Original Word: שַׁרְשְׁרָה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: sharahrah
Pronunciation: shar-sheh-rah
Phonetic Spelling: (shar-sher-aw')
Definition: Chain
Meaning: a chain, a garland

Word Origin: Derived from the root שָׁרַר (sharar), meaning "to be firm" or "to be strong."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G254 (ἅλυσις, halysis): Refers to a chain, often used in the New Testament to describe chains of imprisonment.

- G4576 (συρμα, syrma): A dragging chain, used metaphorically in some contexts.

Usage: The Hebrew word "sharsherah" refers to a chain, often used in the context of ornamental or functional chains. It can denote physical chains used for binding or decorative purposes, such as those worn as jewelry or used in the construction of sacred objects.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, chains were used both practically and symbolically. They could be part of a prisoner's restraint or serve as decorative elements in the tabernacle or temple. Chains were also used in jewelry, signifying wealth and status. The use of chains in religious contexts often symbolized strength, connection, and continuity.

Word Origin
from the same as shor
Definition
chain
NASB Translation
chains (7), chainwork* (1).

[שַׁרְשְׁרָה] noun feminine (in spite of following suffix masculine Exodus 28:14, Ges^{§ 135o} Albr^{ZAW xv (1895), 316, xvi (1896), 96}) chain (Assyrian šaršarratu, chain, fetter; Mishna שַׁרְשָׁרוֺת, Talmud שַׁרְשׁוּרָא, Syriac , chain or rope of palm-leaves, etc., but also Late Hebrew שַׁלְשֶׁלֶת chain, ᵑ7 שֵׁישְׁלָא, Syriac [whence Arabic , see Ethiopic ], (connection with ׳שַׁר denied by Nö^{B88W 56 Anm. 9})); — plural שַׁרְשְׁרוֺת, absolute 1 Kings 7:17 +, רֹת- absolute 2 Chronicles 3:15, construct Exodus 28:14 +, שַׁרְשֹׁת Exodus 28:22 (either abbreviated or textual error); — chains of gold, like wreaths, attached to ephod Exodus 28:14 (twice in verse); Exodus 28:22; Exodus 39:15; ornaments on pillars at porch of temple 1 Kings 7:17 (׳גְּדִלִים מַעֲשֵׂה שׁ), "" 2 Chronicles 3:15,16 (twice in verse).

שׁרשׁ (apparently √ of following; Di^{Job 40:16} Buhl and others think = שׁרשׁר, √ שׁרר, compare שֹׁר, etc., Ethiopic nerve, muscle, whence שֹׁרֶשׁ as root-fibre, but word very ancient, and this der,quite unproven; Schw^{ZMG iii (1898), 140 f.} compare Arabic ( by dissimilation), thorn-bush, hard, rough, rugged (of ground), ill-natured, cross; hence שֹׁרֶשׁ, from tough, gnarled root-fibres; Late Hebrew and Phoenician שרש, Assyrian šuršu, all root, Sabean שרס (see Arabic above) root, foundation Hom^{Chr 124}, אשרס foundation DHM^{AMG xxix (1875), 606}; xxxvii (1883), 415; Aramaic שׁוֺרְשָׁא, root).

chain

From sharash (compare sharshah); a chain; (arch.) Probably a garland -- chain.

see HEBREW sharash

see HEBREW sharshah

בַּֽשַּׁרְשְׁרֽוֹת׃ בשרשרות׃ וְשַׁרְשְׁרֽוֹת׃ ושרשרות׃ שַׁרְשְׁר֔וֹת שַׁרְשְׁרֹ֥ת שַׁרְשְׁרֹת֙ שַׁרְשְׁרוֹת֙ שרשרות שרשרת baš·šar·šə·rō·wṯ BashsharsheRot baššaršərōwṯ šar·šə·rō·wṯ šar·šə·rōṯ šaršərōṯ šaršərōwṯ sharsheRot vesharsheRot wə·šar·šə·rō·wṯ wəšaršərōwṯInterlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts