pa.til is a cord or binding strand used to fasten items, identify an owner, restrain, measure, or secure a cover.

The term denotes a cord or strand used for practical attachment and binding: blue cords fasten priestly items in Exodus 28:28, Exodus 28:37, Exodus 39:21, and Exodus 39:31, while other contexts place such items among personal possessions, restraints, measuring equipment, and a vessel's fastening.

1. Cord or strand used for binding · dominant

   In Exodus 28:28 and Exodus 39:21, the singular construct form occurs in the clause where the breastpiece is bound to the ephod's rings so that it will not be removed; the APB renders the material as a blue "cord." Exodus 28:37 and Exodus 39:31 similarly place it on the turban, while Genesis 38:18 includes it among a signet and staff given as a pledge, and Judges 16:9 describes cords that Samson tears.

   Exodus 28:28Exodus 39:21Exodus 28:37Exodus 39:31Genesis 38:18Judges 16:9

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB usually presents the term as "cord" or "cords," including blue cords for priestly garments and cords among the pledged items in Genesis 38:18. In Numbers 19:15 it instead renders the surrounding clause as a cover "fastened on it"; That wording cannot isolate the term's specific English equivalent.