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lach´et (שׂרוך, seroÌ„kh; ἱμαÌÏ‚, himaÌs): Leather thong used for tying on sandals (see ; parallel). The stooping to untie the dusty shoe-latchet was esteemed by Orientals a service that was at once petty and defiling, and was usually assigned to menials.