חֹשֶׁן
chôshen(kho'-shen)
“perhaps a pocket (as holding the Urim and Thummim), or rich (as containing gems), used only of the gorget of the highpriest”
25 occurrencesOld TestamentUncommon Word
Definition
Strong’s Definition
perhaps a pocket (as holding the Urim and Thummim), or rich (as containing gems), used only of the gorget of the highpriest
Translated in KJV as
breastplate.
Etymology
from an unused root probably meaning to contain or sparkle;
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“And these are the garments which they shall make; a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a broidered coat, a mitre, and a girdle: and they shall make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, and his…”