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the rendering of one Gr. and two Heb. words in the Auth. Vers. 1. ôֶּä (peh, Job_30:18; where, however, some merely read ëְּîåֹ , as), properly signifies a mouth, in which sense it often occurs, and is hence applied to any aperture or orifice. SEE MOUTH.
It is frequently applied elsewhere (as in the passage cited) to the opening of a garment that closes around the. neck, such as the tunic (Exo_39:23, Psa_133:2). See EPHOD. 2. ðְèַéôåֹú (netiphoth', drops, Jdg_8:26), “collars,” mentioned among the spoils of the Midianites, were a peculiar kind of pendant, or ear-drop, probably of pearls, and hence different from the ordinary ear-ring (q.v.). The same term occurs in the list of female attire in Isa_3:19, where it is translated “chains” (q.v.). 3. “ Éìáò (Sir_33:26), a thong, i.e. strap for harnessing a beast of burden to the yoke (q.v.).