Lexical Definition

‎פָּתִיל‎ pâthîyl (paw-theel') cord ^H:N-M
from ‎פָּתַל‎

bound, bracelet, lace, line, ribband, thread, wire.

• twine

1) cord, thread (twisted)

See Greek: θρῆνος · συνέχω

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎פָּתִיל‎ noun masculine^{Judg 16:9} cord, thread (twisted); — absolute ‎׳‎‎פ‎ Num 19:15 construct‎פְּתִיל‎ Judg 16:9 +; suffix ‎פְּתִילֶ֑ךָ‎ Gen 38:18 plural ‎פְּתִילִים‎ vGen 38:25, ‎פְּתִילִם‎ Exod 39:3 — cord (from which seal was hung) Gen 38:18; Gen 38:25(J), ‎׳‎‎פ‎ ‎נְעֹרֶת‎ Judg 16:9 (simile), ‎פִּשְׁתִּים‎ ‎׳‎‎פ‎ Ezek 40:3 (as measuring line); ‎תְּכֵלֶת‎ ‎׳‎‎פ‎, for fastening, Exod 28:28; Exod 28:37; Exod 39:21; Exod 39:31; Num 15:38, compare ‎פָּתִיל‎ alone Num 19:15 (perhaps gloss, see Di); threads (of gold) in ephod Exod 39:3 (all P).

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