• In Genesis 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 (Song of Solomon 5:14 , RSV). They were of many various forms. The weight of those presented by Eliezer to Rebekah was ten shekels (Genesis 24:22 ).

    Copyright StatementThese dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.

    Bibliography InformationEaston, Matthew George. Entry for 'Bracelet'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/b/bracelet.html. 1897.