Strong's Lexicon

H5141

H5141 — נֶזֶם

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewnexemnoun mascOccurrences: 17TWOT: 1338a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H5141
Word:	נֶזֶם
Part of Speech:	noun masc
Etymology:	from an unused root of uncertain meaning
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	17
Transliteration:	nexem
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	neh'-zem
Meaning:	1. a nose-ring
KJV Renderings:	earring, jewel.

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נֶ֫זֶם noun masculine^{Job 42:11} ring, always of gold when material mentioned; — ׳ נ absolute Gen 24:30 +; construct Gen 24:22 +; suffix נִזְמָהּ Hos 2:15 plural נְזָמִים Gen 35:4 construct נִזְמֵי Exod 32:2 +; —

1. nose-ring (Syriac [untranscribed source text 3258]) woman's ornament, עַלאַֿפָּהּ ׳ נ Gen 24:47 compare Gen 24:22 Gen 24:30 ( J ); נִזְמֵי הָאָף Isa 3:21 (|| טַבַּ֫עַת seal-ring); perhaps also Hos 2:15; Ezek 16:12 figurative of ׳ י's adorning Jerusalem (|| עֲגִילִים עַלאָֿזְנַיִךְ); compare בְּאַף חֲזִיר ׳ נ Prov 11:22 .

2. earring ornament of men and women, Gen 35:4, אֲשֶׁר בְּאָזְנֵיהֶם ׳ נ so Exod 32:2; Exod 32:3 (all E ); compare Prov 25:12 (in simile of wise reprover), and perhaps Exod 35:22 ( P ; || טַבַּ֫עַת); probably also Judg 8:24 (twice in verse); Judg 8:25; Judg 8:26 (of men, compare GFM), Job 42:11. — compare further Gei^{Jüd. Zeltaschr. x (1872), 45 ff.} RS^{Semitic i. 434, 2d ed. 453}; also ref, below נור .

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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