A thin strand made of cotton, wool, flax, or metal, used for sewing, measuring, and tying.
About Thread
Thread or yarn for weaving was made by twisting fibers on a spindle (see Cloth manufacture). A single strand of thread made in this way was not particularly strong, but cloth made by interweaving many of these thin strands together was strong enough for many uses. See also Rope, cord.
Key References
that 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.’
“What pledge should I give you?” he asked. She answered, “Your seal and your cord, and the staff in your hand.” So he gave them to her and slept with her, and she became pregnant by him.
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.
All Scripture References (18)
Genesis (3)
that 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.’
“What pledge should I give you?” he asked. She answered, “Your seal and your cord, and the staff in your hand.” So he gave them to her and slept with her, and she became pregnant by him.
As she was being brought out, Tamar sent a message to her father-in-law: “I am pregnant by the man to whom these items belong.” And she added, “Please examine them. Whose seal and cord and staff are these?”
Exodus (5)
The rings of the breastpiece shall be tied to the rings of the ephod with a cord of blue yarn, so that the breastpiece is above the waistband of the ephod and does not swing out from the ephod.
Fasten to it a blue cord to mount it on the turban; it shall be on the front of the turban.
They hammered out thin sheets of gold and cut threads from them to interweave with the blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and fine linen—the work of a skilled craftsman.
Then they tied the rings of the breastpiece to the rings of the ephod with a cord of blue yarn, so that the breastpiece was above the waistband of the ephod and would not swing out from the ephod, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
Then they fastened to it a blue cord to mount it on the turban, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
Numbers (2)
“Speak to the Israelites and tell them that throughout the generations to come they are to make for themselves tassels for the corners of their garments, with a blue cord on each tassel.
and any open container without a lid fastened on it is unclean.
Joshua (1)
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.
Judges (2)
While the men were hidden in her room, she called out, “Samson, the Philistines are here!” But he snapped the bowstrings like a strand of yarn seared by a flame. So the source of his strength remained unknown.
So 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.
1 Kings (1)
He cast two pillars of bronze, each eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference.
Ecclesiastes (1)
And though one may be overpowered, two can resist. Moreover, a cord of three strands is not quickly broken.
Song of Solomon (1)
Your lips are like a scarlet ribbon, and your mouth is lovely. Your brow behind your veil is like a slice of pomegranate.
Jeremiah (1)
Each pillar was eighteen cubits tall and twelve cubits in circumference; each was hollow, four fingers thick.
Ezekiel (1)
So He took me there, and I saw a man whose appearance was like bronze. He was standing in the gateway with a linen cord and a measuring rod in his hand.