Pendant
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1):
(n.) A hanging ornament on roofs, ceilings, etc., much used in the later styles of Gothic architecture, where it is of stone, and an important part of the construction. There are imitations in plaster and wood, which are mere decorative features.
(2):
(n.) Something which hangs or depends; something suspended; a hanging appendage, especially one of an ornamental character; as to a chandelier or an eardrop; also, an appendix or addition, as to a book.
(3):
(n.) A pendulum.
(4):
(n.) One of a pair; a counterpart; as, one vase is the pendant to the other vase.
(5):
(n.) The stem and ring of a watch, by which it is suspended.
Holman Bible Dictionary [2]
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [3]
pen´dant (from French from Latin pendeo , "to hang"): Not in the King James Version. Twice in the Revised Version (British and American). (1) נטיפות , netı̄phōth (the King James Version "collars"), ornaments of the Midianites captured by Gideon ( Judges 8:26 ). (2) נטפות , netı̄phōth (the King James Version "chains"), an article of feminine apparel (Isaiah 3:19 ). The reference seems to be (Cheyne, "Isaiah" Polychrome Bible ( HDB , III, 739)) to ear-drops, pearl or gold ornaments resembling a drop of Water, fastened, probably, to the lobe of the ear.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [4]
Bibliography InformationMcClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Pendant'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/p/pendant.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
