חָשֻׁק

[חָשׁוּק] noun [masculine] fillet or ring clasping (binding) a pillar of the tabernacle, only plural suffix חֲשֻׁקֵיהֶם 2 Mos 27,10 + 5 t.; חֲשׁוּקַיהֶם 2 Mos 38,12; 2 Mos 38,17 those of the pillars at door of tabernacle (הָאֹהֶל) were overlaid with gold 2 Mos 36,38 those of the pillars of the court with silver 2 Mos 27,10; 2 Mos 27,11; 2 Mos 38,10; 2 Mos 38,11; 2 Mos 38,12; 2 Mos 38,17; 2 Mos 38,19 (all P), see Di on 2 Mos 27,10 > Thes and most who understand of connecting-rods, joining tops of pillars, from which curtains were hung.