Cord
16 references
- Ancient uses of
- In casting lots Mic. 2:5
- Fastening tents Exod. 35:18; 39:40; Isa. 54:2
- Leading or binding animals Ps. 118:27; Hos. 11:4
- Hitching to cart or plough Job 39:10
- Binding prisoners Judg. 15:13
- Measuring ground 2 Sam. 8:2; Josh. 17:14; Ps. 78:55; Amos 7:17; Zech. 2:1
- Worn on the head as a sign of submission 1 Kgs. 20:31
- FIGURATIVE
- Of spiritual blessings Ps. 16:6
- Of sin Prov. 5:22
- Of life Eccl. 12:6
- Of friendship Eccl. 4:12; Hos. 11:4
- SYMBOLICAL USES OF
- Token in mourning 1 Kgs. 20:31-33; Job 36:8
- Signifying an inheritance Josh. 17:14
From Nave's Topical Bible (1896). Public domain.