חֹשֶׁןchôshen
perhaps a pocket (as holding the Urim and Thummim), or rich (as containing gems), used only of the gorget of the highpriest
Pronunciation: kho'-shen · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2833
Meanings
the breast-piece or sacred pouch, containing the אורים ותמים, worn on the breast of the high priest (Exodus 28:15; Exodus 28:29; Exodus 28:30; Exodus 25:7; Exodus 28:4)
Where it appears
Appears 25 times in the Bible.
- Exodus 25:7 onyx stones, and other gemstones to be set in the ephod and the priest’s chestpiece.
- Exodus 28:4 These are the garments they are to make: a chestpiece, an ephod, a robe, a patterned tunic, a turban, and a sash. They are to make these sacred garments for your brother, Aaron, and his sons to wear when they serve me as priests.
- Exodus 28:15 “Then, with great skill and care, make a chestpiece to be worn for seeking a decision from God. Make it to match the ephod, using finely woven linen embroidered with gold and with blue, purple, and scarlet thread.
- Exodus 28:22 “To attach the chestpiece to the ephod, make braided cords of pure gold thread.
- Exodus 28:23 Then make two gold rings and attach them to the top corners of the chestpiece.
- Exodus 28:24 Tie the two gold cords to the two rings on the chestpiece.
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).