חֲלִיchălîy

ornament (Proverbs 25:12; Song of Solomon 7:2)

Pronunciation: khal-ee' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2481

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 2 times in the Bible.

  • Proverbs 25:12 To one who listens, valid criticism is like a gold earring or other gold jewelry.
  • Song of Solomon 7:1 How beautiful are your sandaled feet, O queenly maiden. Your rounded thighs are like jewels, the work of a skilled craftsman.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).