Lexicon
נְטִיפָה
ne.ti.phah
H5188
H:N-F Hebrew

pendant

2
Occurrences
2
Books
Hebrew
Language

ne.ti.phah denotes an item of adornment listed among other worn ornaments in Scripture.

The two attested uses place the plural noun among collections of ornaments: in Isaiah 3:19 it stands with bracelets and veils, and in Judges 8:26 with crescents, purple garments, and camel neck ornaments.

Senses in use

  1. An ornament in a list of adornments · dominant

    Both occurrences use the noun in the feminine plural absolute. In Isaiah 3:19 the APB renders a sequence of adornments, “The pendants and the bracelets and the veils”; in Judges 8:26 it renders the item within a list of valuables and ornaments associated with the kings of Midian and their camels.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the item as “pendants” in both Isaiah 3:19 and Judges 8:26.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture