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“Chains” From
Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(links). Used for ornament on
man
and
beast
, and for
fetters
(
Gen. 41:42
42
And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph's hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck; (Genesis 41:42)
;
Judg. 8:21; 16:21
21
Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise thou, and fall upon us: for as the man is, so is his strength. And Gideon arose, and slew Zebah and Zalmunna, and took away the ornaments that were on their camels' necks. (Judges 8:21)
21
But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison house. (Judges 16:21)
;
2 Sam. 3:34
34
Thy hands were not bound, nor thy feet put into fetters: as a man falleth before wicked men, so fellest thou. And all the people wept again over him. (2 Samuel 3:34)
;
2 Kings 25:7
7
And they slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him with fetters of brass, and carried him to Babylon. (2 Kings 25:7)
;
Isa. 3:19
19
The chains, and the bracelets, and the mufflers, (Isaiah 3:19)
;
Acts 12:6; 21:33; 28:20
6
And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison. (Acts 12:6)
33
Then the chief captain came near, and took him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains; and demanded who he was, and what he had done. (Acts 21:33)
20
For this cause therefore have I called for you, to see you, and to speak with you: because that for the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain. (Acts 28:20)
).
“Collar” From
Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
“Collars” (
Judg. 8:26
26
And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was a thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold; beside ornaments, and collars, and purple raiment that was on the kings of Midian, and beside the chains that were about their camels' necks. (Judges 8:26)
), and “
chains
” (
Isa. 3:19
19
The chains, and the bracelets, and the mufflers, (Isaiah 3:19)
), should be “
ear
-drops.”
“Chains” From
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
These are mentioned in
scripture
:
1.
As
the
insignia of
office
;
Joseph
and
Daniel
were invested
with
gold
chains
(
Gen. 41:42
42
And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph's hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck; (Genesis 41:42)
;
Dan. 5:7
7
The king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. And the king spake, and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whosoever shall read this writing, and show me the interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about his neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom. (Daniel 5:7)
).
2.
As ornaments:
they
were placed on parts of
the
temple
; were worn on the neck, and found among the
spoils
of war: (
Ex. 28:14
14
And two chains of pure gold at the ends; of wreathen work shalt thou make them, and fasten the wreathen chains to the ouches. (Exodus 28:14)
;
Num. 31:50
50
We have therefore brought an oblation for the Lord, what every man hath gotten, of jewels of gold, chains, and bracelets, rings, earrings, and tablets, to make an atonement for our souls before the Lord. (Numbers 31:50)
;
2 Chron. 3:5,16
5
And the greater house he cieled with fir tree, which he overlaid with fine gold, and set thereon palm trees and chains. (2 Chronicles 3:5)
16
And he made chains, as in the oracle, and put them on the heads of the pillars; and made an hundred pomegranates, and put them on the chains. (2 Chronicles 3:16)
;
Song of Sol. 1:10
10
Thy cheeks are comely with rows of jewels, thy neck with chains of gold. (Song of Solomon 1:10)
).
3.
Used
to secure prisoners (
Jer. 39:7
7
Moreover he put out Zedekiah's eyes, and bound him with chains, to carry him to Babylon. (Jeremiah 39:7)
;
Lam. 3:7
7
He hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out: he hath made my chain heavy. (Lamentations 3:7)
;
Acts 12:6
6
And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison. (Acts 12:6)
;
2 Tim. 1:16
16
The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain: (2 Timothy 1:16)
;
Jude 6
6
And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day. (Jude 6)
).
“Collar” From
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
A
jewel
or appendage (
Judg. 8:26
26
And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was a thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold; beside ornaments, and collars, and purple raiment that was on the kings of Midian, and beside the chains that were about their camels' necks. (Judges 8:26)
). In
the
margin it is “
sweet
jewels
.” The RV has “pendants.” The same word is translated “
chains
” in
Isaiah 3:19
19
The chains, and the bracelets, and the mufflers, (Isaiah 3:19)
. In
Job 30:18
18
By the great force of my disease is my garment changed: it bindeth me about as the collar of my coat. (Job 30:18)
it is merely the
collar
of a
coat
: the mouth or opening
for
the throat.
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Number:
5188
(
find all occurrences in KJV Bible
)
Transliteration:
ntiyphah
Phonic:
net-ee-faw’
Meaning:
from
5197
; a pendant for the ears (especially of pearls)
KJV Usage:
chain, collar
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