H6729 H6729
pillory, restraining collar or stocks
This noun denotes an instrument of punishment and public humiliation, likely a wooden collar or stocks that restrained prisoners. Jeremiah 29:26 mentions it alongside 'stocks' as tools for restraining mad prophets. The context shows it was used by authorities to control and shame those deemed troublemakers. Spanish 'argolla' (ring, collar) points to the restraining function, while the parallel term confirms it was a device for physical constraint.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A restraining device, probably a collar or pillory used to punish and publicly shame prisoners. Jeremiah 29:26 describes the temple officer's authority to put any madman who prophesies 'in the pillory and collar,' showing it was paired with stocks for maximum restraint and humiliation. The device both restricted movement and marked the wearer as condemned. 1×
AR["الْغُلِّ"]·ben["গলার-কাঠ-সেই"]·DE["[הצינק]"]·EN["the-collar"]·FR["[הצינק]"]·heb["ה-צינוק"]·HI["बेड़ियाँ"]·ID["pasungan"]·IT["[הצינק]"]·jav["blenggon"]·KO["그-목-틀"]·PT["a-coleira"]·RU["оковы"]·ES["la-argolla"]·SW["pingu-za-shingo"]·TR["boyunduruğa-o"]·urd["کنڈے"]
Related Senses
H1129 1. Qal: build, construct (316×)H2691a 1. court, courtyard, enclosure (142×)G4864 1. synagogue, place of Jewish assembly (56×)G5438 1. prison, place of confinement (41×)H4013 1. fortress, stronghold (37×)H0875 1. well, cistern (dug water source) (35×)H0352b 1. pillar or jamb of gateway (32×)H2474 1. window, opening in wall (32×)H1406 1. roof / rooftop (31×)H4609b 1. steps, stairs, stairway (31×)H1129 2. Nifal: be built, be established (30×)H0361 1. portico, porch (architectural structure) (27×)H1129 3. Qal participle: builder (27×)H1219 1. fortified, inaccessible (25×)H4581 1. fortress, stronghold (25×)H3805 1. capital of a pillar (24×)H4350 1. stand, base, pedestal (24×)H0759 1. palace, royal residence (21×)H4692 1. siege, besiegement (20×)G3618 1. build or construct physically (19×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† צִינֹק n.[m.] pillory;—Je 29:26 (‖ מַהְפֶּכֶת).