Jinglet

Type Object Hebrew פַּעֲמֹון
Bells and jinglets on the high priest's garments
Bells and jinglets on the high priest's garments (© Ben P L, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons) Jinglet, bell

About Jinglet

A small noisemaker. Bells were sometimes attached between decorative pomegranates around the bottom of the high priestly robe (Exodus 28:33–34; 39:25–26).

See Musical Instruments (Pamonim); Music.

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All Scripture References (4)

Exodus (4)
Exodus 28:33

Make pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn all the way around the lower hem, with gold bells between them,

Exodus 28:34

alternating the gold bells and pomegranates around the lower hem of the robe.

Exodus 39:25

They also made bells of pure gold and attached them around the hem between the pomegranates,

Exodus 39:26

alternating the bells and pomegranates around the lower hem of the robe to be worn for ministry, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.