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Bracelet

Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3558

כּוּמָז

ku.maz — bracelet

1) ornaments, golden ornament 1a) maybe-armlets of gold, exact meaning not known 2) (TWOT) tablets

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2397

חַח

chach — hook

1) hook, ring, fetter, brooch 1a) hook, ring (in nose of captive) 1b) hook, ring (as jewellery) 1b1) nose ring 1b2) bracelet

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Historical dictionary entry

(1.) Anklets (Num. 31:50; 2 Sam. 1:10), and with reference to men. (2.) The rendering of a Hebrew word meaning fasteners, found in Gen. 24:22, 30, 47. (3.) In Isa. 3:19, the rendering of a Hebrew word meaning chains, i.e., twisted or chain-like bracelets. (4.) In Ex. 35:22 it designates properly a clasp for fastening the dress of females. Some interpret it as a nose-ring. (5.) In Gen. 38:18, 25, the rendering of a Hebrew word meaning “thread,” and may denote the ornamental cord with which the signet was suspended from the neck of the wearer. Bracelets were worn by men as well as by women (Cant. 5:14, R.V.). They were of many various forms. The weight of those presented by Eliezer to Rebekah was ten shekels (Gen. 24:22).

Scripture references

Numbers 31:502 Samuel 1:10Genesis 24:22Genesis 24:30Genesis 24:47Isaiah 3:19Exodus 35:22Genesis 38:18Genesis 38:25Song of Solomon 5:14

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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