Several Hebrew words and one Greek word are used in the Scriptures to denote thread, string, cord, and rope of various kinds. Most often employed is the Hebrew word cheʹvel.

Several Hebrew words and one Greek word are used in the Scriptures to denote thread, string, cord, and rope of various kinds. Most often employed is the Hebrew word cheʹvel.

His Word says: “A threefold cord cannot quickly be torn in two.” (Eccl. 4:12) “Threefold cord” is a figurative expression. When this illustration is applied to marriage, it includes the husband and wife, …

Then their marriage can become like “a threefold cord,” a rope of three strands tightly woven together. A rope like that is much stronger than a rope of only two strands.

Get the needed help from our publications and videos, as well as from elders and other mature Christians. By relying on Jehovah, the third and strongest strand in the “threefold cord,” your …

Remember, though, the illustration that the Bible uses for a bond such as marriage —the cord. Cords or ropes made for sailing ships are designed to last, never to fray or unravel, even in the harshest …

And a threefold cord cannot quickly be torn in two.” (Eccl. 4:9, 12) A marriage can be likened to a cord tying a couple together and, when we let God be in it, it is truly a ‘threefold cord not easily torn in two.’