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Exodus 28:8
“And the curious girdle of the ephod, which is upon it, shall be of the same, according to the work thereof; even of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
H2805 · Hebrew
- Definition
- a belt or strap (as being interlaced)
- Derivation
- from H2803 (חָשַׁב);
- KJV renderings
- curious girdle.
- Grammar
- וְ — conjunction
- חֵ֤שֶׁב — common noun, masculine, singular, construct
- Usage
- Occurs 8 times in the Hebrew Bible.Exodus 28:27Exodus 28:28Exodus 29:5Exodus 39:5Exodus 39:20
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read חֵשֶׁב here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.