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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.
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 Box Exo 25:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:7 - “onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod and in the breastplate.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:4

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:4 - “And these are the garments which they shall make: a breastplate, an ephod,[fn] a robe, a skillfully woven tunic, a turban, and a sash. So they shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother and his sons, that he may minister to Me as priest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:15 - “You shall make the breastplate of judgment. Artistically woven according to the workmanship of the ephod you shall make it: of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen, you shall make it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:22

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:22 - “You shall make chains for the breastplate at the end, like braided cords of pure gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:23

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:23 - “And you shall make two rings of gold for the breastplate, and put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:24

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:24 - “Then you shall put the two braided chains of gold in the two rings which are on the ends of the breastplate;

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:26

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:26 - “You shall make two rings of gold, and put them on the two ends of the breastplate, on the edge of it, which is on the inner side of the ephod.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:28

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:28 - “They shall bind the breastplate by means of its rings to the rings of the ephod, using a blue cord, so that it is above the intricately woven band of the ephod, and so that the breastplate does not come loose from the ephod.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:29

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:29 - “So Aaron shall bear the names of the sons of Israel on the breastplate of judgment over his heart, when he goes into the holy place, as a memorial before the LORD continually.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:30

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:30 - “And you shall put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim,[fn] and they shall be over Aaron’s heart when he goes in before the LORD. So Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel over his heart before the LORD continually.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 29:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:5 - “Then you shall take the garments, put the tunic on Aaron, and the robe of the ephod, the ephod, and the breastplate, and gird him with the intricately woven band of the ephod.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 35:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:9 - ‘onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod and in the breastplate.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 35:27

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:27 - The rulers brought onyx stones, and the stones to be set in the ephod and in the breastplate,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:8 - And he made the breastplate, artistically woven like the workmanship of the ephod, of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and of fine woven linen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:9 - They made the breastplate square by doubling it; a span was its length and a span its width when doubled.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:15 - And they made chains for the breastplate at the ends, like braided cords of pure gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:16

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:17

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:17 - And they put the two braided chains of gold in the two rings on the ends of the breastplate.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:19

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:19 - And they made two rings of gold and put them on the two ends of the breastplate, on the edge of it, which was on the inward side of the ephod.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:21 - And they bound the breastplate by means of its rings to the rings of the ephod with a blue cord, so that it would be above the intricately woven band of the ephod, and that the breastplate would not come loose from the ephod, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 8:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:8 - Then he put the breastplate on him, and he put the Urim and the Thummim[fn] in the breastplate.
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