Jewel
פְּנִינִיםStrong’s H6443panin (pa-nin)
Appears in 6 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Panin is the Hebrew word usually translated “more than jewels”, “more than pearls” and “jewels”. It appears in 6 verses of the Old Testament.
“No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies.”
Meaning
- A precious stoneperhaps corals, rubies, jewels
How it's translated
- more than jewels 3
- more than pearls 1
- jewels 1
- more than corals 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Proverbs 4
- Job 1
- Lamentations 1
3 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Proverbs 3:15She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.
- Proverbs 8:11For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
- Proverbs 20:15There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
- Proverbs 31:10Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.
- Lamentations 4:7Her Nazarites were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk, they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishing was of sapphire:
Hebrew dictionary
פְּנִינִים panin · jewel
1) a precious stone 1a) perhaps corals, rubies, jewels
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “jewel” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
JEW'EL, noun
[Low Latin jocale.]
- An ornament worn by ladies, usually consisting of a precious stone, or set with one or more; a pendant worn in the ear.
- A precious stone.
- A name expressive of fondness.
All definitions and other forms of “jewel”
JEW'EL, verb transitive
To dress or adorn with jewels.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.