אֵזוֹרʼêzôwr
waistcloth (Isaiah 5:27; Job 12:18; 2 Kings 1:8; Jeremiah 13:1; Jeremiah 13:2)
Pronunciation: ay-zore' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H232
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 14 times in the Bible.
- 2 Kings 1:8 They replied, “He was a hairy man, and he wore a leather belt around his waist.” “Elijah from Tishbe!” the king exclaimed.
- Job 12:18 He removes the royal robe of kings. They are led away with ropes around their waist.
- Isaiah 5:27 They will not get tired or stumble. They will not stop for rest or sleep. Not a belt will be loose, not a sandal strap broken.
- Isaiah 11:5 He will wear righteousness like a belt and truth like an undergarment.
- Jeremiah 13:1 This is what the Lord said to me: “Go and buy a linen loincloth and put it on, but do not wash it.”
- Jeremiah 13:2 So I bought the loincloth as the Lord directed me, and I put it on.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).