Definition

something intwined, i.e. a string, wreath or foliage

Etymology

or עֲבוֹת; or (feminine) עֲבֹתָה; the same as H5687 (עָבֹת);

Where the KJV renders it

• band
• cord
• rope
• thick bough (branch)
• wreathen (chain)

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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