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pendant

noun

«pendant» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

In Jewish tradition

Hanging jewelry worn by the proud women of Jerusalem, and long hanging headdresses of Babylonian officers.

Interpretation. Isaiah lists such ornaments to rebuke pride and show-off. The prophet warns that these things will be taken away.

Meaning

An ornament that hangs down, like a jewel on a chain or an earring. tree →

Examples

  • the pendants, and the bracelets, and the veils; (Prophets ISA.3.19, JPS 1917) tree →
  • girded with girdles upon their loins, with pendant turbans upon their heads, all of them captains to look upon, the likeness of the sons of Babylon, even of Chaldea, the land of their nativity. (Prophets EZK.23.15, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

On Mova

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