[חָשׁוּק] noun [masculine] fillet or ring clasping (binding) a pillar of the tabernacle, only plural suffix חֲשֻׁקֵיהֶם Exodus 27:10 5t.; חֲשׁוּקַיהֶם Exodus 38:12,17; those of the pillars at door of tabernacle (הָאֹהֶל) were overlaid with gold Exodus 36:38; those of the pillars of the court with silver Exodus 27:10,11; Exodus 38:10,11,12,17,19 (all P), see Di on Exodus 27:10; > Thes and most who understand of connecting-rods, joining tops of pillars, from which curtains were hung.