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Lexicon :: Strong's H2833 - ḥōšen

Aa
חֹשֶׁן
Transliteration
ḥōšen
Pronunciation
kho'-shen
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root probably meaning to contain or sparkle
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 772a

Strong’s Definitions

חֹשֶׁן chôshen, kho'-shen; from an unused root probably meaning to contain or sparkle; perhaps a pocket (as holding the Urim and Thummim), or rich (as containing gems), used only of the gorget of the highpriest:—breastplate.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 25x

The KJV translates Strong's H2833 in the following manner: breastplate (25x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 25x
The KJV translates Strong's H2833 in the following manner: breastplate (25x).

  1. breastplate, breastpiece

    1. sacred pouch of the high priest designed to hold the Urim and Thummim

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חֹשֶׁן chôshen, kho'-shen; from an unused root probably meaning to contain or sparkle; perhaps a pocket (as holding the Urim and Thummim), or rich (as containing gems), used only of the gorget of the highpriest:—breastplate.
STRONGS H2833: Abbreviations
† ח֫שֶׁן noun masculine the breast-piece or sacred pouch, containing the אורים ותמים, worn on the breast of the high priest when he ministered in the Holy Place to bring the tribes for memorial. before י׳. It was made of the same material as the ephod (see אֵפוֺד), a span square; set in front with twelve jewels in four rows, engraved with the names of the twelve tribes. It was firmly fastened to the shoulders of the ephod by gold chains passing through gold rings, and to the lower part of the ephod just above the girdle by a blue ribbon passing through other gold rings. It was חשֶׁן (ה)מִשְׁפָּט (Exodus 28:15, 29, 30) pouch of judgment, because of the decision given by the אוּרִים וְתֻמִּים. The name occurs only in P, Exodus 25:7; Exodus 28:4, 15, 22, 23 (twice in verse); Exodus 28:24, 26, 28 (twice in verse); Exodus 28:29, 30; Exodus 29:5; Exodus 35:9, 27; Exodus 39:8, 9, 15, 16, 17, 19, 21 (twice in verse); Leviticus 8:8 (twice in verse). — See NowArchaeology ii. 119.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

25:7; 28:4; 28:15; 28:15; 28:22; 28:23; 28:24; 28:26; 28:28; 28:29; 28:29; 28:30; 28:30; 29:5; 35:9; 35:27; 39:8; 39:9; 39:15; 39:16; 39:17; 39:19; 39:21

Leviticus

8:8

H2833

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2833 matches the Hebrew חֹשֶׁן (ḥōšen),
which occurs 25 times in 21 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:7 - Beryls and stones of value to be put on the ephod and on the priest's bag.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:4

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:4 - This is what they are to make: a priest's bag, an ephod, and a robe, and a coat of coloured needlework, a head-dress, and a linen band; they are to make holy robes for Aaron your brother and for his sons, so that they may do the work of priests for me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:15 - And make a priest's bag for giving decisions, designed like the ephod, made of gold and blue and purple and red and the best linen.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:22

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:22 - And you are to make two chains of gold, twisted like cords, to be fixed to the priest's bag.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:23

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:23 - And put two gold rings on the two ends of the bag.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:24

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:24 - Put the two gold chains on the two rings at the ends of the bag;

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:26

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:26 - Then make two gold rings and put them on the lower ends of the bag, at the edge of it on the inner side nearest to the ephod.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:28

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:28 - So that the rings on the bag may be fixed to the rings of the ephod by a blue cord and on to the band of the ephod, so that the bag may not come loose from the ephod.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:29

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:29 - And so Aaron will have the names of the children of Israel on the priest's bag over his heart whenever he goes into the holy place, to keep the memory of them before the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:30

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:30 - And in the bag you are to put the Urim and Thummim, so that they may be on Aaron's heart whenever he goes in before the Lord; and Aaron may have the power of making decisions for the children of Israel before the Lord at all times.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:5 - Take the robes, and put the coat and the dress and the ephod and the priest's bag on Aaron; put the band of needlework round him,

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:9 - And beryls and jewels to be cut for the ephod and for the priest's bag.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:27

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:27 - And the rulers gave the beryls and the cut jewels for the ephod and the priest's bag;

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:8 - The priest's bag was designed like the ephod, of the best linen worked with gold and blue and purple and red.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:9 - It was square and folded in two, as long and as wide as the stretch of a man's hand;

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:15 - And on the bag they put gold chains, twisted like cords.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:16

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:16 - And they made two gold frames and two gold rings, the rings being fixed to the ends of the priest's bag;

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:17

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:17 - And they put the two twisted chains on the two rings at the ends of the priest's bag;

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:19

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:19 - And they made two rings of gold and put them on the two lower ends of the bag, on the inner side nearest to the ephod.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:21 - And the rings on the bag were fixed to the rings of the ephod by a blue cord, keeping it in place over the band, so that the bag might not get loose, as the Lord gave orders to Moses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:8 - And he put the priest's bag on him, and in the bag he put the Urim and Thummim.
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