Original Language Studio
Song of Solomon 4:3
“Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is comely: thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate within thy locks.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
חוּטchûwṭ · khoot
H2339 · Hebrew
H2339 · Hebrew
- Definition
- a string; by implication, a measuring tape
- Derivation
- from an unused root probably meaning to sew;
- KJV renderings
- cord, fillet, line, thread.
- Grammar
- כְּ — preposition
- ח֤וּט — common noun, masculine, singular, construct
- Usage
- Occurs 7 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 14:23Joshua 2:18Judges 16:121 Kings 7:15Ecclesiastes 4:12
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read חוּט here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.