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Ibn Ezra on Genesis 24:22/אבן עזרא על בראשית כ״ד:כ״ב
אנזם. יש נזם שהוא באף גם באזן, ושעל האף ירד מעל פתיל קשור במצח:
1A GOLDEN RING. Nezem (ring) can refer either to a nose ring37 or to an earring.38 The one worn on the nose is attached by a string which is tied around the forehead.39
בבקע. חצי שקל מגזרת נבקע:
2HALF A SHEKEL. Beka means half a shekel. It comes from the same root as nivka (was cleft).40 is thus a split shekel, i.e., half a shekel.
גוצמידים. מגזרת צמיד פתיל (במדבר יט טו), כי על היד האחת הצמיד האחד, הוא שנים, וצורתו ידועה:
3AND TWO BRACELETS. Tzemidim (bracelets) comes from the same root as tzamid (cover of a vessel) in covering (tzamid) close-bound (Num. 19:15).41 means a pair. Cf. a couple of asses (tzemed chamorim) (Jud. 19:10). According to I.E. a tzamid (Num. 19:15) is a cover made up of two parts. Cf. I.E.’s comments on Num. 19:15. Hence a tzemed is a bracelet made of two parts. A bracelet is called a tzamid because each bracelet worn on the hand is made up of two parts.42 The form of this ornament is well known.