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Rope (10 Occurrences)
... See Cordage. 2. (n.) A row or string consisting of a number of things united,
as by braiding, twining, etc.; as, a rope of onions. ...
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Rush-rope (1 Occurrence)
Rush-rope. << Rushing, Rush-rope. Rust >>. Multi-Version Concordance
Rush-rope (1 Occurrence). Job 41:2 Wilt thou put a rush ...
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Cart-rope (1 Occurrence)
Cart-rope. << Cart, Cart-rope. Cart-ropes >>. Multi-Version Concordance
Cart-rope (1 Occurrence). Isaiah 5:18 Woe unto them ...
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Drawer (1 Occurrence)
... In the case of a cistern or shallow well, an earthenware water jar or a bucket made
of tanned goats' skin is lowered into the water by a rope and then raised ...
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Cord (47 Occurrences)
... Isaiah (5:18) says, "Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and
sin as it were with a cart rope." This verse is thus given in the Chaldee ...
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Spinning
... The various fibers, mentioned above, to be made into thread, were gathered into
a loose rope which was wound around a distaff or about the left hand. ...
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Sling (11 Occurrences)
... 5. (n.) A loop of rope, or a rope or chain with hooks, for suspending a barrel,
bale, or other heavy object, in hoisting or lowering. ...
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Water (4571 Occurrences)
... In the case of a cistern or shallow well, an earthenware water jar or a bucket made
of tanned goats' skin is lowered into the water by a rope and then raised ...
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Whip (7 Occurrences)
... 8. (vt) To overlay (a cord, rope, or the like) with other cords going round and
round it; to overcast, as the edge of a seam; to wrap; -- often with about ...
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Cart (12 Occurrences)
... A "cart rope," for the purpose of fastening loads on carts, is used (Isaiah 5:18)
as a symbol of the power of sinful pleasures or habits over him who indulges ...
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Hook (10 Occurrences)
... Properly a rush-rope for binding animals, as in Revised Version margin. ... Job 41:2
Can you put a rope into his nose, or pierce his jaw through with a hook? ...
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Lay (524 Occurrences)
... 27. (vt) To put the strands of (a rope, a cable, etc.) in their proper places
and twist or unite them; as, to lay a cable or rope. 28. ...
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Worm (22 Occurrences)
... 19. (n.) To wind rope, yarn, or other material, spirally round, between the strands
of, as a cable; to wind with spun yarn, as a small rope. Int. ...
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Foul (41 Occurrences)
... 9. (superl.) Having freedom of motion interfered with by collision or entanglement;
entangled; -- opposed to clear; as, a rope or cable may get foul while ...
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Thrum (2 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) One of the ends of weaver's threads; hence, any soft, short threads or tufts
resembling these. 2. (n.) Any coarse yarn; an unraveled strand of rope. ...
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Tackle (1 Occurrence)
... 1. (n.) Apparatus for raising or lowering heavy weights, consisting of a rope and
pulley blocks; sometimes, the rope and attachments, as distinct from the block ...
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Tow (3 Occurrences)
... 2. (vt) To draw or pull through the water, as a vessel of any kind, by means of
a rope. 3. (n.) A rope by which anything is towed; a towline, or towrope. ...
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Rebekah (31 Occurrences)
... Her name is usually explained from the Arabic, rabqat, "a tie-rope for animals,"
or, rather, "a noose" in such a rope; its application would then by figure ...
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Rush (35 Occurrences)
... papyrus have been used on the Nile from ancient times and are mentioned by many
writers (compare Exodus 2:3 Isaiah 18:2). (2) ('aghmon, "rope," margin "Hebrew ...
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Render (95 Occurrences)
... 12. (vi) To give an account; to make explanation or confession. 13. (vi) To pass;
to run; -- said of the passage of a rope through a block, eyelet, etc.; as, a ...
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Eye (145 Occurrences)
... 13. (n.) The hole through the head of a needle. 14. (n.) A loop forming part of
anything, or a hole through anything, to receive a rope, hook, pin, shaft, etc ...
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Bend (29 Occurrences)
... subdue. 5. (vt) To fasten, as one rope to another, or as a sail to its yard
or stay; or as a cable to the ring of an anchor. 6. (vi ...
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Bridle (12 Occurrences)
... 4. (n.) A span of rope, line, or chain made fast as both ends, so that another rope,
line, or chain may be attached to its middle. 5. (n.) A mooring hawser. ...
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Surge (6 Occurrences)
... 7. (n.) To let go or slacken suddenly, as a rope; as, to surge a hawser or messenger;
also, to slacken the rope about (a capstan). Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Slack (19 Occurrences)
... culm. 2. (n.) A valley, or small, shallow dell. 3. (superl.) Lax; not tense;
not hard drawn; not firmly extended; as, a slack rope. 4 ...
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Span (14 Occurrences)
... 5. (n.) A rope having its ends made fast so that a purchase can be hooked to the
bight; also, a rope made fast in the center so that both ends can be used. ...
biblethesaurus.org/s/span.htm - 12k

Snake (43 Occurrences)
... 3. (vt) To wind round spirally, as a large rope with a smaller, or with cord, the
small rope lying in the spaces between the strands of the large one; to worm. ...
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Swifter (6 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A rope used to retain the bars of the
capstan in their sockets while men are turning it. 2. (n ...
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Strand (3 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) One of the twists, or strings, as of fibers, wires,
etc., of which a rope is composed. 2. (vt) To break a strand of (a rope). ...
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Drag (19 Occurrences)
... 5. (vi) To be drawn along, as a rope or dress, on the ground; to trail; to be moved
onward along the ground, or along the bottom of the sea, as an anchor that ...
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Line (131 Occurrences)
... 7. (n.) A linen thread or string; a slender, strong cord; also, a cord of any thickness;
a rope; a hawser; as, a fishing line; a line for snaring birds; a ...
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Rust (7 Occurrences)

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Cords (80 Occurrences)
... kordz (schoinion, the diminutive of schoinos, "a rush," hence, "a rope of rushes"):
Translated "small cords" (John 2:15 the King James Version; the Revised ...
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Halter (1 Occurrence)
... 3. (n.) A rope or strap, with or without a headstall, for leading or tying
a horse. 4. (n.) A rope for hanging malefactors; a noose. ...
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Ropes (32 Occurrences)

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Roots (31 Occurrences)

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Yarn (37 Occurrences)
... manufacturing sewing thread, or the like. 2. (n.) One of the threads of which
the strands of a rope are composed. 3. (n.) A story told by ...
biblethesaurus.org/y/yarn.htm - 18k

Viol (2 Occurrences)
... stopping the strings. 2. (n.) A large rope sometimes used in weighing anchor.
Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. VIOL. vi'-ol (nebhel ...
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Nettles (5 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n. pl.) The halves of yarns in the unlaid
end of a rope twisted for pointing or grafting. 2. (n. pl ...
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Nip (1 Occurrence)
... frost. 10. (n.) A biting sarcasm; a taunt. 11. (n.) A short turn in a rope.
Multi-Version Concordance Nip (1 Occurrence). Leviticus ...
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Necklace (9 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) A rope or chain fitted around the masthead to hold hanging blocks for
jibs and stays. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. NECKLACE. ...
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Jaw (6 Occurrences)
... (KJV WBS). Job 41:2 Can you put a rope into his nose, or pierce his jaw through
with a hook? (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). Psalms 3:7 Arise, Yahweh ...
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Jar (45 Occurrences)
... 11. (n.) In deep well boring, a device resembling two long chain links, for connecting
a percussion drill to the rod or rope which works it, so that the drill ...
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Judas (42 Occurrences)
... bowels gushed out," is in no way contrary to that in Matthew 27:5. The sucide first
hanged himself, perhaps over the valley of Hinnom, "and the rope giving way ...
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Lead (192 Occurrences)
... the lead. 21. (n.) An open way in an ice field. 22. (n.) A lode. 23. (n.)
The course of a rope from end to end. 24. (n.) The width ...
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Loop
... 2. (n.) A fold or doubling of a thread, cord, rope, etc., through which another
thread, cord, etc., can be passed, or which a hook can be hooked into; an eye ...
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Lash (2 Occurrences)
... 12. (n.) To bind with a rope, cord, thong, or chain, so as to fasten; as, to
lash something to a spar; to lash a pack on a horse's back. ...
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Log (12 Occurrences)
... given time. 6. (n.) A weight or block near the free end of a hoisting rope
to prevent it from being drawn through the sheave. 7. (vt ...
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Lift (283 Occurrences)
... See Lift gate, below. 19. (n.) A rope leading from the masthead to the extremity
of a yard below; -- used for raising or supporting the end of the yard. 20. ...
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Ladder (1 Occurrence)
... 1. (n.) A frame usually portable, of wood, metal, or rope, for ascent and descent,
consisting of two side pieces to which are fastened cross strips or rounds ...
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Lizard (3 Occurrences)
... orders, as the Hatteria. 2. (n.) A piece of rope with thimble or block
spliced into one or both of the ends. 3. (n.) A piece of ...
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Length (135 Occurrences)
... end to end; the longest line which can be drawn through a body, parallel to its
sides; as, the length of a church, or of a ship; the length of a rope or line. ...
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Girding (8 Occurrences)
... Isaiah 3:24 It shall happen that instead of sweet spices, there shall be rottenness;
instead of a belt, a rope; instead of well set hair, baldness; instead of ...
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Garland (6 Occurrences)
... 5. (n.) A sort of netted bag used by sailors to keep provision in. 6. (n.) A grommet
or ring of rope lashed to a spar for convenience in handling. ...
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Gallows (8 Occurrences)
... 2. (n. sing.) A frame from which is suspended the rope with which criminals are
executed by hanging, usually consisting of two upright posts and a crossbeam on ...
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Gather (251 Occurrences)
... 8. (vt) To haul in; to take up; as, to gather the slack of a rope. 9. (vi) To come
together; to collect; to unite; to become assembled; to congregate. 10. ...
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Graft (1 Occurrence)
... close union. 7. (n.) To cover, as a ring bolt, block strap, splicing, etc.,
with a weaving of small cord or rope-yarns. 8. (vi) To ...
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Weak (102 Occurrences)
... enfeebled; exhausted. 3. (vi) Not able to sustain a great weight, pressure,
or strain; as, a weak timber; a weak rope. 4. (vi) Not ...
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Warp (9 Occurrences)
... 16. (n.) A rope used in hauling or moving a vessel, usually with one end attached
to an anchor, a post, or other fixed object; a towing line; a warping hawser. ...
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Well-set (1 Occurrence)
... Isaiah 3:24 And it shall come to pass, instead of perfume there shall be rottenness;
and instead of a girdle, a rope; and instead of well-set hair, baldness ...
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Whirl (5 Occurrences)
... 7. (n.) A revolving hook used in twisting, as the hooked spindle of a rope machine,
to which the threads to be twisted are attached. 8. (n.) A whorl. ...
biblethesaurus.org/w/whirl.htm - 8k

Wall (227 Occurrences)
... 12-20). (see FENCE.). Noah Webster's Dictionary. 1. (n.) A kind of knot
often used at the end of a rope; a wall knot; a wale. 2. (n ...
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Wind (180 Occurrences)
... 4. (vt) To introduce by insinuation; to insinuate. 5. (vt) To cover or surround
with something coiled about; as, to wind a rope with twine. ...
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Fast (157 Occurrences)
... 16. (n.) That which fastens or holds; especially, (Naut.) a mooring rope, hawser,
or chain; -- called, according to its position, a bow, head, quarter, breast ...
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Fishing (4 Occurrences)
... Long ropes fastened to the two ends are carried ashore many yards apart, and
from five to ten men on each rope gradually draw in the net. ...
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Fled (181 Occurrences)
... (WEY). 2 Corinthians 11:33 and through a window in a rope basket I was let
down, through the wall, and fled out of his hands. (YLT). ...
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Fox (2 Occurrences)
... See Shark. 4. (n.) A sly, cunning fellow. 5. (n.) Rope yarn twisted together,
and rubbed with tar; -- used for seizings or mats. ...
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Fleet (7 Occurrences)
... 6. (vt) To draw apart the blocks of; -- said of a tackle. 7. (vt) To cause to slip
down the barrel of a capstan or windlass, as a rope or chain. ...
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Top (880 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) A plug, or conical block of wood, with longitudinal grooves on its surface,
in which the strands of the rope slide in the process of twisting. ...
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Tripping (1 Occurrence)
... 5. (n.) A light dance. 6. (n.) The loosing of an anchor from the ground by means
of its cable or buoy rope. Multi-Version Concordance Tripping (1 Occurrence). ...
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Tight (9 Occurrences)
... dealings. 8. (superl.) Not slack or loose; firmly stretched; taut; -- applied
to a rope, chain, or the like, extended or stretched out. 9 ...
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Traveler (5 Occurrences)
... 5. (n.) An iron encircling a rope, bar, spar, or the like, and sliding thereon.
Multi-Version Concordance Traveler (5 Occurrences). ...
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Tongue (160 Occurrences)
... 18. (n.) A short piece of rope spliced into the upper part of standing backstays,
etc.; also. the upper main piece of a mast composed of several pieces. 19. ...
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Trip (4 Occurrences)
... 7. (vt) To detect in a misstep; to catch; to convict. 8. (vt) To raise (an anchor)
from the bottom, by its cable or buoy rope, so that it hangs free. ...
biblethesaurus.org/t/trip.htm - 9k

Rottenness (9 Occurrences)
... Isaiah 3:24 It shall happen that instead of sweet spices, there shall be rottenness;
instead of a belt, a rope; instead of well set hair, baldness; instead of ...
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Rouse (25 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vi & t.) To pull or haul strongly and all together,
as upon a rope, without the assistance of mechanical appliances. ...
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Runner (5 Occurrences)
... 7. (n.) The rotating stone of a set of millstones. 8. (n.) A rope rove through
a block and used to increase the mechanical power of a tackle. ...
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Rent (76 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary (Isaiah 3:24), probably a rope, as rendered in
the LXX. and Vulgate and Revised Version, or as some prefer ...
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Relax (5 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) To make lax or loose; to make less close, firm, rigid, tense, or the like;
to slacken; to loosen; to open; as, to relax a rope or cord; to relax the ...
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Rags (6 Occurrences)
... Isaiah 3:24 And it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet spices there shall
be rottenness; and instead of a girdle, a rope; and instead of well set hair ...
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