- Ancient uses of
- In casting lotsMic 2:5
- Fastening tentsExo 35:18Exo 39:40Isa 54:2
- Leading or binding animalsPsa 118:27Hos 11:4
- Hitching to cart or ploughJob 39:10
- Binding prisonersJdg 15:13
- Measuring ground2Sa 8:2Jos 17:14Psa 78:55Amo 7:17Zec 2:1
- Worn on the head as a sign of submission1Ki 20:31
- FIGURATIVE
- Of spiritual blessingsPsa 16:6
- Of sinPro 5:22
- Of lifeEcc 12:6
- Of friendshipEcc 4:12Hos 11:4
- SYMBOLICAL USES OF
- Token in mourning1Ki 20:31–33Job 36:8
- Signifying an inheritanceJos 17:14
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