- HNcfsc/Sp3ms · 1
- HNcmpc/Sp3mp · 1
- HR/Ncfpc · 1
- HTd/Ncmpa · 1
All 24, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Exodus carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Exodus8 occurrences
- Exodus 28:14עֲבֹ֑תʾavotnoun · feminine singularand two chains of pure gold, made of braided cord work; and attach these chains to the settings.here: cordage
- Exodus 28:14הָעֲבֹתֹ֖תhaavototthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluraland two chains of pure gold, made of braided cord work; and attach these chains to the settings.here: the cords
- Exodus 28:22עֲבֹ֑תʾavotnoun · feminine singularFor the breastpiece, make braided chains like cords of pure gold.here: cordage
- Exodus 28:24עֲבֹתֹ֣תʾavototnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)Then fasten the two gold chains to the two gold rings at the corners of the breastpiece,here: [the] cords of
- Exodus 28:25הָעֲבֹתֹ֔תhaavototthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluraland fasten the other ends of the two chains to the two filigree settings, attaching them to the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front.here: the cords
- Exodus 39:15עֲבֹ֑תʾavotnoun · feminine singularFor the breastpiece they made braided chains like cords of pure gold.here: cordage
- Exodus 39:17הָעֲבֹתֹ֣תhaavototthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluralThen they fastened the two gold chains to the two gold rings at the corners of the breastpiece,here: the cords
- Exodus 39:18הָֽעֲבֹתֹ֔תhaavototthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluraland they fastened the other ends of the two chains to the two filigree settings, attaching them to the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front.here: the cords
Judges4 occurrences
- Judges 15:13עֲבֹתִ֣יםʾavotimnoun · masculine plural“No,” they answered, “we will not kill you, but we will tie you up securely and hand you over to them.” So they bound him with two new ropes and led him up from the rock.here: ropes
- Judges 15:14הָעֲבֹתִ֜יםhaavotimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralWhen Samson arrived in Lehi, the Philistines came out shouting against him. And the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him. The ropes on his arms became like burnt flax, and the bonds broke loose from his hands.here: the ropes
- Judges 16:11בַּעֲבֹתִ֣יםbaavotimpreposition + noun · masculine pluralHe replied, “If they tie me up with new ropes that have never been used, I will become as weak as any other man.”here: with ropes
- Judges 16:12עֲבֹתִ֨יםʾavotimnoun · masculine pluralSo Delilah took new ropes, tied him up with them, and called out, “Samson, the Philistines are here!” But while the men were hidden in her room, he snapped the ropes off his arms like they were threads.here: ropes
Psalms3 occurrences
- Psalms 2:3עֲבֹתֵֽימוֹ׃ʾavoteimovnoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural“Let us break Their chains and cast away Their cords.”here: ropes their
- Psalms 118:27בַּעֲבֹתִ֑יםbaavotimpreposition + noun · masculine pluralThe LORD is God; He has made His light to shine upon us. Bind the festal sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar.here: with ropes
- Psalms 129:4עֲב֣וֹתavotnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)The LORD is righteous; He has cut me from the cords of the wicked.here: [the] rope of
Ezekiel6 occurrences
- Ezekiel 3:25עֲבוֹתִ֔יםavotimnoun · masculine pluralAnd you, son of man, they will tie with ropes, and you will be bound so that you cannot go out among the people.here: ropes
- Ezekiel 4:8עֲבוֹתִ֑יםavotimnoun · masculine pluralNow behold, I will tie you up with ropes so you cannot turn from side to side until you have finished the days of your siege.here: ropes
- Ezekiel 19:11עֲבֹתִ֑יםʾavotimnoun · masculine pluralIt had strong branches, fit for a ruler’s scepter. It towered high above the thick branches, conspicuous for its height and for its dense foliage.here: branches
- Ezekiel 31:3עֲבֹתִ֔יםʾavotimnoun · masculine pluralLook at Assyria, a cedar in Lebanon, with beautiful branches that shaded the forest. It towered on high; its top was among the clouds.here: branches
- Ezekiel 31:10עֲבוֹתִ֔יםavotimnoun · masculine pluralTherefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Since it became great in height and set its top among the clouds, and it grew proud on account of its height,here: branches
- Ezekiel 31:14עֲבֹתִ֔יםʾavotimnoun · masculine pluralThis happened so that no other trees by the waters would become great in height and set their tops among the clouds, and no other well-watered trees would reach them in height. For they have all been consigned to death, to the depths of the earth, among the mortals who descend to the Pit.’here: branches