H2901 H2901
to spin thread or yarn from fiber
This verb describes the action of twisting fibers into thread, a skilled task performed by women in ancient Israel. Exodus 35:25-26 records that skillful-hearted women spun yarn for the tabernacle construction, with verse 26 specifically noting they spun goats' hair. The verb appears only in these two verses, both in the wilderness tabernacle narrative. Cognates in Aramaic and Assyrian confirm the spinning sense, while Arabic parallels suggest twisting or winding. This was foundational textile work, transforming raw fiber into usable thread for weaving.
Sentidos
1. sense 1 — Both occurrences describe women's contributions to tabernacle construction in Exodus 35. Verse 25 presents the general activity: wise-hearted women spun with their hands. Verse 26 specifies the material: women whose hearts stirred them in wisdom spun the goats' hair. The repetition emphasizes both the skill required (wisdom, stirred hearts) and the specific materials processed. Spinning goats' hair required particular expertise, as this coarser fiber served for tent coverings. Spanish hilaron (they spun) and French ils fila preserve the basic action across translations. 2×
AR["غَزَلنَ"]·ben["কাটল"]·DE["sie-gesponnen"]·EN["they-spun"]·FR["ils-fila"]·heb["טוו"]·HI["काता-था"]·ID["memintal"]·IT["essi-filò"]·jav["piyambakipun-sedaya-mintir", "piyambakipun-sedaya-mintir;"]·KO["실을-뱁았다"]·PT["fiaram"]·RU["пряла", "пряли"]·ES["hilaron"]·SW["walisokota"]·TR["eğirdiler"]·urd["کاتا"]
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Referencia BDB / Léxico
† [טָוָה] vb. spin (NH id.; Aramaic מַטְוַוְיְתָא spider Jb 8:14 𝔗 (but Syriac ܛܘܳܐ = roast, broil, v. DrJPh. xi, 1882, 207); Assyrian ṭamû (ṭawû), spin, HptZA 1887, 274 DlHWB 302; Arabic طَوَى fold, wind; Ethiopic ጠወየ be twisted)— Qal Pf. 3 pl. טָווּ work of women of Isr. Ex 35:25 abs., v 26 sq. acc. אֶת־הָעִזִּים goats, i.e. goats’ hair (P).