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Lexicon :: Strong's H2833 - ḥōšen

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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
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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.
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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 Box Exo 25:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:7 - [fn]onyx stones and setting stones for the [priest’s] ephod and for the breastpiece.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:4

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:4 - “These are the garments which they shall make: a breastpiece and an ephod [for the breastpiece] and a robe and a tunic of checkered work, a turban, and a sash. They shall make sacred garments for Aaron your brother and his sons, so that he may serve as a priest to Me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:15 -

“You are to make a breastpiece of judgment, the work of a skilled and talented craftsman; like the work of the ephod you shall make it: of gold, of blue, purple, and scarlet fabric and of fine twisted linen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:22

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:22 - “You shall make for the breastpiece chains of pure gold twisted like cords.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:23

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:23 - “You shall make on the breastpiece two rings of gold, and shall put the two rings on the two ends of the breastpiece.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:24

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:24 - “You shall put the two twisted cords of gold in the two rings which are on the ends of the breastpiece.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:26

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:26 - “You shall make two gold rings and put them at the two ends of the breastpiece, on its inside edge next to the ephod.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:28

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:28 - “They shall bind the breastpiece by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a blue cord, so that it will be above the skillfully woven sash of the ephod, so that the breastpiece will not come loose from the ephod.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:29

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:29 - “So Aaron shall carry the names of the sons of Israel (Jacob) in the breastpiece of judgment over his heart when he enters the Holy Place, to bring them in continual remembrance before the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:30

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:30 - “In the breastpiece of judgment you shall put the [fn]Urim (Lights) and the Thummim (Perfections) [to be used for determining God’s will in a matter]. They shall be over Aaron’s heart whenever he goes before the LORD, and Aaron shall always carry the judgment (verdict, judicial decisions) of the sons of Israel over his heart before the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 29:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:5 - “Then you shall take the garments, and put on Aaron the tunic and the robe of the ephod and the ephod and the breastpiece, and wrap him with the skillfully woven sash of the ephod;

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 35:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:9 - and [fn]onyx stones and other stones to be set for the ephod and the breastpiece.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 35:27

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:27 - The leaders brought onyx stones and other stones to be put in settings for the ephod and for the breastpiece,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:8 -

Bezalel made the breastpiece, the work of a skillful craftsman, like the workmanship of the ephod: of gold and of blue, purple, and scarlet fabric, and fine twisted linen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:9 - It was square; they made the breastpiece folded double, a [hand’s] span long and a [hand’s] span wide when folded double.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:15 - And they made on the breastpiece twisted chains like cords of pure gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:16

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:16 - They made two settings of gold filigree and two gold rings, and put the two rings on the two ends of the breastpiece.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:17

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:17 - Then they put the two twisted cords of gold in the two rings on the ends of the breastpiece.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:19

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:19 - They made two rings of gold and put them on the two ends of the breastpiece, on its inner edge which was next to the ephod.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:21 - They bound the breastpiece by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a blue cord, so that it would lie on the woven sash of the ephod, and so that the breastpiece would not come loose from the ephod, just as the LORD commanded Moses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 8:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:8 - Moses then put the breastpiece on Aaron, and he put in the breastpiece the Urim and the Thummim [the sacred articles the high priest used when seeking God’s will concerning the nation].
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