Meaning
Cord Ancient uses of:
- In casting lots
Mic 2:5
- Fastening tents
Exo 35:18; Exo 39:40; Isa 54:2
- Leading or binding animals
Psa 118:27; Hos 11:4
- Hitching to cart or plough
Job 39:10
- Binding prisoners
Jdg 15:13
- Measuring ground
2Sa 8:2; Jos 17:14; Psa 78:55; Amo 7:17; Zec 2:1
- Worn on the head as a sign of submission
1Ki 20:31
Figurative:
- Of spiritual blessings
Psa 16:6
- Of sin
Pro 5:22
- Of life
Ecc 12:6
- Of friendship
Ecc 4:12; Hos 11:4
Symbolic uses of:
- Token in mourning
1Ki 20:33; Job 36:8
- Signifying an inheritance
Jos 17:14
