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Lexicon :: Strong's H5141 - nezem

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נֶזֶם
Transliteration
nezem
Pronunciation
neh'-zem
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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: נזם.

Strong’s Definitions

נֶזֶם nezem, neh'-zem; from an unused root of uncertain meaning; a nose-ring:—earring, jewel.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x

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

KJV Translation Count — 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)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
נֶזֶם nezem, neh'-zem; from an unused root of uncertain meaning; a nose-ring:—earring, jewel.
STRONGS H5141: Abbreviations
† נֶ֫זֶם noun masculineJob 42:11 ring, always of gold when material mentioned; — נ׳ absolute Genesis 24:30 +; construct Genesis 24:22 +; suffix נִזְמָהּ Hosea 2:15; plural נְזָמִים Genesis 35:4; construct נִזְמֵי Exodus 32:2 +; —
1. nose-ring (Syriac bdb063306) woman's ornament, עַל־אַפָּהּ נ׳ Genesis 24:47 compare Genesis 24:22; Genesis 24:30 (J); נִזְמֵי הָאָף Isaiah 3:21 (|| טַבַּ֫עַת seal-ring); perhaps also Hosea 2:15; Ezekiel 16:12 figurative of י׳'s adorning Jerusalem (|| עֲגִילִים עַלאָֿזְנַיִךְ); compare בְּאַף חֲזִיר נ׳ Proverbs 11:22.
2. earring ornament of men and women, Genesis 35:4, אֲשֶׁר בְּאָזְנֵיהֶם נ׳ so Exodus 32:2, 3(all E); compare Proverbs 25:12 (in simile of wise reprover), and perhaps Exodus 35:22 (P; || טַבַּ֫עַת); probably also Judges 8:24 (twice in verse); Judges 8:25, 26 (of men, compare GFM), Job 42:11. — compare further GeiJüd. Zeltaschr. x (1872), 45 ff. RSSemitic i. 434, 2d ed. 453; also ref, below נור.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

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

Exodus

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

Judges

8:24; 8:25; 8:26

Job

42:11; 42:11

Proverbs

11:22; 25:12

Isaiah

3:21

Ezekiel

16:12

Hosea

2:15; 2:15

H5141

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H5141 matches the Hebrew נֶזֶם (nezem),
which occurs 17 times in 16 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:22

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:22 - When the camels had finished drinking, the man took a gold ring weighing a half shekel,[fn] and two bracelets for her arms weighing ten gold shekels,

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:30

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:30 - As soon as he saw the ring and the bracelets on his sister’s arms, and heard the words of Rebekah his sister, “Thus the man spoke to me,” he went to the man. And behold, he was standing by the camels at the spring.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:47

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:47 - Then I asked her, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ She said, ‘The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor’s son, whom Milcah bore to him.’ So I put the ring on her nose and the bracelets on her arms.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 35:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:4 - So they gave to Jacob all the foreign gods that they had, and the rings that were in their ears. Jacob hid them under the terebinth tree that was near Shechem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 32:2

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:2 - So Aaron said to them, “Take off the rings of gold that are in the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring them to me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 32:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:3 - So all the people took off the rings of gold that were in their ears and brought them to Aaron.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 35:22

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:22 - So they came, both men and women. All who were of a willing heart brought brooches and earrings and signet rings and armlets, all sorts of gold objects, every man dedicating an offering of gold to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 8:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:24 - And Gideon said to them, “Let me make a request of you: every one of you give me the earrings from his spoil.” (For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 8:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:25 - And they answered, “We will willingly give them.” And they spread a cloak, and every man threw in it the earrings of his spoil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 8:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:26 - And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was 1,700 shekels[fn] of gold, besides the crescent ornaments and the pendants and the purple garments worn by the kings of Midian, and besides the collars that were around the necks of their camels.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 42:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 42:11 - Then came to him all his brothers and sisters and all who had known him before, and ate bread with him in his house. And they showed him sympathy and comforted him for all the evil[fn] that the LORD had brought upon him. And each of them gave him a piece of money[fn] and a ring of gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 11:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:22 - Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout
is a beautiful woman without discretion.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 25:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:12 - Like a gold ring or an ornament of gold
is a wise reprover to a listening ear.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 3:21

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:21 - the signet rings and nose rings;

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:12 - And I put a ring on your nose and earrings in your ears and a beautiful crown on your head.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 2:13 - And I will punish her for the feast days of the Baals
when she burned offerings to them
and adorned herself with her ring and jewelry,
and went after her lovers
and forgot me, declares the LORD.
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