ื ึถื–ึถื
Transliteration
nezem
Pronunciation
neh'-zem
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root of uncertain meaning
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1338a

Variant Spellings

The following spelling is supported by Strongs and Gesenius: ื ื–ื.

Strongโ€™s Definitions

ื ึถื–ึถื nezem, neh'-zem; from an unused root of uncertain meaning; a nose-ring:โ€”earring, jewel.

KJV Translation Count โ€” Total: 17x

The KJV translates Strong's H5141 in the following manner: earring (14x), jewel (3x).

KJV Translation Count โ€” Total: 17x
The KJV translates Strong's H5141 in the following manner: earring (14x), jewel (3x).

  1. ring, nose ring, earring

    1. nose ring (woman's ornament)

    2. earring (ornament of men or women)

Strongโ€™s Definitions [?](Strongโ€™s Definitions Legend)
ื ึถื–ึถื nezem, neh'-zem; from an unused root of uncertain meaning; a nose-ring:โ€”earring, jewel.
STRONGS H5141: Abbreviations
โ€  ื ึถึซื–ึถื noun masculineJob 42:11 ring, always of gold when material mentioned; โ€” ื ืณ absolute Genesis 24:30 +; construct Genesis 24:22 +; suffix ื ึดื–ึฐืžึธื”ึผ Hosea 2:15; plural ื ึฐื–ึธืžึดื™ื Genesis 35:4; construct ื ึดื–ึฐืžึตื™ Exodus 32:2 +; โ€”
1. nose-ring (Syriac ) woman's ornament, ืขึทืœึพืึทืคึผึธื”ึผ ื ืณ Genesis 24:47 compare Genesis 24:22; Genesis 24:30 (J); ื ึดื–ึฐืžึตื™ ื”ึธืึธืฃ Isaiah 3:21 (|| ื˜ึทื‘ึผึทึซืขึทืช seal-ring); perhaps also Hosea 2:15; Ezekiel 16:12 figurative of ื™ืณ's adorning Jerusalem (|| ืขึฒื’ึดื™ืœึดื™ื ืขึทืœืึธึฟื–ึฐื ึทื™ึดืšึฐ); compare ื‘ึผึฐืึทืฃ ื—ึฒื–ึดื™ืจ ื ืณ Proverbs 11:22.
2. earring ornament of men and women, Genesis 35:4, ืึฒืฉึถืืจ ื‘ึผึฐืึธื–ึฐื ึตื™ื”ึถื ื ืณ so Exodus 32:2, 3(all E); compare Proverbs 25:12 (in simile of wise reprover), and perhaps Exodus 35:22 (P; || ื˜ึทื‘ึผึทึซืขึทืช); probably also Judges 8:24 (twice in verse); Judges 8:25, 26 (of men, compare GFM), Job 42:11. โ€” compare further GeiJรผd. Zeltaschr. x (1872), 45 ff. RSSemitic i. 434, 2d ed. 453; also ref, below ื ื•ืจ.
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References

Genesis

Genesis 24:22; Genesis 24:22; Genesis 24:30; Genesis 24:30; Genesis 24:47; Genesis 35:4; Genesis 35:4

Exodus

Exodus 32:2; Exodus 32:2; Exodus 32:3; Exodus 35:22

Judges

Judges 8:24; Judges 8:25; Judges 8:26

Job

Job 42:11; Job 42:11

Proverbs

Proverbs 11:22; Proverbs 25:12

Isaiah

Isaiah 3:21

Ezekiel

Ezekiel 16:12

Hosea

Hosea 2:15; Hosea 2:15