Original Word: שַׁרְשְׁרָה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: sharahrah
Pronunciation: shar-sheh-rah
Phonetic Spelling: (shar-sher-aw')
Definition: a chain, a garland
Meaning: A chain or a garland.

Word Origin: Derived from the root שָׁרַר (sharar), which means to be firm or to bind.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • Strong's Greek Number 254: ἅλυσις (halysis) • a chain, often used in the New Testament to refer to literal chains or bonds, such as those used to bind prisoners.
• Strong's Greek Number 4029: περιδέσμη (peridesme) • a garland or wreath, used in the context of adornment or decoration.

These Greek terms reflect similar concepts of binding and adornment, paralleling the Hebrew usage of שַׁרְשְׁרָה in the Old Testament.

Usage: The term שַׁרְשְׁרָה is used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to ornamental chains or garlands, often associated with decoration or adornment.

Context: The Hebrew word שַׁרְשְׁרָה (sharsherah) appears in the context of decorative chains or garlands, typically used for ornamental purposes. In the ancient Near Eastern culture, such items were often crafted from precious metals and used to adorn individuals or objects of significance. The use of chains or garlands as adornments is indicative of wealth, status, or ceremonial importance. In the biblical text, these items may be mentioned in descriptions of priestly garments, temple furnishings, or royal attire, highlighting their role in enhancing beauty and signifying honor.

For example, in the construction of the tabernacle and the priestly garments, chains were used as part of the design to hold the breastplate in place, as described in Exodus 28:14: "and two chains of pure gold, made of braided cord work; and you shall attach the braided chains to the settings." This illustrates the functional and decorative use of chains in sacred contexts.

Word Origin
from the same as shor
Definition
chain
NASB Translation
chains (7), chainwork* (1).

[שַׁרְשְׁרָה] noun feminine (in spite of following suffix masculine Exodus 28:14, Ges^{§ 135o} Albr^{ZAW xv (1895), 316, xvi (1896), 96}) chain (Assyrian šaršarratu, chain, fetter; Mishna שַׁרְשָׁרוֺת, Talmud שַׁרְשׁוּרָא, Syriac , chain or rope of palm-leaves, etc., but also Late Hebrew שַׁלְשֶׁלֶת chain, ᵑ7 שֵׁישְׁלָא, Syriac [whence Arabic , see Ethiopic ], (connection with ׳שַׁר denied by Nö^{B88W 56 Anm. 9})); — plural שַׁרְשְׁרוֺת, absolute 1 Kings 7:17 +, רֹת- absolute 2 Chronicles 3:15, construct Exodus 28:14 +, שַׁרְשֹׁת Exodus 28:22 (either abbreviated or textual error); — chains of gold, like wreaths, attached to ephod Exodus 28:14 (twice in verse); Exodus 28:22; Exodus 39:15; ornaments on pillars at porch of temple 1 Kings 7:17 (׳גְּדִלִים מַעֲשֵׂה שׁ), "" 2 Chronicles 3:15,16 (twice in verse).

שׁרשׁ (apparently √ of following; Di^{Job 40:16} Buhl and others think = שׁרשׁר, √ שׁרר, compare שֹׁר, etc., Ethiopic nerve, muscle, whence שֹׁרֶשׁ as root-fibre, but word very ancient, and this der,quite unproven; Schw^{ZMG iii (1898), 140 f.} compare Arabic ( by dissimilation), thorn-bush, hard, rough, rugged (of ground), ill-natured, cross; hence שֹׁרֶשׁ, from tough, gnarled root-fibres; Late Hebrew and Phoenician שרש, Assyrian šuršu, all root, Sabean שרס (see Arabic above) root, foundation Hom^{Chr 124}, אשרס foundation DHM^{AMG xxix (1875), 606}; xxxvii (1883), 415; Aramaic שׁוֺרְשָׁא, root).

chain

From sharash (compare sharshah); a chain; (arch.) Probably a garland -- chain.

see HEBREW sharash

see HEBREW sharshah

בַּֽשַּׁרְשְׁרֽוֹת׃ בשרשרות׃ וְשַׁרְשְׁרֽוֹת׃ ושרשרות׃ שַׁרְשְׁר֔וֹת שַׁרְשְׁרֹ֥ת שַׁרְשְׁרֹת֙ שַׁרְשְׁרוֹת֙ שרשרות שרשרת baš·šar·šə·rō·wṯ BashsharsheRot baššaršərōwṯ šar·šə·rō·wṯ šar·šə·rōṯ šaršərōṯ šaršərōwṯ sharsheRot vesharsheRot wə·šar·šə·rō·wṯ wəšaršərōwṯInterlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts