Definition

a ring for the nose (or lips)

Etymology

once (Ezekiel 29:4) חָחִי; from the same as H2336 (חוֹחַ);

Where the KJV renders it

• bracelet
• chain
• hook

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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