H0685 H0685
bracelet, armlet (ornamental arm band)
This noun denotes an ornamental armband or bracelet worn on the upper arm. It appears in contexts of spoil and royal insignia—valuable jewelry taken as war booty or worn as marks of status. One reference may involve a textual issue, but the ornamental sense is clear.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Arm ornament mentioned in Numbers 31:50 (among Midianite spoil dedicated to God) and 2 Samuel 1:10 (on Saul's arm, brought to David). The pairing with 'bracelet' in Numbers and the phrase 'armlet on his arm' in Samuel establish it as upper-arm jewelry. BDB suggests a possible textual correction in 2 Samuel based on 2 Kings 11:12. 2×
AR["سِوَارًا", "وَالسِّوَارَ"]·ben["আর-বালা", "বালা"]·DE["armlet", "und-bracelet"]·EN["and-bracelet", "armlet"]·FR["armlet", "et-bracelet"]·heb["אצעדה", "ו-אצעדה"]·HI["और-कड़ा", "कंगन"]·ID["dan-gelang", "gelang-kaki"]·IT["armlet", "e-bracelet"]·jav["gelang-sikil", "lan-gelang-lengenipun"]·KO["그리고-팔찌를", "팔찌와"]·PT["braceletes", "e-bracelete"]·RU["браслеты", "и-браслет"]·ES["brazalete", "y-brazalete"]·SW["bangili", "na-bangili"]·TR["kol-bandı", "ve-bileziği"]·urd["اور-کنگن", "بازوبند"]
Related Senses
H2719 1. sword, weapon of war (410×)H4196 1. altar (place of sacrifice) (403×)H7393 1. chariot, chariotry (117×)H7198 1. bow (weapon) (72×)H7979 1. table (71×)H7782 1. ram's horn trumpet (69×)H4294 2. staff, rod, scepter (63×)H4043 1. shield, defensive weapon (60×)H0646 1. ephod (priestly garment) (49×)H8504 1. blue (violet-blue yarn/fabric) (49×)H2595 1. spear, lance (48×)H2671 1. arrow, projectile weapon (46×)H4818 1. chariot, war-chariot (44×)H3658 1. lyre, harp (stringed instrument) (42×)H1537 1. Gilgal (place name) (41×)H0713 1. purple (fabric/dye) (38×)H0905 3. poles, staves (37×)H7392 1. Qal participle: rider, charioteer (37×)H4501 1. cultic lampstand (menorah) (36×)H0212 1. wheel (35×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† אֶצְעָדָה n.f. id.;—abs. א׳ Nu 31:50 (+ צָמִיד bracelet); א׳ אֲשֶׁר עַל־זְרֹעוֹ 2 S 1:10 (read הַצְּעָדָה We Dr Bu HPS, cf. 2 K 11:12 supr.).