12 occurrences

'Thread' in the Bible

{that neither a thread nor} a thong of a sandal would I take from all that [belongs] to you, that you might not say, 'I made Abram rich.'

Verse ConceptsMaterialism, As An Aspect Of SinShoesCords

And it happened [that] at her labor one [child] put out a hand. And the midwife took [it] and tied a crimson thread on his hand saying, "This [one] came out first."

Verse ConceptsCrimsonBeing FirstMidwifeStretching OutFirstborn SonsCordsRed Cordsstories

And afterward his brother who [had] the crimson thread on his hand came out. And his name was called Zerah.

Verse ConceptsCordsRed Cords

then the priest shall command, and he shall take two living, clean birds and {cedar wood} and {a crimson thread} and hyssop for the one who presents himself for cleansing.

Verse ConceptsColors, ScarletRed CordsCedar WoodTwo AnimalsWhilst Alive

He must take the living bird and the {cedar wood} and {the crimson thread} and the hyssop, and he shall dip them and the living bird in the bird's blood slaughtered over the fresh water.

Verse ConceptsRed CordsCedar Wood

And he shall take two birds and {cedar wood} and a {crimson thread} and hyssop to cleanse the house;

Verse ConceptsRed CordsCedar WoodClean ObjectsTwo Animals

Then he shall take the {cedar wood} and the hyssop and {the crimson thread} and the living bird, and he shall dip them in the slaughtered bird's blood and in the fresh water, and he shall spatter [them] on the house seven times.

Verse ConceptsSprinkling BloodSeven TimesCedar Wood

Thus he shall purify the house with the bird's blood and with the fresh water and with the living bird and with the {cedar wood} and with the hyssop and with {the crimson thread}.

Verse ConceptsAblutionClean Objectsmold

The priest will take cedar wood, hyssop, and crimson thread, and he will throw them in the midst of {the burning heifer}.

Verse ConceptsCrimsonWoolRed MaterialCedar Wood

So Delilah took new ropes and tied him up with them, and she said to him, "[The] Philistines [are] upon you, Samson!" (The ambush [was] sitting in an inner room.) But he snapped them from his arms like thread.

Verse ConceptsArmsCordsAmbush

Your lips [are] like a thread of crimson, and your mouth [is] lovely. Your temple [is] like pomegranate from behind your veil.

Verse ConceptsRed CordsOther References To Mouths

Now the pillars, [the] height of one pillar [was] eighteen cubits, and a thread of twelve cubits surrounded it, and its thickness [was] four fingers, hollowed out.

Verse ConceptsFingersWeights And Measures, LinearDimensions Of PillarsBreadthHollownessHollow

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Meander (1 instance)
Ribbon (6 instances)
String (15 instances)
Thread (31 instances)
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