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שַׁרְשָׁה
shar.shah
H8331
H:N-F Hebrew

chain

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shar.shah denotes chains made as twisted cord work for the breastpiece.

The attested use denotes chains described as twisted, cord-like work of pure gold made for the breastpiece.

Senses in use

  1. Twisted chains for the breastpiece · dominant

    In Exodus 28:22, the feminine plural construct form occurs in the instruction to make items upon the breastpiece; the APB renders the clause, “You shall make upon the breastpiece chains of twists, cord work of pure gold.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Exodus 28:22, the APB presents the item within “chains of twists, cord work of pure gold.” Its precise English correspondence to the lemma cannot be isolated with certainty.

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