Rope, cord
Human-made Things in the Bible
Rope was a fairly thick cord formed by twisting or braiding several strands together. It could be made of a variety of materials, including palm fibers, linen, or reeds.
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How it was used
Rope had multiple uses. It could be used to bind things together, to connect draft animals to the implements they pulled, to tie people up, and even to measure the length of things.
In the Bible
The Hebrew and Greek words for it, and every verse where each is used
אַגְמוֹן ’agmon · 1 verse
חֶבֶל chevel · 24 verses
מֵיתָר meythar · 8 verses
מֹשְׁכוֹת moshkoth · 1 verse
נִקְפָּה niqfah · 1 verse
עֲבֹת ‘avoth · 19 verses
ζευκτηρία zeuktēria · 1 verse
κλῶσμα klōsma · 1 verse
νευρά neura · 1 verse
σχοινίον schoinion · 2 verses
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Sources
Plants and Trees in the Bible, Animals in the Bible and Human-made Things in the Bible © United Bible Societies, 2025 (adapted from Each According to its Kind: Plants and Trees in the Bible by Robert Koops, All Creatures Great and Small: Living Things in the Bible by Edward R. Hope, and The Works of Their Hands: Man-made Things in the Bible by Ray Pritz), CC BY-SA 4.0; adapted for eRhema