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DEEP KJV WORD STUDY

Chains

Begin with the exact English word as it appears in the King James Bible. Follow its whole-Bible usage, book distribution, related indexed forms, Webster 1828, every occurrence, and the occurrence-specific Hebrew/Aramaic/Greek mappings behind it.

37exact KJV occurrences 28Old Testament 9New Testament 17books containing the word 17mapped Strong's IDs 35occurrence-specific Strong's links
FIRST OCCURRENCE

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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LAST OCCURRENCE

Jude 1:6

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.

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KJV DISTRIBUTION

Where chains appears.

This is exact English-word usage from the canonical KJV token index, not a Strong's estimate.

ORIGINAL-LANGUAGE MAP

Which Hebrew, Aramaic, or Greek words stand behind this KJV word?

These relationships come from exact verse + token-position mappings. We do not assume that one English spelling always equals one Strong's number. A single English token can also carry more than one source tag, so the Strong's-link total can exceed the number of English occurrences.

HebrewH8333
שַׁרְשְׁרָה

sharshᵉrâh · shar-sher-aw'

6 times translated as this KJV form7 total Strong's occurrences

n-f

a chain; (architectural) probably a garland

Strong's KJV usage: chain.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Exodus 28:14Strong's last: 2 Chronicles 3:16

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HebrewH2131
זִיקָה

zîyqâh · zee-kaw'

3 times translated as this KJV form7 total Strong's occurrences

n-m

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.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Psalms 149:8Strong's last: Nahum 3:10

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HebrewH5178
נְחֹשֶׁת

nᵉchôsheth · nekh-o'-sheth

2 times translated as this KJV form141 total Strong's occurrences

n-m

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

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GreekG4577
σειρά

seirá · si-rah'

1 times translated as this KJV form1 total Strong's occurrences

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

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HebrewH685
אֶצְעָדָה

ʼetsʻâdâh · ets-aw-daw'

1 times translated as this KJV form2 total Strong's occurrences

n-f

properly, a step-chain; by analogy, a bracelet

Strong's KJV usage: bracelet, chain.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Numbers 31:50Strong's last: Numbers 31:50

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HebrewH3574
כּוֹשָׁרָה

kôwshârâh · ko-shaw-raw'

1 times translated as this KJV form1 total Strong's occurrences

n-f

prosperity; in plural freedom

Strong's KJV usage: × chain.

Strong's first: Psalms 68:6Strong's last: Psalms 68:6

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HebrewH5188
נְטִיפָה

nᵉṭîyphâh · net-ee-faw'

1 times translated as this KJV form2 total Strong's occurrences

n-f

a pendant for the ears (especially of pearls)

Strong's KJV usage: chain, collar.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Isaiah 3:19Strong's last: Isaiah 3:19

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HebrewH7577
רְתֻקָה

rᵉthuqâh · reth-oo-kaw'

1 times translated as this KJV form1 total Strong's occurrences

n-f

something fastened, i.e. a chain

Strong's KJV usage: chain.

Strong's first: Isaiah 40:19Strong's last: Isaiah 40:19

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HebrewH8331
שַׁרְשָׁה

sharshâh · shar-shaw'

1 times translated as this KJV form1 total Strong's occurrences

n-f

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

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EVERY OCCURRENCE

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37 occurrences match the current filters. Each row keeps its exact KJV token position so Original Word and TSK remain occurrence-specific.

Exodus 28:14
H8333

And two chains of pure gold at the ends; of wreathen work shalt thou make them, and fasten the wreathen chains to the ouches.

Exodus 28:14
H8333

And two chains of pure gold at the ends; of wreathen work shalt thou make them, and fasten the wreathen chains to the ouches.

Exodus 28:22
H8331

And thou shalt make upon the breastplate chains at the ends of wreathen work of pure gold.

Exodus 28:24
no direct Strong's tag

And thou shalt put the two wreathen chains of gold in the two rings which are on the ends of the breastplate.

Exodus 28:25
no direct Strong's tag

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.

Exodus 39:15
H8333

And they made upon the breastplate chains at the ends, of wreathen work of pure gold.

Exodus 39:17
H5688

And they put the two wreathen chains of gold in the two rings on the ends of the breastplate.

Exodus 39:18
H5688

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.

Numbers 31:50
H685

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.

Judges 8:26
H6060

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.

1 Kings 6:21
H7572

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.

2 Chronicles 3:5
H8333

And the greater house he cieled with fir tree, which he overlaid with fine gold, and set thereon palm trees and chains.

2 Chronicles 3:16
H8333

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.

2 Chronicles 3:16
H8333

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.

Psalms 68:6
H3574

God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.

Psalms 149:8
H2131

To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron;

Proverbs 1:9
H6060

For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.

Isaiah 40:19
H7577

The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains.

Isaiah 45:14
H2131

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.

Jeremiah 39:7
H5178

Moreover he put out Zedekiah's eyes, and bound him with chains, to carry him to Babylon.

Jeremiah 40:1
H246

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.

Jeremiah 40:4
H246

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.

Jeremiah 52:11
H5178

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.

WEBSTER’S 1828

English meaning and historical usage.

Dictionary data is kept visibly separate from Scripture and from lexical Strong's data.

chain

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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