BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
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GREEK · G9508
trupaō — to make a hole
1. to bore, pierce through , (Odyssey by Homer):—;Pass., τὰ ὦτα τετρυπημένος having one's ears pierced for earrings , (Xenophon Historicus); ψῆφος τετρυπημένη the pebble of condemnation which had a hole in it , (Aeschines Orator) 2. τρ. τῷ ποδὶ τὴν βελόνην to force the point through the foot, [variant datesAnthology Palantina (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →Rings properly for the ear (Gen. 35:4; Num. 31:50; Ezek. 16:12). In Gen. 24:47 the word means a nose-jewel, and is so rendered in the Revised Version. In Isa. 3:20 the Authorized Version has “ear-rings,” and the Revised Version “amulets,” which more correctly represents the original word (lehashim), which means incantations; charms, thus remedies against enchantment, worn either suspended from the neck or in the ears of females. Ear-rings were ornaments used by both sexes (Ex. 32:2).
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
