עֲבֹת
ʿăbōt
twisted
Strong's H5688NounHebrewTWOT 1558b

עֲבֹת (ʿăbōt) is a Hebrew noun meaning twisted. It appears 24 times in 7 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H5688).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1558b)

Range of meaning (TWOT 1558b)twisted, cord, rope, cordage, interwoven foliage; intwined, string, wreath, foliage; band, thick bough, wreathen
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

עֲבֹת noun, masculine: twisted, cord, rope, cordage, interwoven foliage

noun, twisted, cord, rope; cordage; interwoven foliage (?)

Strong's H5688 עֲבֹת: something intwined, i.e. a string, wreath or foliage
KJV:band, cord, rope, thick bough (branch), wreathen (chain).

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 1558: עָבַת ʿābat — wind, weave; interlace, pervert; wrap up

See it in Scripture

Exodus 28:14Judges 15:13Job 39:10

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