Lexicon
נְקֻדָּה
ne.qud.dah
H5351
H:N-F Hebrew

bead

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Books
Hebrew
Language

ne.qud.dah denotes ornamental bead-like pieces in a crafted gold-and-silver adornment.

The sole attested use places the plural construct form within the making of gold ornamentation accompanied by silver decoration.

Senses in use

  1. Bead-like ornamentation in crafted adornment · dominant

    In Song of Songs 1:11, the plural construct form occurs in the clause about making gold turtledoves with silver decoration; the APB renders the verse, "We will make gold turtledoves for you with the speckled silver."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Song of Songs 1:11, the APB presents the surrounding image as gold turtledoves made with "the speckled silver." Its precise English equivalent for the noun cannot be isolated with certainty.

Across Scripture