pa.nin denotes jewels used as standards of great worth, beauty, or comparison in Scripture.

The term denotes jewels, chiefly invoked as a comparison standard for what exceeds ordinary value: wisdom, a woman of valor, and the figure described in Proverbs are set beyond them. It also appears among precious materials and in a comparison of the Nazirites’ appearance.

1. Jewels as standards of surpassing value or beauty · dominant

   The plural absolute form is used for jewels in comparisons of exceptional worth or appearance. In Proverbs 3:15 and Proverbs 8:11, the APB renders wisdom as more precious or better than “jewels”; Proverbs 31:10 places a woman of valor’s worth far beyond them, while Lamentations 4:7 compares the Nazirites’ appearance with them. Job 28:18 and Proverbs 20:15 likewise place jewels among prized materials in statements about wisdom and knowledgeable speech.

   Job 28:18Lamentations 4:7Proverbs 20:15Proverbs 31:10Proverbs 3:15Proverbs 8:11

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB consistently presents the term as “jewels,” whether they are named among valued materials or used in comparisons. Its wording confirms the verse-level comparison without independently fixing every nuance of the Hebrew term.