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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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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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 - Then at last, when the camels had finished drinking, he took out a gold ring for her nose and two large gold bracelets[fn] for her wrists.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:30

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:30 - He had seen the nose-ring and the bracelets on his sister’s wrists, and had heard Rebekah tell what the man had said. So he rushed out to the spring, where the man was still standing beside his camels.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:47

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:47 - “Then I asked, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ She replied, ‘I am the daughter of Bethuel, and my grandparents are Nahor and Milcah.’ So I put the ring on her nose, and the bracelets on her wrists.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 35:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:4 - So they gave Jacob all their pagan idols and earrings, and he buried them under the great tree near Shechem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 32:2

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 32:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:3 - All the people took the gold rings from their ears and brought them to Aaron.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 35:22

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:22 - Both men and women came, all whose hearts were willing. They brought to the LORD their offerings of gold—brooches, earrings, rings from their fingers, and necklaces. They presented gold objects of every kind as a special offering to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 8:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:24 - However, I do have one request—that each of you give me an earring from the plunder you collected from your fallen enemies.” (The enemies, being Ishmaelites, all wore gold earrings.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 8:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:25 - “Gladly!” they replied. They spread out a cloak, and each one threw in a gold earring he had gathered from the plunder.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 8:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:26 - The weight of the gold earrings was forty-three pounds,[fn] not including the royal ornaments and pendants, the purple clothing worn by the kings of Midian, or the chains around the necks of their camels.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 42:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 42:11 - Then all his brothers, sisters, and former friends came and feasted with him in his home. And they consoled him and comforted him because of all the trials the LORD had brought against him. And each of them brought him a gift of money[fn] and a gold ring.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:22 - A beautiful woman who lacks discretion
is like a gold ring in a pig’s snout.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 25:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:12 - To one who listens, valid criticism
is like a gold earring or other gold jewelry.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 3:21

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:21 - rings, jewels,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:12 - a ring for your nose, earrings for your ears, and a lovely crown for your head.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 2:13 - I will punish her for all those times
when she burned incense to her images of Baal,
when she put on her earrings and jewels
and went out to look for her lovers
but forgot all about me,”
says the LORD.
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