Know the Word.

Hebrew word

chûwṭ

khoot

חוּט

What it means

a string

a string; by implication, a measuring tape

Where it comes from

from an unused root probably meaning to sew

How the King James translates it

  • thread3
  • line1
  • cord1
  • fillet1

Every place it appears 6

Genesis14:23
Joshua2:18
1 Kings7:15
Ecclesiastes4:12
Song of Solomon4:3
Jeremiah52:21