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== Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_32873" /> == | |||
<p> ''''' nōz ''''' - ''''' jū´elz ''''' , - ''''' jōō´elz ''''' ( נזם , <i> ''''' nezem ''''' </i> (probably from נזם , <i> ''''' nāzam ''''' </i> , "muzzle") a "nose-ring," or "nose-jewel," so rendered in Isaiah 3:21; "jewel in a swine's snout," Proverbs 11:22 , the King James Version margin "ring"; "jewel on thy forehead," Ezekiel 16:12 , "ring upon thy nose"): In | Isaiah 3:21 Genesis 24:47 Proverbs 11:22 Hosea 2:13 | ||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_6749" /> == | |||
<p> ''''' nōz ''''' - ''''' jū´elz ''''' , - ''''' jōō´elz ''''' ( נזם , <i> ''''' nezem ''''' </i> (probably from נזם , <i> ''''' nāzam ''''' </i> , "muzzle") a "nose-ring," or "nose-jewel," so rendered in Isaiah 3:21; "jewel in a swine's snout," Proverbs 11:22 , the King James Version margin "ring"; "jewel on thy forehead," Ezekiel 16:12 , "ring upon thy nose"): In Genesis 24:22 , the King James Version rendered incorrectly "earring"; compare Genesis 24:47 . Indeed, the word had also a more generic meaning of "ring" or "jewelry," whether worn in the nose or not. See Genesis 35:4; Exodus 32:2 , where the ornament was worn in the ear. There are several cases without specification, uniformly rendered, without good reason, however, "earring" in the King James Version ( Exodus 35:22; Judges 8:24 , Judges 8:25; Job 42:11 ("ring"); Proverbs 25:12; Hosea 2:13 (15)). </p> <p> The nose-jewel was made of gold or of silver, usually, and worn by many women of the East. It was a ring of from an inch to about three inches (in extreme cases) in diameter, and was passed through the right nostril. Usually there were pendant from the metal ring jewels, beads or coral. Such ornaments are still worn in some parts of the East. See also [[Amulet]]; [[Jewel]] . </p> | |||
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<ref name="term_32873"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/easton-s-bible-dictionary/nose-jewels Nose-Jewels from Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_6749"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/nose-jewels Nose-Jewels from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_6749"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/nose-jewels Nose-Jewels from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:11, 12 October 2021
Easton's Bible Dictionary [1]
Isaiah 3:21 Genesis 24:47 Proverbs 11:22 Hosea 2:13
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [2]
nōz - jū´elz , - jōō´elz ( נזם , nezem (probably from נזם , nāzam , "muzzle") a "nose-ring," or "nose-jewel," so rendered in Isaiah 3:21; "jewel in a swine's snout," Proverbs 11:22 , the King James Version margin "ring"; "jewel on thy forehead," Ezekiel 16:12 , "ring upon thy nose"): In Genesis 24:22 , the King James Version rendered incorrectly "earring"; compare Genesis 24:47 . Indeed, the word had also a more generic meaning of "ring" or "jewelry," whether worn in the nose or not. See Genesis 35:4; Exodus 32:2 , where the ornament was worn in the ear. There are several cases without specification, uniformly rendered, without good reason, however, "earring" in the King James Version ( Exodus 35:22; Judges 8:24 , Judges 8:25; Job 42:11 ("ring"); Proverbs 25:12; Hosea 2:13 (15)).
The nose-jewel was made of gold or of silver, usually, and worn by many women of the East. It was a ring of from an inch to about three inches (in extreme cases) in diameter, and was passed through the right nostril. Usually there were pendant from the metal ring jewels, beads or coral. Such ornaments are still worn in some parts of the East. See also Amulet; Jewel .
