chut · thread

What it means

chut (חוּט) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “thread”.

Cord; a measuring line.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. A strand for sewing or tying; a measuring line.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• thread ×6
• cord ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Genesis×1
• Joshua×1
• Judges×1
• 1 Kings×1
• Ecclesiastes×1
• Song of Songs×1
• Jeremiah×1

• Genesis 14:23

  that I will not take a thread or even a sandal strap or anything that is yours, so that you will not say, ‘I made Abram rich.’

• Joshua 2:18

  Look, when we come into the land, you shall tie this cord of scarlet thread in the window through which you let us down, and you shall gather to yourself into the house your father, your mother, your brothers, and all the house of your father.

• Judges 16:12

  So Delilah took new ropes and bound him with them, and said to him, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” And the ambush was waiting in the room. But he snapped them from off his arms like a thread.

• 1 Kings 7:15

  And he formed the two pillars of bronze: eighteen cubits was the height of the one pillar, and a thread of twelve cubits went around the second pillar.

• Ecclesiastes 4:12

  And if one overpowers him, the two will stand against him; and the threefold cord is not quickly broken.

• Song of Songs 4:3

  Like a thread of scarlet are your lips, and your speech is lovely; like a slice of pomegranate is your temple behind your veil.

• Jeremiah 52:21

  As for the pillars, eighteen cubits was the height of the one pillar, and a thread of twelve cubits went around it, and its thickness was four fingers; it was hollow.