H7720 H7720
crescents, moon ornaments—crescent-shaped jewelry or decorative pieces
This plural noun refers to crescent-shaped ornaments, likely jewelry fashioned after the moon's curved form. They appear as decorations on camels (Judges 8:21, 26) and as women's finery in Isaiah's catalog of luxury items (3:18). These moon-shaped pieces may have had apotropaic or decorative functions, common in ancient Near Eastern cultures where lunar symbols held significance. The term reveals both the aesthetic appeal and possible religious associations of crescent imagery.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The three occurrences describe crescents on Midianite camels (Judges 8:21, 26) and among women's ornaments (Isaiah 3:18). Spanish 'lunetas' (little moons) and similar terms capture the lunar shape. The Judges passages show these as prestigious items worn by enemy kings and their camels, plundered by Gideon. Isaiah lists them among luxury goods destined for removal in judgment, suggesting their value and association with vanity or foreign customs. 3×
AR["الـ-أَهِلَّة", "وَ-الأَهِلَّةِ"]·ben["অর্ধচন্দ্রগুলি", "ও-চাঁদের-অলংকারের"]·DE["[והשהרנים]", "der-crescents"]·EN["the-crescents"]·FR["[והשהרנים]", "le-crescents"]·heb["ה-שהרונים", "ו-ה-שהרונים"]·HI["और-चन्द्रमाओं-का", "चंद्रमाओं", "चंद्रमाओंको"]·ID["bulan-bulan-sabit", "dan-perhiasan-bulan-sabit"]·IT["[והשהרנים]", "il-crescents"]·jav["lan-kalung-wulan-sabit", "rerenggan-rembulan"]·KO["그-초승달들", "초승달-장식들을", "초승달들"]·PT["as-luas-crescentes", "e-as-meias-luas"]·RU["и-полумесяцев", "полумесяцев", "полумесяцы"]·ES["las-lunetas", "y-las-lunetas"]·SW["mapambo-ya-mwezi", "na-mapambo-ya-mwezi"]·TR["ki", "ve-de-mor-giysilerden", "ve-hilallerin"]·urd["اور-ہلالوں", "چاندنما-گہنوں", "چاندنما-گہنے"]
Related Senses
H8033 1. There (locative adverb) (835×)H7760a 1. put, place, set physically (444×)H8064 1. heavens / sky (329×)H5439 1. around, all around (spatial) (319×)H4057b 1. wilderness, desert region (270×)H3220 1. sea, body of water (269×)H0520a 1. cubit (unit of length) (246×)H0127 1. ground, land (territory) (210×)H3383 1. Jordan River (proper noun) (183×)G1093 1. earth, the world (176×)H5800a 1. forsake, abandon (Qal active) (166×)H8121 1. sun (celestial body) (133×)H7126 1. offer, present sacrificially (122×)H6828 1. north, cardinal direction (120×)H2351 1. outside, exterior space (119×)H5104 1. river, stream (119×)H7341 1. width, breadth (101×)G1563 1. there (95×)H7126 2. draw near, approach (95×)G2281 1. sea, large body of water (91×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† [שַׂהֲרוֹן] n.[m.] moon, or crescent;—only pl. הַשַּׂהֲרֹנִים of (non-Israel.) ornaments of camels Ju 8:21, kings v 26, women Is 3:18, 𝔊 μηνίσκοι, 𝔙 (Is 3:18) lunulae; on crescent as ornament v. Dozyii. 760 LaneEgypt. ii. 314 PerlesAnal. 79, cf. Frä58.