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מֵיתָר

metar · cord

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H4340 · appears 9 times in the Bible

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What it means

metar (מֵיתָר) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “cord”.

Used to stretch a tent; also a bowstring.

How to say it

me·tar

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. The cord that ties a tent or the curtains of the courtyard to their pegs.
  2. The string of a bow, drawn back to shoot the arrow.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

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

Where it appears

  • Exodus 35:18

    the pegs of the dwelling and the pegs of the courtyard and their cords;

  • Exodus 39:40

    the hangings of the courtyard, its pillars and its bases, and the screen for the gate of the courtyard, its cords and its pegs, and all the utensils for the service of the dwelling, for the tent of meeting;

  • Numbers 3:26

    and the hangings of the court, and the screen for the entrance of the court which is around the dwelling and the altar, and its cords, for all its service.

  • Numbers 3:37

    and the pillars of the court all around, and their bases, and their pegs, and their cords.

  • Numbers 4:26

    and the hangings of the court, and the screen for the entrance of the gate of the court which is around the dwelling and the altar, and their cords, and all the utensils for their service; and all that is to be done with them, they shall do.

  • Numbers 4:32

    and the pillars of the court all around, and their bases, and their pegs, and their cords, with all their utensils and with all their service; and by names you shall assign the utensils of the charge of their load.

  • Psalms 21:12

    For you will make them turn their backs; with your cords you will aim at their faces.

  • Isaiah 54:2

    “Enlarge the place of your tent, and the curtains of your dwellings let them stretch out; do not hold back; lengthen your cords, and your stakes strengthen.

  • Jeremiah 10:20

    My tent is devastated, and all my cords are snapped; my children have gone out from me, and they are not; there is no one stretching out my tent anymore, or setting up my curtains.