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shar.she.rah denotes linked ornamental elements made or placed on sacred furnishings and pillars.
The attested use concerns linked decorative elements: made of pure gold for the breastpiece and attached to settings, or placed as ornamentation on sanctuary and pillar structures.
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Linked ornamental elements · dominant
In Exodus 28:14 and Exodus 39:15, the plural construct forms occur in instructions and manufacture of pure-gold twisted pieces for the breastpiece; in Exodus 28:14 the APB renders the clause "two chains of pure gold, twisted like cords." The plural absolute forms are also placed on architectural features: in 1 Kings 7:17 the APB renders "chain tassels for the capitals," while 2 Chronicles 3:16 places them on pillar heads with pomegranates set in them.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as "chains" in the gold breastpiece and sanctuary settings, and as "chain tassels" on pillar capitals in 1 Kings 7:17. These renderings indicate the clauses' presentation rather than a fixed English equivalent.