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, 8:25; Job 42:11 (“ring”); Proverbs 25:12; Hosea 2:13 (15)).
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Author: International Std. Bible Encyclopedia
Keywords: Nose-Jewels, Jewelry, Jewel, Jewelery, Ornament
Bible reference(s): Exodus 32:2, Exodus 35:22, Ezekiel 16:12, Genesis 24:22, Genesis 35:4, Hosea 2:13, Isaiah 3:21, Job 42:11, Judges 8:24, Proverbs 11:22, Proverbs 25:12
Source: James Orr (editor), The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, 5 volume set.
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