נֶזֶם nezem
Hebrew word for “ring” · Strong’s H5141 · used 17 times in 16 verses
Meaning
1) ring, nose ring, earring; 1a) nose ring (woman's ornament); 1b) earring (ornament of men or women)
How it is translated
Glosses given for nezem in context, with how often each is used:
- ring 6
- rings 5
- earrings 3
- earring 3
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis | 4 | 0.2 | |
| Judges | 4 | 0.4 | |
| Exodus | 3 | 0.2 | |
| Proverbs | 2 | 0.3 | |
| Job | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Isaiah | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Ezekiel | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Hosea | 1 | 0.4 |
Chapters where it is used most
Genesis 24 (3), Judges 8 (3), Exodus 32 (2), Genesis 35 (1), Exodus 35 (1), Job 42 (1), Proverbs 11 (1), Proverbs 25 (1), Isaiah 3 (1), Ezekiel 16 (1)
Forms
- נזם 7
- נזמי 4
- הנזם 2
- הנזמים 1
- ונזם 1
- ונזמי 1
- נזמה 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with nezem more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- זָהָב zahav “gold” 9
- צָמִיד tsamid “bracelet” 3
- אֹזֶן ozen “ear” 5
- גָּמָל gamal “camel” 3
- אַף aph “face” 4
- פָּרַק paraq “to tear” 2
- שָׁאַל shaal “to ask” 3
- טַבַּעַת tabbaat “ring” 2
- מִשְׁקָל mishqal “weight” 2
- שָׁלָל shalal “spoil” 2
- אָחוֹת achot “sister” 2
- אִשָּׁה ishshah “woman” 3
Key verses
The verses using nezem that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Genesis 24:22 — And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten…
- Genesis 24:47 — And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter art thou? And she said, The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor’s son, whom Milcah bare unto him: and I put the earring upon…
- 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…
- 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.
- 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: and every…
- 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. (For they had golden earrings, because…
- Judges 8:26 — 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…
- Job 42:11 — Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house:…
- Proverbs 11:22 — As a jewel of gold in a swine’s snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion.
- Proverbs 25:12 — As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
- Isaiah 3:21 — The rings, and nose jewels,
- Hosea 2:13 — And I will visit upon her the days of Baalim, wherein she burned incense to them, and she decked herself with her earrings and her jewels, and she went after…
See all 16 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.