Strong's H6616 · Hebrew
פָּתִיל
pâthîyl · /paw-theel'/
Definition
twine
KJV: bound, bracelet, lace, line, ribband, thread, wire.
Root / derivation: from H6617 (פָּתַל);
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered פָּתִיל across 11 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
11 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Genesis2 verses
And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet, and thy bracelets, and thy staff that is in thine hand. And he gave it her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him.
Genesis 38:25When she was brought forth, she sent to her father in law, saying, By the man, whose these are, am I with child: and she said, Discern, I pray thee, whose are these, the signet, and bracelets, and staff.
Exodus5 verses
And they shall bind the breastplate by the rings thereof unto the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it may be above the curious girdle of the ephod, and that the breastplate be not loosed from the ephod.
Exodus 28:37And thou shalt put it on a blue lace, that it may be upon the mitre; upon the forefront of the mitre it shall be.
Exodus 39:3And they did beat the gold into thin plates, and cut it into wires, to work it in the blue, and in the purple, and in the scarlet, and in the fine linen, with cunning work.
Exodus 39:21And they did bind the breastplate by his rings unto the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it might be above the curious girdle of the ephod, and that the breastplate might not be loosed from the ephod; as the LORD commanded Moses.
Exodus 39:31And they tied unto it a lace of blue, to fasten it on high upon the mitre; as the LORD commanded Moses.
Numbers2 verses
Speak unto the children of Israel, and bid them that they make them fringes in the borders of their garments throughout their generations, and that they put upon the fringe of the borders a ribband of blue:
Numbers 19:15And every open vessel, which hath no covering bound upon it, is unclean.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H6616 (pâthîyl) mean?
twine
How many times does H6616 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H6616 (פָּתִיל) appears in 11 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “lace.”
How is pâthîyl translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H6616 is rendered as “lace” (4×), “bracelets” (2×), “bound” (1×), “line” (1×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word פָּתִיל come from?
from H6617 (פָּתַל);