CORD

→ Ancient uses of

• In casting lots Mic 2:5

• Fastening tents Ex 35:18; 39:40; Isa 54:2

• Leading or binding animals Ps 118:27; Ho 11:4

• Hitching to cart or plough Job 39:10

• Binding prisoners Jud 15:13

• Measuring ground 2Sa 8:2; Jos 17:14; Ps 78:55; Am 7:17; Zec 2:1

• Worn on the head as a sign of submission 1Ki 20:31

→ FIGURATIVE

• Of spiritual blessings Ps 16:6

• Of sin Pr 5:22

• Of life Ec 12:6

• Of friendship Ec 4:12; Ho 11:4

→ SYMBOLICAL USES OF

• Token in mourning 1Ki 20:31-33; Job 36:8

• Signifying an inheritance Jos 17:14