Lexicon
מֵיתָר
me.tar
H4340
H:N-M Hebrew

cord

9
Occurrences
5
Books
Hebrew
Language

me.tar denotes cords associated with tent and court equipment, including cords that are lengthened or torn.

The attested use concerns cords belonging to the tabernacle or court and to tent structures: they are listed with pegs, pillars, curtains, and service articles, are to be lengthened in Isaiah 54:2, and are described as torn in Jeremiah 10:20. In Psalm 21:13, the supplied translation does not isolate an English counterpart for the form.

Senses in use

  1. Cords for tent and court structures · dominant

    The supplied forms are all tagged as common masculine plural construct nouns. In Exodus 35:18 the APB renders a list of the tabernacle and court pegs with “their cords”; Numbers 3:37 similarly places them with the court’s pillars, sockets, and pegs. In Isaiah 54:2 the APB renders the instruction to “lengthen your cords,” while Jeremiah 10:20 renders the ruined tent’s cords as torn.

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the tabernacle, court, and tent passages, the APB presents the term as “cords,” including “their cords,” “lengthen your cords,” and “all my cords are torn.” In Psalm 21:13, the supplied APB wording about the LORD’s strength and might does not provide an identifiable English counterpart for the term.

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