Lamentations 4:7

nobles probably right, as in Genesis 49:26; Deuteronomy 33:16 (in which places mg. renders "princes") as against the more frequent sense Nazirites(as mg. here).

rubies mg. corals.

their polishing(lit. casting) was as of sapphire Not only their bright, glowing appearance, but also their well-shaped figures suggested a carefully cut precious stone. Löhr, relying on the similarity of two Heb. consonants (gand n), by a slight change takes the word to be from the root which appears in Jeremiah 7:29 ("cut off thine hair") and renders The locks of their hair glittered as a sapphire.