Exodus 28:14
And two chains of pure gold at the ends; of wreathen work shalt thou make them, and fasten the wreathen chains to the ouches.
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And two chains of pure gold at the ends; of wreathen work shalt thou make them, and fasten the wreathen chains to the ouches.
Read in context →And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.
Read in context →8 occurrences in 7 verses.
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hálysis · hal'-oo-sis
a fetter or manacle
Strong's KJV usage: :--bonds, chain.
Strong's first: Mark 5:3Strong's last: Acts 21:33
Open full G254 profile →sharshᵉrâh · shar-sher-aw'
a chain; (architectural) probably a garland
Strong's KJV usage: chain.
Strong's first: Exodus 28:14Strong's last: 2 Chronicles 3:16
Open full H8333 profile →zîyqâh · zee-kaw'
properly, what leaps forth, i.e. flash of fire, or a burning arrow; also (from the original sense of the root) a bond
Strong's KJV usage: chain, fetter, firebrand, spark.
Strong's first: Psalms 149:8Strong's last: Nahum 3:10
Open full H2131 profile →ʼăziqqîym · az-ik-keem'
manacles
Strong's KJV usage: chains.
Strong's first: Jeremiah 40:1Strong's last: Jeremiah 40:4
Open full H246 profile →châch · khawkh
a ring for the nose (or lips)
Strong's KJV usage: bracelet, chain, hook.
Strong's first: Ezekiel 19:4Strong's last: Ezekiel 19:9
Open full H2397 profile →nᵉchôsheth · nekh-o'-sheth
copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver)
Strong's KJV usage: brasen, brass, chain, copper, fetter (of brass), filthiness, steel.
Strong's first: Jeremiah 39:7Strong's last: Jeremiah 52:11
Open full H5178 profile →ʻăbôth · ab-oth'
something intwined, i.e. a string, wreath or foliage
Strong's KJV usage: band, cord, rope, thick bough (branch), wreathen (chain).
Strong's first: Exodus 39:17Strong's last: Exodus 39:18
Open full H5688 profile →ʻânâq · aw-nawk'
a necklace (as if strangling)
Strong's KJV usage: chain.
Strong's first: Judges 8:26Strong's last: Proverbs 1:9
Open full H6060 profile →desmón · des-mon'
a band, i.e. ligament (of the body) or shackle (of a prisoner); figuratively, an impediment or disability
Strong's KJV usage: :--band, bond, chain, string.
Strong's first: Jude 1:6Strong's last: Jude 1:6
Open full G1199 profile →seirá · si-rah'
akin to G138); a chain (as binding or drawing)
Strong's KJV usage: :--chain.
Strong's first: 2 Peter 2:4Strong's last: 2 Peter 2:4
Open full G4577 profile →ʼetsʻâdâh · ets-aw-daw'
properly, a step-chain; by analogy, a bracelet
Strong's KJV usage: bracelet, chain.
Strong's first: Numbers 31:50Strong's last: Numbers 31:50
Open full H685 profile →chârûwz · khaw-rooz'
properly, pierced, i.e. a bead of pearl, gems or jewels (as strung)
Strong's KJV usage: chain.
Strong's first: Song of Solomon 1:10Strong's last: Song of Solomon 1:10
Open full H2737 profile →kôwshârâh · ko-shaw-raw'
prosperity; in plural freedom
Strong's KJV usage: × chain.
Strong's first: Psalms 68:6Strong's last: Psalms 68:6
Open full H3574 profile →nᵉṭîyphâh · net-ee-faw'
a pendant for the ears (especially of pearls)
Strong's KJV usage: chain, collar.
Strong's first: Isaiah 3:19Strong's last: Isaiah 3:19
Open full H5188 profile →rattîyqâh · rat-tee-kaw'
a chain
Strong's KJV usage: chain.
Strong's first: 1 Kings 6:21Strong's last: 1 Kings 6:21
Open full H7572 profile →rᵉthuqâh · reth-oo-kaw'
something fastened, i.e. a chain
Strong's KJV usage: chain.
Strong's first: Isaiah 40:19Strong's last: Isaiah 40:19
Open full H7577 profile →sharshâh · shar-shaw'
a chain (as rooted, i.e. linked)
Strong's KJV usage: chain. Compare 8333.
Strong's first: Exodus 28:22Strong's last: Exodus 28:22
Open full H8331 profile →Strong's data is a concordance/lexical reference layer. Scripture context controls interpretation. Lexical source data is shown separately from future TWBC editorial teaching.
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And two chains of pure gold at the ends; of wreathen work shalt thou make them, and fasten the wreathen chains to the ouches.
And two chains of pure gold at the ends; of wreathen work shalt thou make them, and fasten the wreathen chains to the ouches.
And thou shalt make upon the breastplate chains at the ends of wreathen work of pure gold.
And thou shalt put the two wreathen chains of gold in the two rings which are on the ends of the breastplate.
And the other two ends of the two wreathen chains thou shalt fasten in the two ouches, and put them on the shoulderpieces of the ephod before it.
And they made upon the breastplate chains at the ends, of wreathen work of pure gold.
And they put the two wreathen chains of gold in the two rings on the ends of the breastplate.
And the two ends of the two wreathen chains they fastened in the two ouches, and put them on the shoulderpieces of the ephod, before it.
We have therefore brought an oblation for the LORD, what every man hath gotten, of jewels of gold, chains, and bracelets, rings, earrings, and tablets, to make an atonement for our souls before the LORD.
And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was a thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold; beside ornaments, and collars, and purple raiment that was on the kings of Midian, and beside the chains that were about their camels' necks.
So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold: and he made a partition by the chains of gold before the oracle; and he overlaid it with gold.
And the greater house he cieled with fir tree, which he overlaid with fine gold, and set thereon palm trees and chains.
And he made chains, as in the oracle, and put them on the heads of the pillars; and made an hundred pomegranates, and put them on the chains.
And he made chains, as in the oracle, and put them on the heads of the pillars; and made an hundred pomegranates, and put them on the chains.
God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.
To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron;
For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.
Thy cheeks are comely with rows of jewels, thy neck with chains of gold.
The chains, and the bracelets, and the mufflers,
The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains.
Thus saith the LORD, The labour of Egypt, and merchandise of Ethiopia and of the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over unto thee, and they shall be thine: they shall come after thee; in chains they shall come over, and they shall fall down unto thee, they shall make supplication unto thee, saying, Surely God is in thee; and there is none else, there is no God.
Moreover he put out Zedekiah's eyes, and bound him with chains, to carry him to Babylon.
The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, after that Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had let him go from Ramah, when he had taken him being bound in chains among all that were carried away captive of Jerusalem and Judah, which were carried away captive unto Babylon.
And now, behold, I loose thee this day from the chains which were upon thine hand. If it seem good unto thee to come with me into Babylon, come; and I will look well unto thee: but if it seem ill unto thee to come with me into Babylon, forbear: behold, all the land is before thee: whither it seemeth good and convenient for thee to go, thither go.
Then he put out the eyes of Zedekiah; and the king of Babylon bound him in chains, and carried him to Babylon, and put him in prison till the day of his death.
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CHAIN, noun
1. A series of links or rings connected, or fitted into one another, usually made of some kind of metal, as a chain of gold, or of iron; but the word is not restricted to any particular kind of material. It is used often for an ornament about the person.
2. That which binds; a real chain; that which restrains, confines, or fetters; a bond.
If God spared not the angels that sinned, but delivered them into chains of darkness. 2 Peter 2:4.
3. Bondage; affliction.
He hath made my chain heavy. Lamentations 3:7.
4. Bondage; slavery.
In despotism the people sleep soundly in their chains.
5. Ornament. Proverbs 1:9.
6. A series of things linked together; a series of things connected or following in succession; as a chain of causes, of ideas, or events; a chain of being.
7. A range, or line of things connected, as a chain of mountains.
8. A series of links, forming an instrument to measure land.
9. A string of twisted wire, or something similar, to hang a watch on, and for other purposes.
10. In France, a measure of wood for fuel, and various commodities, of various length.
11. In ship-building, chains are strong links or plates of iron, bolted at the lower end to the ships side, used to contain the blocks called dead eyes, by which the shrouds of the mast are extended.
12. The warp in weaving, as in French.
CHAIN-; ump. This consists of a long chain equipped with a sufficient number of valves, moving on two wheels, one above the other below, passing downward through a wooden tube and returning through another. It is managed by a long winch, on which several men may be employed at once.
CHAIN-shot, two balls connected by a chain and used to cut down masts, or cut away shrouds and rigging.
CHAIN-wales of a ship, broad and thick planks projecting from a ships side, abreast of and behind the masts, for the purpose of extending the shrouds, for better supporting the masts, and preventing the shrouds from damaging the gunwale.
CHAIN-work, work consisting of threads, cords and the like, linked together in the form of a chain; as lineal chaining or tambour work, reticulation or net work, etc.
Top-chain, on board a ship, a chain to sling the sail-yards in time of battle, to prevent their falling, when the ropes that support them are shot away.
CHAIN, verb transitive
1. To fasten, bind or connect with a chain; to fasten or bind with any thing in the manner of a chain
2. To enslave; to keep in slavery.
And which more blest? Who chaind his country, say
Or he whose virtue sighed to lose a day?
3. To guard with a chain as a harbor or passage.
4. To unite; to form chain-work.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.
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