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נֶזֶם H5141
H5141 is the Hebrew word נֶזֶם, transliterated nezem and said neh'-zem. The King James Version most often renders it earrings.
What it means
a nose-ring.
Where it comes from
from an unused root of uncertain meaning.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 16 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: earring, jewel.
Verses using נֶזֶם
All 15 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 24:22 · KJV
And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold;
Genesis 24:30 · KJV
And it came to pass, when he saw the earring and bracelets upon his sister’s hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, Thus spake the man unto me; that he came unto the man; and, behold, he stood by the camels at the well.
Genesis 24:47 · KJV
And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter art thou? And she said, The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor’s son, whom Milcah bare unto him: and I put the earring upon her face, and the bracelets upon her hands.
Genesis 35:4 · KJV
And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which were in their hand, and all their earrings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem.
Exodus 32:2 · KJV
And Aaron said unto them, Break off the golden earrings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them unto me.
Exodus 32:3 · KJV
And all the people brake off the golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them unto Aaron.
Exodus 35:22 · KJV
And they came, both men and women, as many as were willing hearted, and brought bracelets, and earrings, and rings, and tablets, all jewels of gold: and every man that offered offered an offering of gold unto the LORD.
Judges 8:24 · KJV
And Gideon said unto them, I would desire a request of you, that ye would give me every man the earrings of his prey. (For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.)
Judges 8:25 · KJV
And they answered, We will willingly give them. And they spread a garment, and did cast therein every man the earrings of his prey.
Judges 8:26 · KJV
And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was a thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold; beside ornaments, and collars, and purple raiment that was on the kings of Midian, and beside the chains that were about their camels’ necks.
Job 42:11 · KJV
Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house: and they bemoaned him, and comforted him over all the evil that the LORD had brought upon him: every man also gave him a piece of money, and every one an earring of gold.
Proverbs 11:22 · KJV
As a jewel of gold in a swine’s snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion.
Proverbs 25:12 · KJV
As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
Ezekiel 16:12 · KJV
And I put a jewel on thy forehead, and earrings in thine ears, and a beautiful crown upon thine head.
Hosea 2:13 · KJV
And I will visit upon her the days of Baalim, wherein she burned incense to them, and she decked herself with her earrings and her jewels, and she went after her lovers, and forgat me, saith the LORD.
Common questions
What does Strong's H5141 mean?
H5141 is the Hebrew word נֶזֶם (nezem), meaning a nose-ring.
How is H5141 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it earrings (8 times), earring (5 times), jewel (2 times), herself with her earrings (1 time).
How many times does H5141 appear in the Bible?
נֶזֶם (nezem) is tagged in 15 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H5141 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from an unused root of uncertain meaning.
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