Châch — H2397

H2397 · Hebrew — חח

Pronunciation: khawkh

Definition

masculine noun

a ring for the nose (or lips)

  1. hook, ring, fetter, brooch
    1. hook, ring (in nose of captive)
    2. hook, ring (as jewellery)
      1. nose ring
      2. bracelet

Usually translated as

hook, bracelet, chain

Origin

once (Ezekiel 29:4) châchîy; from the same as H2336

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Châch occurs 7 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Exodus (1), 2 Kings (1), Isaiah (1), Ezekiel (4)

Strong's Lexicon — C