Definition

something given as security, i.e. (literally) a token (of safety) or (metaphorically) a bondsman

Etymology

feminine passive participle of H6048 (עֲנַמֶּלֶךְ) in the sense of a bargain or exchange;

Where the KJV renders it

• pledge
• surety

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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