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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (n.) A small cord, a line, a twine, or a slender strip of leather, or other substance, used for binding together, fastening, or tying things; a cord, larger than a thread and smaller than a rope; as, a shoe string; a bonnet string; a silken string.

2. (n.) A thread or cord on which a number of objects or parts are strung or arranged in close and orderly succession; hence, a line or series of things arranged on a thread, or as if so arranged; a succession; a concatenation; a chain; as, a string of shells or beads; a string of dried apples; a string of houses; a string of arguments.

3. (n.) A strip, as of leather, by which the covers of a book are held together.

4. (n.) The cord of a musical instrument, as of a piano, harp, or violin; specifically (pl.), the stringed instruments of an orchestra, in distinction from the wind instruments; as, the strings took up the theme.

5. (n.) The line or cord of a bow.

6. (n.) A fiber, as of a plant; a little, fibrous root.

7. (n.) A nerve or tendon of an animal body.

8. (n.) An inside range of ceiling planks, corresponding to the sheer strake on the outside and bolted to it.

9. (n.) The tough fibrous substance that unites the valves of the pericap of leguminous plants, and which is readily pulled off; as, the strings of beans.

10. (n.) A small, filamentous ramification of a metallic vein.

11. (n.) Same as Stringcourse.

12. (n.) The points made in a game.

13. (v. t.) To furnish with strings; as, to string a violin.

14. (v. t.) To put in tune the strings of, as a stringed instrument, in order to play upon it.

15. (v. t.) To put on a string; to file; as, to string beads.

16. (v. t.) To make tense; to strengthen.

17. (v. t.) To deprive of strings; to strip the strings from; as, to string beans. See String, n., 9.

Greek
1199. desmos -- a band, bond
... Noun, Neuter Transliteration: desmos Phonetic Spelling: (des-mon') Short Definition:
a bond, chain Definition: a bond, chain, imprisonment; a string or ligament ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1199.htm - 6k

1590. ekluo -- to loose, release, to grow weary
... ekluo Phonetic Spelling: (ek-loo'-o) Short Definition: I am unstrung, become weak,
fail Definition: I loose, release, unloose (as a bow-string), relax, enfeeble ...
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3044. Linos -- Linus, a Christian
... Word Origin the name of a mythical minstrel, perhaps from linon (for the string
of a musical instrument) Definition Linus, a Christian NASB Word Usage Linus (1 ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3044.htm - 6k

Strong's Hebrew
4340. methar -- cord, string
... 4339, 4340. methar. 4341 . cord, string. Transliteration: methar Phonetic
Spelling: (may-thar') Short Definition: cords. ... cord, string. ...
/hebrew/4340.htm - 6k

4482a. men -- string (of a harp)
... 4482, 4482a. men. 4482b . string (of a harp). Transliteration: men Short
Definition: instruments. Word Origin of uncertain derivation ...
/hebrew/4482a.htm - 5k

2737. charuz -- string of beads
... 2736, 2737. charuz. 2738 . string of beads. Transliteration: charuz Phonetic
Spelling: (khaw-rooz') Short Definition: beads. Word ...
/hebrew/2737.htm - 6k

4482. men -- string (of a harp)
... 4481, 4482. men. 4482a . string (of a harp). Transliteration: men Phonetic
Spelling: (mane) Short Definition: instrument. stringed instrument ...
/hebrew/4482.htm - 5k

2338. chut -- to repair (foundations)
... join. (Aramaic) corresponding to the root of chuwt, perhaps as a denominative; to
string together, ie (figuratively) to repair -- join. see HEBREW chuwt. ...
/hebrew/2338.htm - 6k

3499. yether -- remainder, excess, preeminence
... rope (as hanging free) -- + abundant, cord, exceeding, excellancy(-ent), what they
leave, that hath left, plentifully, remnant, residue, rest, string, with. ...
/hebrew/3499.htm - 5k

8270. shor -- umbilical cord
... navel. From sharar; a string (as twisted (compare shariyr)), ie (specifically) the
umbilical cord (also figuratively, as the centre of strength) -- navel. ...
/hebrew/8270.htm - 6k

2339. chut -- thread, cord, line
... cord, fillet, line, thread. From an unused root probably meaning to sew; a string;
by implication, a measuring tape -- cord, fillet, line, thread. 2338, 2339 ...
/hebrew/2339.htm - 6k

8447. tor -- a plait, turn
... Or tor {tore}; from tuwr; a succession, ie A string or (abstractly) order -- border,
row, turn. see HEBREW tuwr. 8446, 8447. tor or tor. 8448 . ...
/hebrew/8447.htm - 6k

6957. qav -- line
... line Or qav {kawv}; from qavah (compare qaveh); a cord (as connecting), especially
for measuring; figuratively, a rule; also a rim, a musical string or accord ...
/hebrew/6957.htm - 5k

Library

A String of Pearls
... THE PROVERBS A STRING OF PEARLS. 'Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging:
and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.2. The ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture g/a string of pearls.htm

Exhortation to Abandon the Impious Mysteries of Idolatry for the ...
... The Locrian breaks a string. The grasshopper sprang on the neck of the
instrument, and sang on it as on a branch; and the minstrel ...
/.../clement/exhortation to the heathen/chapter i exhortation to abandon the.htm

The Spokesman of God.
... Is it deep? So you fish a rather long bit of string out of your pocket,
and tie it to a bit of stone you find lying close by. And ...
/.../gordon/quiet talks on johns gospel/the spokesman of god.htm

Christmas Hymn.
... Christmas Hymn. 1 Hark! hark! with harps of gold, What anthem do they sing?" The
radiant clouds have backward rolled, And angels smite the string. ...
/.../adams/hymns for christian devotion/203 christmas hymn.htm

Love
... The fact is this,"the world was originally one great string in the harp of the universe,
and when the Almighty swept that harp with his gracious fingers ...
//christianbookshelf.org/spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 5 1859/love.htm

Meditation on God
... to earn more that day, than you ever earned before, by the painful system of
uninterrupted drudgery; for the diversion of thought will rest, string up, and ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 46 1900/meditation on god.htm

A Harp of Ten Strings
... I. The first string which Mary seems to touch, and which, I trust, we, too, may
reach with the hand of faith, is that of THE GREAT JOY WHICH THERE IS IN THE ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 37 1891/a harp of ten strings.htm

The Best of Masters
... The wish is but the bow string; the blessing is the arrow shot from it.
Christ hath not an empty bow, but his quiver is filled with ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 5 1859/the best of masters.htm

The Lost Opportunity
... She had a string of pearls in her hand and her hand is in the water, the
string is broken, and one by one the pearls slip away. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/chapman/and judas iscariot/the lost opportunity.htm

The Holy Spirit's Chief Office
... If we have but this one string upon which we can play, we may discourse such music
on it as would ravish angels, and will save men; therefore, again I say, let ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 40 1894/the holy spirits chief office.htm

Thesaurus
String (12 Occurrences)
... or other substance, used for binding together, fastening, or tying things; a cord,
larger than a thread and smaller than a rope; as, a shoe string; a bonnet ...
/s/string.htm - 11k

String-music (8 Occurrences)
String-music. Stringed, String-music. Strings . Multi-Version
Concordance String-music (8 Occurrences). Psalms 4:1 Answer ...
/s/string-music.htm - 8k

Archery
... of oxen. The bow-string was commonly ox-gut and the arrows were of reed,
or light wood tipped with flint, bronze, or iron. (3) The ...
/a/archery.htm - 9k

Stringed (34 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (pp) of String. 2. (a.) Having strings; as, a stringed
instrument. 3. (a.) Produced by strings. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ...
/s/stringed.htm - 18k

Open (586 Occurrences)
... (a.) Not closed or stopped with the finger; -- said of the string of an instrument,
as of a violin, when it is allowed to vibrate throughout its whole length. ...
/o/open.htm - 41k

Loop
... 6. (n.) The portion of a vibrating string, air column, etc., between two
nodes; -- called also ventral segment. 7. (vt) To make ...
/l/loop.htm - 7k

Rope (10 Occurrences)
... together. It differs from cord, line, and string, only in its size. See
Cordage. 2. (n.) A row or string consisting of a number ...
/r/rope.htm - 11k

Maskil (13 Occurrences)
... (53:2) (See RSV NIV). Psalms 54:1 For the Leader; with string-music. Maschil of
David: (54:2) (See RSV NIV). Psalms 55:1 For the Leader; with string-music. ...
/m/maskil.htm - 8k

Bow (248 Occurrences)
... an arrow is propelled. 13. (n.) An ornamental knot, with projecting loops,
formed by doubling a ribbon or string. 14. (n.) The U ...
/b/bow.htm - 42k

Bowstring (2 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) The string of a bow. 2. (n.) A string used by
the Turks for strangling offenders. 3. (vt) To strangle with a bowstring. ...
/b/bowstring.htm - 7k

Resources
Does the string theory have any connection with belief in God? | GotQuestions.org

When can music be considered 'Christian music'? | GotQuestions.org

Who was King Pekah in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org

String: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Concordance
String (12 Occurrences)

Mark 7:35
And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain.
(KJV WBS YLT)

Leviticus 14:4
then the priest shall command them to take for him who is to be cleansed two living clean birds, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop.
(See NAS)

Leviticus 14:6
As for the living bird, he shall take it, and the cedar wood, and the scarlet, and the hyssop, and shall dip them and the living bird in the blood of the bird that was killed over the running water.
(See NAS)

Leviticus 14:49
To cleanse the house he shall take two birds, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop.
(See NAS)

Leviticus 14:52
He shall cleanse the house with the blood of the bird, and with the running water, with the living bird, with the cedar wood, with the hyssop, and with the scarlet;
(See NAS)

Judges 16:9
Now she had an ambush waiting in the inner chamber. She said to him, "The Philistines are on you, Samson!" He broke the cords, as a string of tow is broken when it touches the fire. So his strength was not known.
(WEB JPS ASV DBY NAS RSV NIV)

2 Samuel 16:1
When David was a little past the top of the ascent, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of donkeys saddled, and on them two hundred loaves of bread, and one hundred clusters of raisins, and one hundred summer fruits, and a bottle of wine.
(See NIV)

Psalms 7:12
If a man doesn't relent, he will sharpen his sword; he has bent and strung his bow.
(See NIV)

Psalms 11:2
For, behold, the wicked bend their bows. They set their arrows on the strings, that they may shoot in darkness at the upright in heart.
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Jeremiah 51:3
Let not the treader tread his bow, Nor lift himself up in his coat of mail, Nor have ye pity on her young men, Devote ye to destruction all her host.
(See NIV)

Ezekiel 16:4
As for your birth, in the day you were born your navel was not cut, neither were you washed in water to cleanse you; you weren't salted at all, nor swaddled at all.
(See RSV)

Habakkuk 3:9
You uncovered your bow. You called for your sworn arrows. Selah. You split the earth with rivers.
(See RSV)

Subtopics

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String-music (8 Occurrences)

Archery

Stringed (34 Occurrences)

Open (586 Occurrences)

Loop

Rope (10 Occurrences)

Maskil (13 Occurrences)

Bow (248 Occurrences)

Bowstring (2 Occurrences)

Chaplet (2 Occurrences)

Spinning

Sling (11 Occurrences)

Weaving (4 Occurrences)

Strings (11 Occurrences)

Striking (25 Occurrences)

Music (143 Occurrences)

Yarn (37 Occurrences)

Kite (3 Occurrences)

Necklace (9 Occurrences)

Leash (1 Occurrence)

Lace (7 Occurrences)

Lampstand (38 Occurrences)

Loosened (6 Occurrences)

Latchet (4 Occurrences)

Loose (219 Occurrences)

Loosen (8 Occurrences)

Line (131 Occurrences)

Loosed (41 Occurrences)

Liers-in-wait (10 Occurrences)

Games (2 Occurrences)

Winding (4 Occurrences)

Fringes (4 Occurrences)

Fillet (1 Occurrence)

Thongs (7 Occurrences)

Top (880 Occurrences)

Tablet (7 Occurrences)

Toil (66 Occurrences)

Tools (3 Occurrences)

Twine (1 Occurrence)

Tow (3 Occurrences)

Embroidery (12 Occurrences)

Easily (15 Occurrences)

Dumb (34 Occurrences)

Discovered (46 Occurrences)

Phylactery

Privily (15 Occurrences)

Paddle (1 Occurrence)

Point (106 Occurrences)

Plainly (25 Occurrences)

Border (233 Occurrences)

Bowstrings (4 Occurrences)

Borders (104 Occurrences)

Cord (47 Occurrences)

Armor (53 Occurrences)

Attach (12 Occurrences)

A (102073 Occurrences)

Arms (166 Occurrences)

Sleeper (3 Occurrences)

Stout (6 Occurrences)

Snare (69 Occurrences)

Spake (704 Occurrences)

Snaps (2 Occurrences)

Snapped (4 Occurrences)

Stop (108 Occurrences)

Slip (22 Occurrences)

Strung (3 Occurrences)

Speaking (376 Occurrences)

Lamp (45 Occurrences)

Bag (52 Occurrences)

Ambush (39 Occurrences)

Tread (60 Occurrences)

Serpent (40 Occurrences)

Cords (80 Occurrences)

Hammer (15 Occurrences)

Inner (141 Occurrences)

Touches (55 Occurrences)

Chamber (73 Occurrences)

Seal (47 Occurrences)

Striking
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