What does נֶזֶם mean in the Bible?
נֶזֶם is a Hebrew word meaning "a nose-ring".
Hebrew · H5141
נֶזֶם
A nose-ring
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נֶזֶם H5141
What does נֶזֶם mean in the Bible?
נֶזֶם is a Hebrew word meaning "a nose-ring".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5141?
The BSB source-word alignment has 17 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include earrings (4), ring (3), an earring (2), the ring (2), [Like] an earring (1).
Where does נֶזֶם appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 24:22. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (4), Judges (4), Exodus (3), Proverbs (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It earrings 4× Exodus 32:2, Exodus 32:3, Judges 8:24, Judges 8:26
ring 3× Genesis 24:22, Job 42:11, Proverbs 11:22
an earring 2× Judges 8:24, Judges 8:25
the ring 2× Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:47
[Like] an earring 1× Proverbs 25:12
a ring 1× Ezekiel 16:12
and [all their] earrings 1× Genesis 35:4
and earrings 1× Exodus 35:22
rings 1× Isaiah 3:21
with rings 1× Hosea 2:13
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 24:22 נֶ֣זֶם to ring Noun - masculine singular construct Genesis 24:30 הַנֶּ֗זֶם to the ring Article | Noun - masculine singular Genesis 24:47 הַנֶּ֙זֶם֙ to the ring Article | Noun - masculine singular Genesis 35:4 הַנְּזָמִ֖ים to and [all their] earrings Article | Noun - masculine plural Exodus 32:2 נִזְמֵ֣י to earrings Noun - masculine plural construct Exodus 32:3 נִזְמֵ֥י to earrings Noun - masculine plural construct Exodus 35:22 וָנֶ֜זֶם to and earrings Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Judges 8:24 נֶ֣זֶם to an earring Noun - masculine singular construct Judges 8:24 נִזְמֵ֤י to earrings Noun - masculine plural construct Judges 8:25 נֶ֥זֶם to an earring Noun - masculine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 24:22
Aligned rows 17
Books represented 8
Genesis 4 Exodus 3 Judges 4 Job 1 Proverbs 2 Isaiah 1 Ezekiel 1 Hosea 1
Source forms
נֶ֣זֶם 4x ne·zem Genesis 24:22, Judges 8:24, Proverbs 11:22, Proverbs 25:12
נֶ֥זֶם 2x ne·zem Judges 8:25, Job 42:11
נִזְמֵ֤י 2x niz·mê Judges 8:24, Judges 8:26
הַנֶּ֗זֶם 1x han·ne·zem Genesis 24:30
הַנֶּ֙זֶם֙ 1x han·ne·zem Genesis 24:47
הַנְּזָמִ֖ים 1x han·nə·zā·mîm Genesis 35:4
וָנֶ֜זֶם 1x wā·ne·zem Exodus 35:22
וְנִזְמֵ֥י 1x wə·niz·mê Isaiah 3:21
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct 6x Genesis 24:22, Judges 8:24, Judges 8:25, Job 42:11
Noun - masculine plural construct 4x Exodus 32:2, Exodus 32:3, Judges 8:24, Judges 8:26
Article | Noun - masculine singular 2x Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:47
Article | Noun - masculine plural 1x Genesis 35:4
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct 1x Isaiah 3:21
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 1x Exodus 35:22
Noun - masculine singular 1x Ezekiel 16:12
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular 1x Hosea 2:13
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a nose-ring
Source Gloss
a nose-ring
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a nose-ring BDB: ring Usage: earring, jewel.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
נֶזֶם is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain