H2213 H2213
Ornamental border, gold molding — a decorative rim or crown-like edge on tabernacle furniture
The noun זֵר (zer) designates a decorative border or molding, specifically the gold rim affixed to sacred furniture in the tabernacle. All ten occurrences cluster in Exodus 25-37, describing the ornamental edging on the ark of the covenant (Exod 25:11; 37:2), the table of showbread (Exod 25:24-25; 37:11-12), and the altar of incense (Exod 30:3-4; 37:26-27). The term likely denotes a raised, wreath-like ridge running along the top edge of each piece, functioning both as decoration and as a practical lip to prevent objects from sliding off. Spanish 'cornisa/moldura' and English 'molding/border' both capture the architectural ornamentation.
Senses
1. border, molding, rim — A gold ornamental border, molding, or rim encircling the top edge of tabernacle furniture. Exclusively a cultic-architectural term, appearing only in the tabernacle construction instructions and their execution (Exod 25:11, 24-25; 30:3-4; 37:2, 11-12, 26-27). Applied to the ark, the table of showbread, and the incense altar. The root may be related to the idea of encircling or crowning. Spanish 'cornisa de oro' and French 'bordure d'or' reflect the decorative gold-work connotation. 10×
AR["إِكليلاً","إِكليلاً-","إِكليلِهِ"]·ben["এর-পাড়-এর","ধার","ধারের-তার","পাড়","মুকুট"]·DE["Grenze","Grenze-von","Leiste-von","eine-Leiste-von","sein-Grenze","zu-sein-Leiste"]·EN["a-molding-of","border","border-of","its-border","molding-of","to-its-molding"]·FR["bordure","bordure-de","son-bordure","une-bordure-de","à-son-bordure"]·heb["זר","זר-","ל-זרו"]·HI["उसकी-किनारी","उसके-किनारे-के","किनारा","किनारा-","किनारी"]·ID["bingkai","bingkai-","bingkainya"]·IT["a-suo-cornice","confine","confine-di","cornice-di","suo-confine","un-cornice-di"]·jav["kagem-pepethanipun","kanggé-puyenganipun","pepethan","puyengan","puyengan-","tepian"]·KO["그것의-테","에게-그것의-테","테-","테를","테를-"]·PT["de-moldura-dele","moldura","moldura-","sua-moldura"]·RU["венец","венец-","венцом-его"]·ES["borde-de","moldura-de","su-borde","su-moldura"]·SW["ukingo","ukingo-","ukingo-wake"]·TR["çelenginin","çelenk","çelenk-","çelenğinin"]·urd["اُس-کے-طوق-کے","اُس-کے-کنگرے-کے","طوق","کنارہ","کنارہ-","کنگرہ"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† זֵר n.m. circlet, border (orig. that which presses, binds, cf. also Aramaic ܙܺܝܪܳܐ bracelet, זִירָא wreath, crown, NH זִיר id., זִירָה ring, wrestler’s ring; others from a √ זרר)—זֵר זָהָב Ex 25:11, 24, 25; 30:3; 37:2, 11, 12, 26; זֵרוֹ Ex 30:4; 37:27 (all P).