5 occurrences in 4 translations

'Sails' in the Bible

Your cords have become loose; they were not able to make strong the support of their sails, the sail was not stretched out: then the blind will take much property, the feeble-footed will make division of the goods of war.

Verse ConceptsShipsDividing The Spoil

They have made all your boards of fir-trees from Senir: they have taken cedars from Lebanon to make the supports for your sails.

Verse ConceptsCedarFir TreesBoardsCedar Wood

with sails made with embroidered Egyptian linen, festooned with blue banners, and with your sun shades made with purple cloth from Cypress.

Verse ConceptsBanners, Literal UseembroideryLinenColors, BlueBlue ClothPurple ClothFlagssailing

After hoisting the skiff [on board], they used support lines [for frapping] to undergird and brace the ship’s hull; and fearing that they might run aground on the shallows of Syrtis [off the north coast of Africa], they let down the sea anchor and lowered the sails and were driven along [backwards with the bow into the wind].

Verse ConceptsRopesSandShipsPropellingPutting Things Down

For in an hour such great riches are made desolate.' Every shipmaster, and everyone who sails anywhere, and mariners, and as many as gain their living by sea, stood far away,

Verse ConceptsTravelDestruction Of BabylonStanding At A DistanceMarinersDrawbacks To RichesShort Time For ActionBeing Singledistancesailingrevelation

Bible Theasaurus

Navigate (1 instance)
Sails (5 instances)
Sheet (10 instances)
Sweep (41 instances)
Voyage (5 instances)

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