International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
FETTERfet'-er:
Found only in the plural in both Old Testament and New Testament; fetters of iron (Psalm 105:18; Psalm 149:8; so probably Mark 5:4 Luke 8:29) or brass (Judges 16:21 2 Kings 25:7) were frequently used for securing prisoners.
See CHAIN.
Figurative: of trouble (Job 36:8).
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (
n.) A chain or shackle for the feet; a chain by which an animal is confined by the foot, either made fast or disabled from free and rapid motion; a bond; a shackle.
2. (n.) Anything that confines or restrains; a restraint.
3. (p. pr. & vb. n.) To put fetters upon; to shackle or confine the feet of with a chain; to bind.
4. (p. pr. & vb. n.) To restrain from motion; to impose restraints on; to confine; to enchain; as, fettered by obligations.
Strong's Hebrew
3525. kebel -- a fetter... << 3524, 3525. kebel. 3526 >>. a
fetter. Transliteration: kebel Phonetic Spelling:
(keh'-bel) Short Definition: fetters. Word
... fetter. From
... /hebrew/3525.htm - 5k 2784. chartsubbah -- bond, fetter, pang
... << 2783, 2784. chartsubbah. 2785 >>. bond, fetter, pang. Transliteration: chartsubbah
Phonetic Spelling: (khar-tsoob-baw') Short Definition: bonds. ...
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2397. chach -- hook, ring, fetter
... << 2396, 2397. chach. 2398 >>. hook, ring, fetter. Transliteration: chach Phonetic
Spelling: (khawkh) Short Definition: hooks. Word Origin ...
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2336. choach -- briar, bramble, hook, ring, fetter
... << 2335, 2336. choach. 2337 >>. briar, bramble, hook, ring, fetter. Transliteration:
choach Phonetic Spelling: (kho'-akh) Short Definition: bush. ...
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2203b. zeq -- a fetter
... zeq. 2204 >>. a fetter. Transliteration: zeq Short Definition: chains. Word Origin
from an unused word Definition a fetter NASB Word Usage chains (2), fetters ( ...
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5178. nechosheth -- copper, bronze
... bronze (1). brasen, brass, chain, copper, fetter of brass, filthiness, steel.
For nchuwshah; copper, hence, something made of that ...
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2131. ziqah -- a missile, spark
... Word Origin of uncertain derivation Definition a missile, spark NASB Word Usage
brands (1), firebrands (2). chain, fetter, firebrand, spark. (Isa. ...
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5914. ekes -- an anklet, bangle
... stocks, tinkling ornament. From akac; a fetter; hence, an anklet -- stocks, tinkling
ornament. see HEBREW akac. << 5913, 5914. ekes. 5915 >>. Strong's Numbers.
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3729. kephath -- to bind
... root Definition to bind NASB Word Usage bound (1), tie (1), tied (2). bind. (Aramaic)
a root of uncertain correspondence; to fetter -- bind. << 3728, 3729. ...
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