HebrewH4340Noun (Masculine)

מֵיתָר

me.tar

8Occurrences
H4340Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a cord (of a tent); or the string (of a bow)

from H3498 (יָתַר); (compare H3499 (יֶתֶר))

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
cord, string

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

H:N-M

Full Description

H:N-M

Occurrences

מֵיתָר appears 8 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Numbers
4
Exodus
2
Isaiah
1
Jeremiah
1

Key Passages

Exodus 35:18BSB

the tent pegs for the tabernacle and for the courtyard, along with their ropes;

Exodus 39:40BSB

the curtains of the courtyard with its posts and bases;the curtain for the gate of the courtyard, its ropes and tent pegs, and all the equipment for the service of the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting;

Isaiah 54:2BSB

“Enlarge the site of your tent,stretch out the curtains of your dwellings,do not hold back.Lengthen your ropesand drive your stakes in deep.

Jeremiah 10:20BSB

My tent is destroyed,and all its ropes are snapped.My sons have departed from meand are no more.I have no one left to pitch my tentor set up my curtains.

Numbers 3:26BSB

the curtains of the courtyard, the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard that surrounds the tabernacle and altar, and the cords—all the service for these items.

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