2. thread (fine strand) — A thin strand or filament, distinguished from the thicker 'cord' sense by its use in contexts emphasizing thinness, fragility, or fine textile work. In Numbers 15:38 the thread of blue (פְּתִיל תְּכֵלֶת) on garment tassels/fringes, and in Judges 16:9 Samson snaps his bonds 'as a thread of tow (פְּתִיל הַנְּעֹרֶת) breaks at the touch of fire,' where the comparison emphasizes the thread's fragility. German Faden 'thread,' French fil 'thread,' Spanish hilo 'thread,' Korean 실 'thread,' Hindi रेशा/धागा 'fiber/thread' -- all distinguishing this from the heavier 'cord' glosses. 2×
AR["خَيْطَ","خَيْطُ-"]·ben["সুতা"]·DE["ein-thread-von","thread-von"]·EN["a-thread-of","thread-of"]·FR["thread-de","un-fil-de"]·heb["פתיל"]·HI["धागा","रेशा"]·ID["benang","benang-"]·IT["thread-di","un-thread-di"]·jav["bénang","tali-"]·KO["끈","실이"]·PT["cordão-de","fio-de-"]·RU["нить","нить-"]·ES["cordón-de","hilo-de"]·SW["uzi"]·TR["ip","iplik-"]·urd["دھاگا"]
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Senses
1. cord, string — A twisted cord or string used for binding, fastening, or tying objects together. Used of the blue cord (פְּתִיל תְּכֵלֶת) attached to the priestly breastpiece (Exodus 28:28, 28:37, 39:21, 39:31), the cord securing a vessel lid (Numbers 19:15), the cord and signet ring given as a pledge by Judah to Tamar (Genesis 38:18, 38:25), and the cord in Ezekiel 40:3. Multilingual glosses: Arabic خَيْط 'thread/string,' German Schnur 'cord,' French cordon 'cord,' Spanish cordon/cordel 'cord,' Korean 끈 'string,' Hindi डोरी 'cord.' Includes both singular and plural forms (פְּתִילִם in Exodus 39:3, gold threads woven into the ephod). 9×
AR["بِ-خَيطٍ","بِ-خَيْطٍ","خَيطٍ","خَيْطَ","خُيُوطًا","غِطَاءٍ","وَ-الْ-خُيُوطُ","وَ-خَيْطُكَ","وَخَيْطُ-"]·ben["আর-ডোরিগুলি","আর-তোমার-ডোরি","এবং-সুতো-","ডোর","ঢাকনার","সুতা","সুতা-দিয়ে","সেই-ডোরে"]·DE["Faeden","Schnur-von","[ופתיל]","cord","mit-Schnur-von","und-deine-Schnur","und-die-Schnüre"]·EN["and-cord-of-","and-cord-your","and-the-cords","cord","cord-of","threads","with-cord-of"]·FR["avec-cordon-de","cord","cordon-de","et-cordon","et-cordon-ton","et-le-cordons","threads"]·heb["ב-פתיל","ו-ה-פתילים","ו-פתיל-","ו-פתילך-ך","פתיל","פתילים"]·HI["और-डोरियाँ","और-डोरी-","और-तेरी-डोरी","डोरी","डोरी-का","डोरी-से","तारें"]·ID["benang-benang","dan-tali-","dan-tali-mu","dan-tali-tali","dengan-tali","tali"]·IT["[ופתיל]","con-cordone-di","cord","cordone-di","e-cordone-tuo","e-il-cordoni","threads"]·jav["benang","lan-tali","lan-tali-tali-punika","lan-taliipun","nganggo-tali","tali"]·KO["그리고-끈-","그리고-끈과","그리고-당신의-끈과","끈-의","끈을","끈의","실들을","에-끈"]·PT["com-cordão","cordão","de-cordão","e-cordão-de-","e-cordão-teu","e-os-cordões","fios"]·RU["и-шнур-","и-шнур-твой","и-шнуры","крышки","нити","шнур","шнуром"]·ES["con-cordón-de","cordel","cordón-de","hilos","y-cordón-de","y-cordón-de-ti","y-los-cordones"]·SW["kwa-kamba","kwa-uzi","na-kamba","na-kamba-ya","na-kamba-yako","nyuzi","uzi"]·TR["ile-ip","ip","iple","iplikler","ve-ipi-","ve-kordonlar","ve-kordonun","örtüyle"]·urd["اور-ڈوری","اور-ڈوری-تیری","اور-ڈوری-یہ","تاروں-میں","رسّی-سے-بندھا","فیتے","فیتے-سے","ڈوری","ڈوری-سے"]
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† פָּתִיל n.m.Ju 16:9 cord, thread (twisted);—abs. פ׳ Nu 19:15; cstr. פְּתִיל Ju 16:9 +; sf. פְּתִילֶךָ֑ Gn 38:18; pl. פְּתִילִים v 25, פְּתִילִם Ex 39:3;—cord (from which seal was hung) Gn 38:18, 25 (J), פ׳ נְעֹרֶת Ju 16:9 (sim.), פ׳ פִּשְׁתִּים Ez 40:3 (as measuring line); פ׳ תְּכֵלֶת, for fastening, Ex 28:28, 37; 39:21, 31; Nu 15:38, cf. פָּתִיל alone 19:15 (perhaps gloss, v. Di); threads (of gold) in ephold Ex 39:3 (all P).