H6060b H6060b
Necklace, neck-pendant; ornamental jewelry worn around the neck
This noun denotes a necklace or neck pendant, considered an Aramaism in biblical Hebrew. It appears as jewelry in different contexts: camel ornaments in Judges 8:26, part of a young person's adornment in Proverbs 1:9, and as a poetic image in Song of Songs 4:9 where a single gem of the bride's necklace ravishes the lover's heart. The plural forms suggest multiple pendants or chains making up elaborate necklaces. In Judges, the chains taken from Midianite camels represent valuable spoil. Proverbs uses it figuratively: wisdom's teaching will be a graceful necklace adorning the young. Song of Songs' usage is intensely personal, focusing on a single pendant's beauty.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Three occurrences showing necklaces in varied contexts: military spoil, wisdom's adornment, and erotic imagery. The multilingual evidence consistently renders 'necklace/collar/chains,' showing the core idea of neck jewelry. Judges 8:26 groups it with crescents and purple garments as precious plunder. Proverbs 1:9 pairs it with the garland/wreath imagery, both representing wisdom's beautifying effect. Song of Songs 4:9 uses it most intimately—one pendant's movement captivating the lover's gaze, showing how small details of adornment signify larger beauty. 3×
AR["الـ-عُقُود", "عَنَق", "وَ-قَلَائِدُ"]·ben["ও-হার", "হার", "হারগুলি"]·DE["[וענקים]", "[ענק]", "der-chains"]·EN["and-chains", "pendant", "the-chains"]·FR["collier", "et-וענקים", "le-chaînes"]·heb["ה-ענקות", "ו-ענקים", "ענק"]·HI["और-हार", "हार", "हारों"]·ID["dan-kalung", "kalung", "kalung-kalung"]·IT["e-e-chains", "il-catene", "pendant"]·jav["kalung", "lan-kalung"]·KO["그-목걸이들", "그리고-목걸이-는", "목걸이"]·PT["as-correntes", "colar", "e-colares"]·RU["звеном", "и-ожерелья", "цепочек"]·ES["collar", "los-collares", "y-collares"]·SW["mikufu", "na-mkufu", "ya-vito"]·TR["develerinin", "gerdanlik", "ve-kolyeler"]·urd["اور-ہار", "زنجیروں", "ہار-سے"]
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
† II. עֲנָק n.m. Ct 4:9 necklace, neck-pendant (Aramaism according to LagBN 175);—abs. ע׳ Ct 4:9 appar. part of necklace, perhaps neck-pendant; pl. עֲנָקוֹת Ju 8:26 (ornament of camels), עֲנָקִים Pr 1:9 (of youth; in fig.).