COLLAR (Jewish Encyclopedia)
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A rendering in Jdg 8:26 of the Hebrew word (missing hebrew text) . In the other passage (Isa 3:19) in which it occurs it is translated "chains." In both cases the word is used in the enumeration of ornaments: in Isaiah of the Jewish women, and in Judges of the Midianite kings. The root ( (missing hebrew text) )means "to drop," and the word may therefore mean "drops," "pendants from the cars," etc. Targum to Judges renders it by (missing hebrew text) , which Jastrow, s.v., translates "wreaths," "crowns." Rashi, as is his wont, agrees with the Targum; understanding by it, however, pendants falling upon the breast, as a string of pearls (see Rashi on Isa 3:19, where he interchanges (missing hebrew text) and (missing hebrew text) ). Ḳimḥi, starting from the root "drop," finds in "naṭifah" the idea "dropper," which he interprets to mean a bottle in which perfume was carried, and from which it was dropped as occasion required. Gersonides agrees with Ḳimḥi.
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A rendering, in Job 30:18, of the Hebrew word (missing hebrew text) ) where, however, the translation is scarcely warranted. The reference is merely to an opening for the head in a garment, and does not imply the elaborate idea conveyed by the word "collar" (Ex 28:32). The same word is found in Ps 1332, where it indicates the top edge of the garment.
