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Strong's H6616 פָּתִיל (pathil)

Pathil means “twine” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H6616
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 11
Books 5

Strong's H6616 Quick Answer

Strong's H6616 פָּתִיל (pathiyl) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. pathiyl (paw-theel') n-m. 1. twine [from H6617] It has 11 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include lace, ribband, bound, thread, and line. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
pathiyl (paw-theel') n-m. 1. twine [from H6617]
Usage
11 linked usages
Books
5 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
lace, ribband, bound, thread, and line

Meaning and Definition

pathiyl (paw-theel') n-m. 1. twine [from H6617] KJV: bound, bracelet, lace, line, ribband, thread, wire. Root(s): H6617

Original Word
פָּתִיל
Transliteration
pathiyl
Derivation
Root: פתל First root strongs: 6617
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H6616. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H6616 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render pathiyl, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

lace Exodus 28:28 bound Numbers 19:15 line Ezekiel 40:3 ribband Numbers 15:38 thread Judges 16:9

How Strong's H6616 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 11 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H6616 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H6616 in the Old Testament

11 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 38:18 KJV

And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet, and thy bracelets, and thy staff that is in thine hand. And he gave it her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him.

Genesis 38:25 KJV

When she was brought forth, she sent to her father in law, saying, By the man, whose these are, am I with child: and she said, Discern, I pray thee, whose are these, the signet, and bracelets, and staff.

Exodus 28:28 KJV

And they shall bind the breastplate by the rings thereof unto the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it may be above the curious girdle of the ephod, and that the breastplate be not loosed from the ephod.

Usage Excerpts

First 11 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H6616.

Genesis 38:18 Old Testament, KJV
And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet, and thy bracelets, and thy staff that is in thine hand. And he gave it her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him.
Genesis 38:25 Old Testament, KJV
When she was brought forth, she sent to her father in law, saying, By the man, whose these are, am I with child: and she said, Discern, I pray thee, whose are these, the signet, and bracelets, and staff.
Exodus 28:28 Old Testament, KJV
And they shall bind the breastplate by the rings thereof unto the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it may be above the curious girdle of the ephod, and that the breastplate be not loosed from the ephod.
Exodus 28:37 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt put it on a blue lace, that it may be upon the mitre; upon the forefront of the mitre it shall be.
Exodus 39:3 Old Testament, KJV
And they did beat the gold into thin plates, and cut it into wires, to work it in the blue, and in the purple, and in the scarlet, and in the fine linen, with cunning work.
Exodus 39:21 Old Testament, KJV
And they did bind the breastplate by his rings unto the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it might be above the curious girdle of the ephod, and that the breastplate might not be loosed from the ephod; as the LORD commanded Moses.
Exodus 39:31 Old Testament, KJV
And they tied unto it a lace of blue, to fasten it on high upon the mitre; as the LORD commanded Moses.
Numbers 15:38 Old Testament, KJV
Speak unto the children of Israel, and bid them that they make them fringes in the borders of their garments throughout their generations, and that they put upon the fringe of the borders a ribband of blue:
Numbers 19:15 Old Testament, KJV
And every open vessel, which hath no covering bound upon it, is unclean.
Judges 16:9 Old Testament, KJV
Now there were men lying in wait, abiding with her in the chamber. And she said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he brake the withs, as a thread of tow is broken when it toucheth the fire. So his strength was not known.
Ezekiel 40:3 Old Testament, KJV
And he brought me thither, and, behold, there was a man, whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed; and he stood in the gate.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H6616, grouped by book.

Genesis 2 usages, Old Testament
Exodus 5 usages, Old Testament
Numbers 2 usages, Old Testament
Judges 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H6616 FAQ

What does pathil (פָּתִיל) mean?

Pathil (Strong's H6616) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "twine". pathiyl (paw-theel') n-m. 1. twine [from H6617]

How many times is pathil (פָּתִיל) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 11 linked usages for Strong's H6616 across 5 books.

Where can I study pathil (פָּתִיל) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H6616 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate pathil (פָּתִיל)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as lace, ribband, bound, thread, and line. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.