International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Brooch

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Brooch


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brōch (חח, ḥāḥ): Used in plural by the Revised Version (British and American) (the King James Version “bracelets”) for a class of “jewels of gold” brought as offerings by both men and women of Israel (). “Brooches,” as Mackie says, is unoriental. The Hebrew word means most likely nose-rings. See BRACELET; RING.