[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/cord/) [dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [C](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/c/) / cord # cord noun (cord, cords) «cord» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova. ## Everyday 1. A cord is a thin rope or a thick string. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cord/#m1) 2. A cord is the covered wire that joins a machine to the plug, like a phone charger cord. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cord/#m2) 3. The spinal cord is the bundle of nerves in your backbone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cord/#m3) 4. A cord of wood is a big pile of firewood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cord/#m4) ### In the lessons maths: a length to measure, cut or share into pieces (divide); joining cords (add); sometimes «a cord of wood», a pile of firewood; science: the spinal cord carries messages; everyday life and safety: tie with a cord, do not pull a plug out by the cord, keep cords away from water ### Examples - The cord is 24 inches long. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cord/#x1) - She cut the cord into 4 equal pieces. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cord/#x2) - A cord of wood costs $200. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cord/#x3) - He needs 3 cords that are each 2 meters long. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cord/#x4) - The lamp has a long cord. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cord/#x5) - Pull the cord to open the blinds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cord/#x6) - Don't trip over the cord. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cord/#x7) - The spinal cord runs down your back. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cord/#x8) - ‘Even that cord is not strong enough.’ [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cord/#x9) ### Note Usually a length: cutting into equal pieces means divide, joining cords means add. Trap: «a cord of wood» is a measure of firewood, not a string. Homophone: «chord» is notes played together in music. ## In Jewish tradition In the Torah it means the ropes that hold up the tent of the tabernacle, and the twisted threads on the corners of a garment. In the Writings and Prophets cords are also pictures of ties, bonds and traps, such as the "cords of Sheol" or the bands of rulers. **Interpretation.** The twisted cords on the corners are the tzitzit, fringes that tradition says remind a Jew of all the commandments. The poets' cords of death and bands to be thrown off are read as figures for danger and for rebellion against God. ### Examples - the pins of the tabernacle, and the pins of the court, and their cords; (Torah EXO.35.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cord/#x1) - and the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords. (Torah NUM.3.37, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cord/#x2) - Thou shalt make thee twisted cords upon the four corners of thy covering, wherewith thou coverest thyself. (Torah DEU.22.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cord/#x3) - Is not their tent-cord plucked up within them? (Writings JOB.4.21, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cord/#x4) - The cords of Sheol surrounded me; the snares of Death confronted me. (Prophets 2SA.22.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cord/#x5) - 'Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.' (Writings PSA.2.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cord/#x6) ### Note Usually a length: cutting into equal pieces means divide, joining cords means add. Trap: «a cord of wood» is a measure of firewood, not a string. Homophone: «chord» is notes played together in music. ## On Mova - [Trees and pragmatics of «cord» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cord/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«cord» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cord.html) on Mova free. - [Trees and pragmatics of «cord» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cord/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«cord» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/cord.html) on Mova free.