Strong’s H2838 · Hebrew

חָשֻׁק
châshuq
khaw-shook'

Definition

attached, i.e. a fence-rail or rod connecting the posts or pillars

Etymology

or חָשׁוּק; past participle of H2836 (חָשַׁק);

Where the KJV renders it

  • fillet

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What the first audience heard

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