Fillet
Fillet [1]
fil´et ( חוּט , ḥūṭ , חשׁק , ḥāshuḳ ):
(1) Ḥūt , from a root not used, meaning probably "to sew," therefore a string or a measuring rod or cord, and so a line, tape, thread, fillet. Jeremiah 52:21 translated "line" (the King James Version "fillet"), measuring 12 cubits long, encircling brass pillars standing 18 cubits high, part of the temple treasure plundered by the Chaldeans; and many other things "that were in the house of Yahweh, did the Chaldeans break in pieces." Translated "thread," used by Rahab, in Joshua 2:18 , and "cord," "Three fold ... is not quickly broken," in Ecclesiastes 4:12 .
(2) Ḥāshuḳ , from a root meaning "to join" and therefore something joined or attached, and so a rail or rod between pillars, i.e. a fillet. The hangings of the court of the tabernacle were supported by brass pillars set in brass sockets, "The hooks of the pillars and their fillets shall be of silver" ( Exodus 27:10 , Exodus 27:11 ). The embroidered screen for the door of the Tent was supported by five pillars socketed in brass: "And he overlaid their capitals and their fillets with gold" ( Exodus 36:38 ). The pillars for the court and the gate of the court had fillets of silver ( Exodus 38:10 ). The verb is used in Exodus 27:17; Exodus 38:17 , "All the pillars of the court were filleted with silver."
