1. bracelet, armlet — A noun (tsamid) denoting a bracelet or armlet, an ornamental band worn on the arm or wrist. Appears in both plural (Gen 24:22,30,47; Num 31:50; Ezek 16:11 — 'bracelets') and singular (2 Sam 1:10 — 'and a bracelet'). Multilingual evidence is consistent: eng 'bracelet(s)', spa 'brazalete(s)/pulsera', hin चूड़ियाँ/कड़ा, arb أَسَاوِرَ/سِلْسِلَةً, kor 팔찌, swa 'bangili/kikuku'. The singular vs. plural distinction is grammatical inflection, not a separate sense. 6×
AR["أَسَاوِرَ","السِّوَارَيْنِ","سَوَارَيْنِ","وَالسِّوَارَيْنِ","وَسِلْسِلَةً"]·ben["এবং-বাজুবন্ধ","এবং-বালাগুলি","বালা","বালাগুলি"]·DE["Armreife","[צמידים]","die-Armreife","und-bracelet","und-die-Armreife"]·EN["and-bracelet","and-the-bracelets","bracelets","the-bracelets"]·FR["[צמידים]","bracelets","et-bracelet","et-le-bracelets","le-bracelets"]·heb["ה-צמדים","ו-ה-צמידים","ו-צמיד","צמידים"]·HI["और-कंगन","और-कड़ा","कंगन","कंगनों","कड़े","चूड़ियाँ"]·ID["dan-gelang-gelang","dan-gelang-tangan","gelang","gelang-gelang"]·IT["[צמידים]","bracelets","e-bracelet","e-il-bracelets","il-bracelets"]·jav["gelang","gelang-gelang","lan-gelang","lan-gelang-tangan"]·KO["그-팔찌를","그리고-그-팔찌를","그리고-팔찌와","팔찌를"]·PT["as-pulseiras","braceletes","e-as-pulseiras","e-pulseiras","pulseiras"]·RU["браслета","браслеты","и-браслеты","и-запястья","руки"]·ES["brazaletes","los-brazaletes","y-los-brazaletes","y-pulsera"]·SW["bangili","na-bangili","na-kikuku","vikufu"]·TR["-bilezikleri","bilezik","bilezikler","ve-bilezik","ve-bilezikleri","ve-koydum"]·urd["-کنگنوں","اور-کنگن","کنگن"]
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BDB / Lexicon Reference
† I. צָמִיד n.m. Gn 24:22 bracelet (bound on wrist);—abs. צ׳ Nu 31:50; pl. צְמִידִים Gn 24:22 +,—bracelet Gn 24:22, 30, 47 (J), Nu 31:50 (P); in fig. Ez 16:11; 23:42.