Word Study · Strong's H2339 · Hebrew

חוּט

chut

khoot

Strong's 1890 spelling: chûwṭ

“a string”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

a string; by implication, a measuring tape

Rendered in the KJV as

cord, fillet, line, thread.

7
occurrencesin the Old Testament
7 of 39
Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
7
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 7 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 7

וְהַחוּט֙1
וְחוּט֙1
וְח֛וּט1
חוּט֩1
כְּח֤וּט1
כַּחֽוּט׃1
מִחוּט֙1

How it is rendered · 6

and a line of2
[are] like [the] thread of1
[the] thread of1
and the thread1
from a thread1
like the thread1

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 singular · in construct (“…of”)2
conjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular1
noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
preposition + noun · masculine singular1
preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
preposition with the article + noun · masculine singular1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

HC/Ncmsc · 2
HC/Td/Ncmsa · 1
HNcmsc · 1
HR/Ncmsa · 1
HR/Ncmsc · 1
HRd/Ncmsa · 1

All 7, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Genesis1 of 7 · 14%
Joshua1 of 7 · 14%
Judges1 of 7 · 14%
1 Kings1 of 7 · 14%
Ecclesiastes1 of 7 · 14%

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Genesis1 occurrence

Genesis 14:23מִחוּט֙michutpreposition + noun · masculine singularthat I will not accept even a thread, or a strap of a sandal, or anything that belongs to you, lest you should say, ‘I have made Abram rich.’here: from a thread

Joshua1 occurrence

Joshua 2:18חוּט֩chutnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)unless, when we enter the land, you have tied this scarlet cord in the window through which you let us down, and unless you have brought your father and mother and brothers and all your family into your house.here: [the] thread of

Judges1 occurrence

Judges 16:12כַּחֽוּט׃kachutpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularSo 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: like the thread

1 Kings1 occurrence

1 Kings 7:15וְחוּט֙vechutconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)He cast two pillars of bronze, each eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference.here: and a line of

Ecclesiastes1 occurrence

Ecclesiastes 4:12וְהַחוּט֙vehachutconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularAnd though one may be overpowered, two can resist. Moreover, a cord of three strands is not quickly broken.here: and the thread

Song of Solomon1 occurrence

Song of Solomon 4:3כְּח֤וּטkechutpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Your lips are like a scarlet ribbon, and your mouth is lovely. Your brow behind your veil is like a slice of pomegranate.here: [are] like [the] thread of

Jeremiah1 occurrence

Jeremiah 52:21וְח֛וּטvechutconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Each pillar was eighteen cubits tall and twelve cubits in circumference; each was hollow, four fingers thick.here: and a line of

Same headword in Strong's

Hebrew words spelled חוּט

H2338 · 1×

חוּט

chut

“to string together, i.e. (figuratively) to repair”

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