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Chain

(1. ) A part of the insignia of office. This unified study connects 7 installed resource categories without replacing their source records.

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Subject type
Subject
Strong’s
H7242, H7569, H7572, H7577, H8333, H2002, G0254, G1199, G4577, H7000, H7406, H0246, H2737, H6060
Hebrew
רָבִיד · râbîyd
Greek
ἅλυσις · halusis

Strong’s and original-language information

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

ἅλυσις

G0254
Transliteration
halusis
Language
Greek
Part of speech
G:N-F
Indexed occurrences
11

Glosses

chain, bonds, chain

Lexicon definition

ἅλυσις, -εως, ἡ [in LXX: Wis.17:17 * ;] a chain, bond: Mrk.5:3-4, Luk.8:29, Act.12:6-7 21:33 28:20, Eph.6:20, 2Ti.1:16, Rev.20:1.† (AS)

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

δεσμός

G1199
Transliteration
desmos
Language
Greek
Part of speech
G:N-M
Indexed occurrences
17

Glosses

chain, band, bond, chain, string

Lexicon definition

δεσμός, -οῦ, ὁ (δέω), [in LXX chiefly for אסר ;] a band, bond: metaphorically, Luk.13:16; ὁ δεσμὸς τ. γλώσσης, Mrk.7:35 (for this expression in π., see Deiss., LAE, 306 ff.; of actual bonds, see Ruth., Gr., 9). Pl., δεσμοί, Php.1:13; δεσμά (as also in cl.), Luk.8:29, Act.16:26 20:23; genitive, dative, Act.23:29 26:29, 31, Php.1:7, 14, 17, Col.4:18, 2Ti.2:9, Phm 10, Heb.11:36, Ju 6; ἐν τοῖς δ. τοῦ εὐαγγελίου Phm 13.† (AS)

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

σειρά

G4577
Transliteration
seira
Language
Greek
Part of speech
G:N-F
Indexed occurrences
1

Glosses

chain

Lexicon definition

σειρά, -ᾶς, ἡ [in LXX: Jdg.16:13-14, 19 (מַחְלָפָה), Pro.5:22 (חֶבֶל) * ;] __1. (a) a cord; __(b) a chain (cf. Pr., l.with): σειραὶ ζόφου, 2Pe.2:4, Rec., R, mg. (see: σειρός). __2. a lock of hair (Jg, ll. with).† (AS)

A Greek-English Lexicon to the New Testament

Δεσμός

G1199
Transliteration
desmón
Language
Greek
Indexed occurrences
17

Glosses

band, bond, chain, string

Lexicon definition

a bond, any thing by which one is bound, a cord, chain, fetters, &c.; and by meton. imprisonment, Lu. 8.29. Ac. 16.26; 20.23, et al.; a string or ligament, as of the tongue, Mar. 7.35; met. an impediment, infirmity, Lu. 13.16.

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

רָבִיד

H7242
Transliteration
râbîyd
Pronunciation
raw-beed'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
2

Glosses

chain.

Lexicon definition

a collar (as spread around the neck)

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

רְתֻקָה

H7577
Transliteration
rᵉthuqâh
Pronunciation
reth-oo-kaw'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
1

Glosses

chain.

Lexicon definition

something fastened, i.e. a chain

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

שַׁרְשְׁרָה

H8333
Transliteration
sharshᵉrâh
Pronunciation
shar-sher-aw'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
8

Glosses

chain.

Lexicon definition

a chain

(architectural) probably a garland

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

σειρά

G4577
Transliteration
seirá
Language
Greek
Indexed occurrences
1

Glosses

chain

Lexicon definition

akin to G138 (αἱρέομαι))

a chain (as binding or drawing)

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

חָרוּז

H2737
Transliteration
chârûwz
Pronunciation
khaw-rooz'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
1

Glosses

chain.

Lexicon definition

properly, pierced, i.e. a bead of pearl, gems or jewels (as strung)

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

עָנָק

H6060
Transliteration
ʻânâq
Pronunciation
aw-nawk'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
3

Glosses

chain.

Lexicon definition

a necklace (as if strangling)

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

מַחְלָפָה

H4253
Transliteration
machlâphâh
Pronunciation
makh-law-faw'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
2

Glosses

lock.

Lexicon definition

a ringlet of hair (as gliding over each other)

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

חֶבֶל

H2256
Transliteration
chebel
Pronunciation
kheh'-bel
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
62

Glosses

band, coast, company, cord, country, destruction, line, lot, pain, pang, portion, region, rope, snare, sorrow, tackling.

Lexicon definition

a rope (as twisted), especially a measuring line

by implication, a district or inheritance (as measured)

or a noose (as of cords)

figuratively, a company (as if tied together)

also a throe (especially of parturition)

also ruin

Complete dictionary entries

Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)

Chain

(1.) A part of the insignia of office. A chain of gold was placed about Joseph's neck (Gen. 41:42); and one was promised to Daniel (5:7). It is used as a symbol of sovereignty (Ezek. 16:11). The breast-plate of the high-priest was fastened to the ephod by golden chains (Ex. 39:17, 21). (2.) It was used as an ornament (Prov. 1:9; Cant. 1:10). The Midianites adorned the necks of their camels with chains (Judg. 8:21, 26). (3.) Chains were also used as fetters wherewith prisoners were bound (Judg. 16:21; 2 Sam. 3:34; 2 Kings 25:7; Jer. 39:7). Paul was in this manner bound to a Roman soldier (Acts 28:20; Eph. 6:20; 2 Tim. 1:16). Sometimes, for the sake of greater security, the prisoner was attached by two chains to two soldiers, as in the case of Peter (Acts 12:6).

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Concordance

Strong's Concordance

Chain

Indexed occurrences: 8

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Strong's Concordance

Chains

Indexed occurrences: 56

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All Scripture references72 references

Genesis 1

Genesis 41:42

Exodus 7

Exodus 28:14Exodus 28:22Exodus 28:24Exodus 28:25Exodus 39:15Exodus 39:17Exodus 39:18

Numbers 1

Numbers 31:50

Judges 1

Judges 8:26

1 Kings 3

1 Kings 6:211 Kings 7:171 Kings 9:20

2 Kings 1

2 Kings 25:7

2 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 3:52 Chronicles 3:16

Job 5

Job 21:7Job 30:18Job 36:8Job 38:31Job 41:6

Psalms 5

Psalms 2:3Psalms 68:6Psalms 107:10Psalms 107:14Psalms 149:8

Ecclesiastes 1

Ecclesiastes 7:26

Isaiah 7

Isaiah 3:19Isaiah 3:20Isaiah 40:4Isaiah 40:19Isaiah 45:14Isaiah 52:2Isaiah 58:6

Jeremiah 5

Jeremiah 2:20Jeremiah 5:5Jeremiah 39:7Jeremiah 40:1Jeremiah 40:4

Lamentations 1

Lamentations 3:7

Ezekiel 3

Ezekiel 7:23Ezekiel 16:11Ezekiel 46:22

Daniel 3

Daniel 5:7Daniel 5:16Daniel 5:29

Nahum 1

Nahum 3:10

Mark 2

Mark 5:3Mark 5:4

Luke 1

Luke 8:29

Acts 9

Acts 12:6Acts 12:7Acts 16:26Acts 20:23Acts 21:31Acts 21:33Acts 22:29Acts 26:29Acts 28:20

Ephesians 1

Ephesians 6:20

Philippians 4

Philippians 1:7Philippians 1:13Philippians 1:14Philippians 1:17

Colossians 2

Colossians 4:3Colossians 4:18

2 Timothy 1

2 Timothy 1:16

Philemon 2

Philemon 1:10Philemon 1:13

Hebrews 1

Hebrews 11:36

2 Peter 1

2 Peter 2:4

Revelation 1

Revelation 20:1

Topical Bible

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Ancient Context3 items

Josephus Antiquities Whiston

Concerning Nebuchadnezzar And His Successors And How Their Government Was Dissolved By The Persians; And What Things Befell Daniel In Media; And What Prophecies He Delivered There.

Antiquities Book 10, Chapter 11

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Josephus Antiquities Whiston

Concerning Esther And Mordecai And Haman; And How In The Reign Of Artaxerxes The Whole Nation Of The Jews Was In Danger Of Perishing.

Antiquities Book 11, Chapter 6

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Josephus Antiquities Whiston

What Things Were Done By Agrippa At Jerusalem When He Was Returned Back Into Judea; And What It Was That Petronius Wrote To The Inhabitants Of Doris, In Behalf.

Antiquities Book 19, Chapter 6

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CHAINS

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Ajalon

a chain; strength; a stag

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Bands

(1) of love (Hos. 11:4); (2) of Christ (Ps. 2:3); (3) uniting together Christ's body the church (Col. 2:19; 3:14; Eph. 4:3); (4) the emblem of the captivity of Israel (Ezek. 34:27; Isa. 28:22; 52:2); (5) of brotherhood (Ezek. 37:15-28); (6) no bands to the wicked in their death (Ps. 73:4; Job 21:7; Ps. 10:6). Also denotes chains (Luke 8:29); companies of soldiers (Acts 21:31); a shepherd's staff, indicating the union between Judah and Israel (Zech. 11:7).

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Bezek

lightning; in the chains

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Bracelet

(1.) Anklets (Num. 31:50; 2 Sam. 1:10), and with reference to men. (2.) The rendering of a Hebrew word meaning fasteners, found in Gen. 24:22, 30, 47. (3.) In Isa. 3:19, the rendering of a Hebrew word meaning chains, i.e., twisted or chain-like bracelets. (4.) In Ex. 35:22 it designates properly a clasp for fastening the dress of females. Some interpret it as a nose-ring. (5.) In Gen. 38:18, 25, the rendering of a Hebrew word meaning "thread," and may denote the ornamental cord with which the signet was suspended from the neck of the wearer. Bracelets were worn by men as well as by women (Cant. 5:14, R.V.). They were of many various forms. The weight of those presented by Eliezer to Rebekah was ten shekels (Gen. 24:22).

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Canaanites

The descendants of Canaan, the son of Ham. Migrating from their original home, they seem to have reached the Persian Gulf, and to have there sojourned for some time. They thence "spread to the west, across the mountain chain of Lebanon to the very edge of the Mediterranean Sea, occupying all the land which later became Palestine, also to the north-west as far as the mountain chain of Taurus. This group was very numerous, and broken up into a great many peoples, as we can judge from the list of nations (Gen. 10), the sons of Canaan.'" Six different tribes are mentioned in Ex. 3:8, 17; 23:23; 33:2; 34:11. In Ex. 13:5 the "Perizzites" are omitted. The "Girgashites" are mentioned in addition to the foregoing in Deut. 7:1; Josh. 3:10. The "Canaanites," as distinguished from the Amalekites, the Anakim, and the Rephaim, were "dwellers in the lowlands" (Num. 13:29), the great plains and valleys, the richest and most important parts of Palestine. Tyre and Sidon, their famous cities, were the centres of great commercial activity; and hence the name "Canaanite" came to signify a "trader" or "merchant" (Job 41:6; Prov. 31:24, lit. "Canaanites;" comp. Zeph. 1:11; Ezek. 17:4). The name "Canaanite" is also sometimes used to designate the non-Israelite inhabitants of the land in general (Gen. 12:6; Num. 21:3; Judg. 1:10). The Israelites, when they were led to the Promised Land, were commanded utterly to destroy the descendants of Canaan then possessing it (Ex. 23:23; Num. 33:52, 53; Deut. 20:16, 17). This was to be done "by little and little," lest the beasts of the field should increase (Ex. 23:29; Deut. 7:22, 23). The history of these wars of conquest is given in the Book of Joshua. The extermination of these tribes, however, was never fully carried out. Jerusalem was not taken till the time of David (2 Sam. 5:6, 7). In the days of Solomon bond-service was exacted from the fragments of the tribes still remaining in the land (1 Kings 9:20, 21). Even after the return from captivity survivors of five of the Canaanitish tribes were still found in the land. In the Tell-el-Amarna tablets Canaan is found under the forms of Kinakhna and Kinakhkhi. Under the name of Kanana the Canaanites appear on Egyptian monuments, wearing a coat of mail and helmet, and distinguished by the use of spear and javelin and the battle-axe. They were called Phoenicians by the Greeks and Poeni by the Romans. By race the Canaanites were Semitic. They were famous as merchants and seamen, as well as for their artistic skill. The chief object of their worship was the sun-god, who was addressed by the general name of Baal, "lord." Each locality had its special Baal, and the various local Baals were summed up under the name of Baalim, "lords."

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Chain

(1.) A part of the insignia of office. A chain of gold was placed about Joseph's neck (Gen. 41:42); and one was promised to Daniel (5:7). It is used as a symbol of sovereignty (Ezek. 16:11). The breast-plate of the high-priest was fastened to the ephod by golden chains (Ex. 39:17, 21). (2.) It was used as an ornament (Prov. 1:9; Cant. 1:10). The Midianites adorned the necks of their camels with chains (Judg. 8:21, 26). (3.) Chains were also used as fetters wherewith prisoners were bound (Judg. 16:21; 2 Sam. 3:34; 2 Kings 25:7; Jer. 39:7). Paul was in this manner bound to a Roman soldier (Acts 28:20; Eph. 6:20; 2 Tim. 1:16). Sometimes, for the sake of greater security, the prisoner was attached by two chains to two soldiers, as in the case of Peter (Acts 12:6).

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Collar

(Heb. peh), means in Job 30:18 the mouth or opening of the garment that closes round the neck in the same way as a tunic (Ex. 39:23). The "collars" (Heb. netiphoth) among the spoils of the Midianites (Judg. 8:26; R.V., "pendants") were ear-drops. The same Hebrew word is rendered "chains" in Isa. 3:19.

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Hareth

Thicket, a wood in the mountains of Judah where David hid when pursued by Saul (1 Sam. 22:5). It was possibly while he was here that the memorable incident narrated in 2 Sam. 23:14-17, 1 Chr. 11:16-19 occurred. This place has not been identified, but perhaps it may be the modern Kharas, on the borders of the chain of mountains some 3 miles east of Keilah.

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Hazar-enan

Village of fountains, a place on the north-east frontier of Palestine (Num. 34:9, 10). Some have identified it with Ayan ed-Dara in the heart of the central chain of Anti-Libanus. More probably, however, it has been identified with Kuryetein, about 60 miles east-north-east of Damascus. (Comp. Ezek. 47:17; 48:1.)

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Shobach

your bonds; your chains

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