Hebrew word · H6781

צָמִיד

tzamid

bracelet

Bracelet or bangle worn on the wrist or arm. A related word means a fastening or cover, so the basic idea may be something clasped on.

Appears 7 times in 7 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament. · Updated November 01, 2026

What it means

bracelet

Abridged from Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

Range of meaning: Bracelet or bangle worn on the wrist or arm. A related word means a fastening or cover, so the basic idea may be something clasped on.
Against the English: KJV/WEB "bracelets upon thy hands" is literal. BSB/ESV-type "on your wrists" says where bracelets actually sit. Some versions say "arms." All are fine.
Used elsewhere in the period: Genesis 24:22, 30, 47: Abraham's servant gives Rebekah a gold nose-ring and two gold bracelets for her hands. His own report is: "I put the ring on her nose and the bracelets on her hands" (Gen 24:47). Numbers 31:50 lists bracelets among gold spoils dedicated to the LORD. Bangles of bronze, silver and gold are common finds in Iron Age Levantine burials.

Range of meaning: A bracelet or bangle. It probably relates to a verb meaning 'to bind' or 'fasten on', and Numbers 19:15 uses the same word for a lid fastened onto a jar.
Against the English: 'Bracelets' is accurate across English versions. The difference a modern reader may miss is scale, and NLT brings this out by adding the word 'large'.
Used elsewhere in the period: Listed with other gold valuables in Numbers 31:50. Ezekiel 16:11 and 23:42 place bracelets on women's hands as signs of luxury and adornment.

Range of meaning: A bracelet or armlet. The root means 'fasten' or 'bind' (compare 'a fastened cover' in Num 19:15). It is jewellery that clasps around the arm.
Against the English: 'Bracelets' is accurate. Where the bracelets sit ('hands', 'wrists', 'arms') depends on how a version renders yad.
Used elsewhere in the period: Num 31:50 (gold armlets among war spoil given to the LORD); Ezek 16:11 and 23:42 (bracelets on a bride's or a woman's hands).

Genesis · 3

Genesis 24:22 צְמִידִים֙ bracelets

And after the camels had finished drinking, he took out a gold ring weighing a beka, and two gold bracelets for her wrists weighing ten shekels.

Here: Bangles worn around the wrist or forearm. At the stated weight these were heavy pieces, not thin chains.
Genesis 24:30 הַצְּמִדִים֮ the bracelets

As soon as he saw the ring, and the bracelets on his sister’s wrists, and heard Rebekah’s words, “The man said this to me,” he went and found the man standing by the camels near the spring.

Here: The two gold bracelets weighing ten shekels (v. 22). That is a heavy, conspicuous amount of gold.
Genesis 24:47 וְהַצְּמִידִ֖ים and the bracelets

Then I asked her, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ She replied, ‘The daughter of Bethuel son of Nahor, whom Milcah bore to him.’ So I put the ring on her nose and the bracelets on her wrists.

Numbers · 2

Numbers 19:15 צָמִ֥יד [is] a cover of

and any open container without a lid fastened on it is unclean.
Numbers 31:50 וְצָמִ֔יד and a bracelet

So we have brought to the LORD an offering of the gold articles each man acquired—armlets, bracelets, rings, earrings, and necklaces—to make atonement for ourselves before the LORD.”

Ezekiel · 2

Ezekiel 16:11 צְמִידִים֙ bracelets

I adorned you with jewelry, and I put bracelets on your wrists and a chain around your neck.

Here: Bracelets or bangles worn on the wrist or forearm. The same word is used for the bracelets Abraham's servant put on Rebekah's hands as betrothal gifts (Gen 24:22, 30, 47).
Ezekiel 23:42 צְמִידִים֙ bracelets

accompanied by the sound of a carefree crowd. Drunkards were brought in from the desert along with men from the rabble, who put bracelets on your wrists and beautiful crowns on your head.

Word data: STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0), main text only.