What does פָּתִיל (pātiyl) mean in the Bible?
פָּתִיל (pātiyl): A twisted or woven cord; denotes functional binding material from thread to bracelet to priestly garment edgings
Hebrew · H6616
פָּתִיל
Twine
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פָּתִיל H6616
Pronunciation pātiyl
What does פָּתִיל (pātiyl) mean in the Bible?
פָּתִיל (pātiyl): A twisted or woven cord; denotes functional binding material from thread to bracelet to priestly garment edgings
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6616?
The BSB source-word alignment has 11 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include cord (4), with a cord (2), a strand (1), and cord (1), and your cord (1).
Where does פָּתִיל (pātiyl) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 38:18. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (5), Genesis (2), Numbers (2), Ezekiel (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It cord 4× Exodus 28:37, Exodus 39:31, Numbers 15:38, Ezekiel 40:3
with a cord 2× Exodus 28:28, Exodus 39:21
a strand 1× Judges 16:9
and cord 1× Genesis 38:25
and your cord 1× Genesis 38:18
fastened 1× Numbers 19:15
threads from them 1× Exodus 39:3
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 38:18 וּפְתִילֶ֔ךָ to and your cord Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Genesis 38:25 וְהַפְּתִילִ֛ים to and cord Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural Exodus 28:28 בִּפְתִ֣יל to with a cord Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Exodus 28:37 פְּתִ֣יל to cord Noun - masculine singular construct Exodus 39:3 פְּתִילִם֒ to threads from them Noun - masculine plural Exodus 39:21 בִּפְתִ֣יל to with a cord Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Exodus 39:31 פְּתִ֣יל to cord Noun - masculine singular construct Numbers 15:38 פְּתִ֥יל to cord Noun - masculine singular construct Numbers 19:15 פָּתִ֖יל to fastened Noun - masculine singular Judges 16:9 פְּתִֽיל־ to a strand Noun - masculine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 38:18
Aligned rows 11
Books represented 5
Genesis 2 Exodus 5 Numbers 2 Judges 1 Ezekiel 1
Source forms
בִּפְתִ֣יל 2x bip̄·ṯîl Exodus 28:28, Exodus 39:21
פְּתִ֣יל 2x pə·ṯîl Exodus 28:37, Exodus 39:31
וְהַפְּתִילִ֛ים 1x wə·hap·pə·ṯî·lîm Genesis 38:25
וּפְתִיל־ 1x ū·p̄ə·ṯîl- Ezekiel 40:3
וּפְתִילֶ֔ךָ 1x ū·p̄ə·ṯî·le·ḵā Genesis 38:18
פְּתִ֥יל 1x pə·ṯîl Numbers 15:38
פָּתִ֖יל 1x pā·ṯîl Numbers 19:15
פְּתִֽיל־ 1x pə·ṯîl- Judges 16:9
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct 4x Exodus 28:37, Exodus 39:31, Numbers 15:38, Judges 16:9
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct 2x Exodus 28:28, Exodus 39:21
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Ezekiel 40:3
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular 1x Genesis 38:18
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural 1x Genesis 38:25
Noun - masculine plural 1x Exodus 39:3
Noun - masculine singular 1x Numbers 19:15
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. A twisted or woven cord; denotes functional binding material from thread to bracelet to priestly garment edgings
Source Gloss
twine
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
A twisted or woven cord; denotes functional binding material from thread to bracelet to priestly garment edgings
twine BDB: cord Usage: bound, bracelet, lace, line, ribband, thread, wire.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
פָּתִיל is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain