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Smith's Bible Dictionary

Earrings

The material of which earrings were made was generally gold, (Exodus 32:2) and their form circular. They were worn by women and by youth of both sexes. These ornaments appear to have been regarded with superstitious reverence as an amulet. On this account they were surrendered along with the idols by Jacob's household. (Genesis 35:4) Chardin describes earrings with talismanic figures and characters on them as still existing in the East. Jewels were sometimes attached to the rings. The size of the earrings still worn in eastern countries far exceeds what is usual among ourselves; hence they formed a handsome present, (Job 42:11) or offering to the service of God. (Numbers 31:50)

ATS Bible Dictionary

Earrings

See RINGS.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Rings properly for the ear (Genesis 35:4; Numbers 31:50; Ezek. 16:12). In Genesis 24:47 the word means a nose-jewel, and is so rendered in the Revised Version. In Isaiah 3:20 the Authorized Version has "ear-rings," and the Revised Version "amulets," which more correctly represents the original word (lehashim), which means incantations; charms, thus remedies against enchantment, worn either suspended from the neck or in the ears of females. Ear-rings were ornaments used by both sexes (Exodus 32:2).

Strong's Hebrew

5188. netiphah -- a drop, pendant
... 5187, 5188. netiphah. 5189 . a drop, pendant. Transliteration: netiphah
Phonetic Spelling: (net-ee-faw') Short Definition: earrings. ...
/hebrew/5188.htm - 6k

5694. agil -- a hoop, ring
... 5693, 5694. agil. 5695 . a hoop, ring. Transliteration: agil Phonetic
Spelling: (aw-gheel') Short Definition: earrings. Word Origin ...
/hebrew/5694.htm - 6k

5141. nezem -- a ring (worn as an ornament)
... Word Origin of uncertain derivation Definition a ring (worn as an ornament) NASB
Word Usage earring (3), earrings (4), ring (6), rings (4). earring, jewel. ...
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Library

May 18 Evening
... 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 ...
/.../anonymous/daily light on the daily path/may 18 evening.htm

The Golden Calf
... the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of
him.2. And Aaron said unto them, Break off the golden earrings, which are in ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture k/the golden calf.htm

Under the Three Pastors, --There were Manifold Shepherds
... 5. Aaron stripped off from the ears,"the earrings and made a calf."That lifeless
calf in secret,"pierced and slaughtered the camp:"those who had ...
/.../ephraim/hymns and homilies of ephraim the syrian/hymn xiv under the three.htm

Letter ccxlv. To Possidius
... 2. As for the accursed superstition of wearing amulets (among which the earrings
worn by men at the top of the ear on one side are to be reckoned), it is ...
/.../augustine/the confessions and letters of st/letter ccxlv to possidius.htm

The Great Furnace for a Great Soul
... This is not difficult to manage, for the gwei, though powerful to work evil, is
a simple creature, and it is sufficient for him to see earrings dangling from ...
/.../cable/the fulfilment of a dream of pastor hsis/chapter xi the great furnace.htm

Against Excessive Fondness for Jewels and Gold Ornaments.
... decoration. Accordingly the comic poet Nicostratus says, "Chains, collars,
rings, bracelets, serpents, anklets, earrings." [1560]. ...
/.../the instructor paedagogus/chapter xiiiagainst excessive fondness for.htm

Nor Should I Think it Needful to Discuss Whether God Pursues a ...
... [8246] Aaron is importuned, and commands that the earrings of their women
be brought together, that they may be thrown into the fire. ...
/.../scorpiace antidote for the scorpions sting/chapter iii nor should i.htm

The Demons Sin among Mankind.
... This limping manufacturer of buckles and earrings, as is likely, deceived the
motherless child and orphan with these girlish ornaments. ...
/.../tatian/tatians address to the greeks/chapter viii the demons sin among.htm

Guests at an Imperial Banquet
... Marsa, Castricia, and Epigraphia"in their upper robes of gauze, woven in gold with
scenes from the Gospels, their necklaces, their earrings, their hands ...
/.../chapter xix guests at an.htm

To the Same Again.
... ye lift up your pretty hair one by one on your painted brow; ye anoint your cheeks
with some sort of ruddy colour laid on; and, moreover, earrings hang down ...
/.../commodianus/the instructions of commodianus/lx to the same again.htm

Thesaurus

Earrings (14 Occurrences)
...Earrings (14 Occurrences). ... (KJV NIV). Exodus 32:3 And all the people brake off the
golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them unto Aaron. ...
/e/earrings.htm - 11k

Earring (7 Occurrences)
... The ears in the statue of the Medicean Venus are pierced and probably were
originally ornamented with earrings. It is clear, however ...
/e/earring.htm - 10k

Rings (46 Occurrences)
... Exodus 35:22 They came, both men and women, as many as were willing-hearted, and
brought brooches, earrings, signet rings, and armlets, all jewels of gold ...
/r/rings.htm - 20k

Bracelets (10 Occurrences)
... Exodus 35:22 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 ...
/b/bracelets.htm - 9k

Ear-rings (12 Occurrences)
Ear-rings. Earrings, Ear-rings. Ears . Multi-Version Concordance Ear-rings
(12 Occurrences). ... (See JPS WBS). Earrings, Ear-rings. Ears . Reference Bible
/e/ear-rings.htm - 10k

Plunder (118 Occurrences)
... Judges 8:24 Gideon said to them, "I would make a request of you, that you would
give me every man the earrings of his spoil." (For they had golden earrings...
/p/plunder.htm - 37k

Jewels (54 Occurrences)
... (BBE). Exodus 35:22 They came, both men and women, as many as were willing-hearted,
and brought brooches, earrings, signet rings, and armlets, all jewels of gold ...
/j/jewels.htm - 23k

Ring (33 Occurrences)
... Judges 8:24 Gideon said to them, "I would make a request of you, that you would
give me every man the earrings of his spoil." (For they had golden earrings...
/r/ring.htm - 24k

Spoil (140 Occurrences)
... Judges 8:24 Gideon said to them, "I would make a request of you, that you would
give me every man the earrings of his spoil." (For they had golden earrings...
/s/spoil.htm - 40k

Prey (105 Occurrences)
... (KJV WBS). Judges 8:24 And Gideon said unto them, I would desire a request of
you, that ye would give me every man the earrings of his prey. ...
/p/prey.htm - 42k

Bible Concordance

Earrings (14 Occurrences)

Genesis 35:4 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.
(KJV)

Exodus 32:2 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.
(KJV NIV)

Exodus 32:3 And all the people brake off the golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them unto Aaron.
(KJV NIV)

Exodus 35:22 They came, both men and women, as many as were willing-hearted, and brought brooches, earrings, signet rings, and armlets, all jewels of gold; even every man who offered an offering of gold to Yahweh.
(WEB KJV DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Numbers 31:50 We have brought Yahweh's offering, what every man has gotten, of jewels of gold, armlets, and bracelets, signet rings, earrings, and necklaces, to make atonement for our souls before Yahweh."
(WEB KJV DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Judges 8:24 Gideon said to them, "I would make a request of you, that you would give me every man the earrings of his spoil." (For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.)
(WEB KJV DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Judges 8:25 They answered, "We will willingly give them." They spread a garment, and every man threw the earrings of his spoil into it.
(WEB KJV DBY RSV)

Judges 8:26 The weight of the golden earrings that he requested was one thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold, besides the crescents, and the pendants, and the purple clothing that was on the kings of Midian, and besides the chains that were about their camels' necks.
(WEB KJV DBY NAS RSV)

Song of Songs 1:10 Your cheeks are beautiful with earrings, your neck with strings of jewels.
(WEB NIV)

Song of Songs 1:11 We will make you earrings of gold, with studs of silver.
(WEB NIV)

Isaiah 3:19 the earrings, the bracelets, the veils,
(WEB NAS NIV)

Isaiah 3:20 The bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the headbands, and the tablets, and the earrings,
(KJV)

Ezekiel 16:12 I put a ring on your nose, and earrings in your ears, and a beautiful crown on your head.
(WEB KJV JPS DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Hosea 2:13 I will visit on her the days of the Baals, to which she burned incense, when she decked herself with her earrings and her jewels, and went after her lovers, and forgot me," says Yahweh.
(WEB KJV ASV NAS)

Subtopics

Earrings

Related Terms

Earring (7 Occurrences)

Rings (46 Occurrences)

Bracelets (10 Occurrences)

Ear-rings (12 Occurrences)

Plunder (118 Occurrences)

Jewels (54 Occurrences)

Ring (33 Occurrences)

Spoil (140 Occurrences)

Prey (105 Occurrences)