אַבְנֵטʼabnêṭ

girdle (Exodus 28:4; Isaiah 22:21; Exodus 39:29; Exodus 28:40; Exodus 28:39)

Pronunciation: ab-nate' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H73

Where it appears

Appears 9 times in the Bible.

  • 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 28:39 “Weave Aaron’s patterned tunic from fine linen cloth. Fashion the turban from this linen as well. Also make a sash, and decorate it with colorful embroidery.
  • Exodus 28:40 “For Aaron’s sons, make tunics, sashes, and special head coverings that are glorious and beautiful.
  • Exodus 29:9 Wrap the sashes around the waists of Aaron and his sons, and put their special head coverings on them. Then the right to the priesthood will be theirs by law forever. In this way, you will ordain Aaron and his sons.
  • Exodus 39:29 The sashes were made of finely woven linen and embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet thread, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
  • Leviticus 8:7 He put the official tunic on Aaron and tied the sash around his waist. He dressed him in the robe, placed the ephod on him, and attached the ephod securely with its decorative sash.
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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).