Smith's Bible Dictionary
Armletan ornament universal in the East, especially among women; used by princes as one of the insignia of royalty, and by distinguished persons in general. The word is not used in the Authorized Version, as even in (2 Samuel 1:10) it is rendered by "the bracelet on his arm."
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
ARMLETarm'-let: The word translated "bracelet" in 2 Samuel 1:10 the King James Version, probably denotes an "armlet," or "arm-band," worn on the upper arm. But it is the same word which with a different context is rendered "ankle-chains" (in Numbers 31:50 the Revised Version (British and American)). The "bracelet" of Sirach 21:21 the King James Version, worn upon the right arm, was an "armlet," as is seen from the list given of Judith's ornaments: who "decked herself bravely with her armlets (the Revised Version (British and American) `chains') and her bracelets, and her rings, and her ear-rings, and all her ornaments" (Judith 10:4). The nature of the ornaments given in the Revised Version (British and American) as "armlets," Exodus 35:22 Numbers 31:50, and in the King James Version as "tablets," is uncertain. For full and distinguishing, descriptions of "arm-lets," "anklets," "bracelets," etc., found in ancient graves, see PEFS, 1905, 318. See also ORNAMENT.
George B. Eager
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (
n.) A small arm; as, an armlet of the sea.
2. (n.) An arm ring; a bracelet for the upper arm.
3. (n.) Armor for the arm.
Strong's Hebrew
685. etsadah -- an armlet... << 684, 685. etsadah. 686 >>. an
armlet. Transliteration: etsadah Phonetic Spelling:
(ets-aw-daw') Short Definition: armlets. Word Origin
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