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nek´laÌ„Ìs (רביד, raÌ„bhı̄dh, “chainâ€): A neck-chain ornament, worn either separately (), or with pendants (), such as crescents () or rings (); sometimes made of gold (; ), or of strings of jewels (). Even beasts of burden were sometimes so adorned by royalty (). It was considered suggestive of pride () or of filial loyalty (). The word does not occur in the King James Version, but such adornments have always been popular in all the Bible lands.