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kol´ar, kol´ẽr:
(1) (× ×˜×™×¤×”, neṭı̄phaÌ„h, plural × ×˜×™×¤×•×ª, neṭı̄phoÌ„th, literally, “drops,†from × ×˜×£, naÌ„tÌ£aph, “to dropâ€). includes neṭı̄phoÌ„th among the spoils taken from the Midianites and Ishmaelites; the Revised Version (British and American) “pendants,†the King James Version “collars.†KÌ£imhÌ£i at the place suggests “perfume-dropper.â€
(2) (פה, peh, literally, “mouthâ€). In the word is used to indicate the collar band, or hole of a robe, through which the head was inserted. Job, in describing his suffering and writhing, mentions the disfiguring of his garment, and suggests that the whole thing feels as narrow or close-fitting as the neckband, or perhaps that in his fever and pains he feels as if the neckband itself is choking him.
(3) (×¦×™× ×•×§, cı̄noÌ„kÌ£, , “stocksâ€; the Revised Version (British and American) “shackles,†which see; the Revised Version, margin “collarâ€). An instrument of torture or punishment.