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H5914 עֶכֶס (ʻekeç) eh'-kes

Hebrew
Noun (Masculine, Hebrew)
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Quick Definition

anklet

Strong's Definition

a fetter; hence, an anklet

Derivation: from H5913 (עָכַס);

KJV Usage: stocks, tinkling ornament.

TWOT Reference: 1620a

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) anklet, bangle

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

עֶ֫כֶס (e.khes) — anklet. anklet, bangle

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

noun m · עכס

Jewellery

anklet = ornament; ◄ made of metal; ► worn around the ankle

ISA 3:18

Cords

fetters = chain placed around the ankles; ► used for prisoners, to prevent escape

PRO 7:22

1 PRO 7:22 MT HOTTP-C כְּעֶכֶס אֵל־מוּסַר אֱוִיל "like a (man) put in fetters, towards the correction of the fool" | NJPS NJB "stocks" | NRSV REB GNT כַּעַכֵּס אֵל־מֹוסֵר אַיָּל = עכס

Reinier de Blois

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

[עֶ֫כֶס] n.[m.] anklet, bangle base

Bible Occurrences (2)

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