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is generally the rendering of some form of the Heb. âְּáåּìּ , gebul', Gr. ὅñêïò , a boundary-line, especially in the plural; also of several other Heb. words in a similar sense; but in Exo_25:25; Exo_25:27; Exo_37:12; Exo_37:14, it represents îַñְâֶøֶú , misge'reth, a margin, e.g. ornaments on the brazen stands or pedestals of the lavers, apparently square shields decorated with sculptures on the sides, 1Ki_7:28-36; 2Ki_16:17; and in Num_15:38, it stands for ëָּðָ , kanaph', a wing, i.e. hem or fringe of a garment, like êñÜóðåäïí in Mat_23:5; while in Son_1:11, it is úּåֹø , tor, a rowa or string of pearls or golden beads for the headdress.