נֶ֫זֶם
ne.zem
“ring”
Definition
a nose-ring
from an unused root of uncertain meaning;
- ring, nose ring, earring 1a) nose ring (woman's ornament) 1b) earring (ornament of men or women)
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
נֶ֫זֶם appears 15 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
So Aaron told them, “Take off the gold earrings that are on your wives and sons and daughters, and bring them to me.”
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Then I asked her, ‘Whose daughter are you?’She replied, ‘The daughter of Bethuel son of Nahor, whom Milcah bore to him.’ So I put the ring on her nose and the bracelets on her wrists.
Then he added, “Let me make a request of you, that each of you give me an earring from his plunder.” (For the enemies had gold earrings because they were Ishmaelites.)
All his brothers and sisters and prior acquaintances came and dined with him in his house. They consoled him and comforted him over all the adversity that the LORD had brought upon him. And each one gave him a piece of silver and a gold ring.
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