Bible Dictionary: Turban

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) A headdress worn by men in the Levant and by most Mohammedans of the male sex, consisting of a cap, and a sash, scarf, or shawl, usually of cotton or linen, wound about the cap, and sometimes hanging down the neck.

2. (n.) A kind of headdress worn by women.

3. (n.) The whole set of whorls of a spiral shell.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

TURBAN

tur'-ban (Leviticus 16:4 margin).

See DRESS, V.

Strong's Hebrew

4701. mitsnepheth -- turban (of the high priest)
... 4700, 4701. mitsnepheth. 4702 . turban (of the high priest). Transliteration:
mitsnepheth Phonetic Spelling: (mits-neh'-feth) Short Definition: turban. ...
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6797. tsaniph -- a turban
... 6796, 6797. tsaniph. 6798 . a turban. Transliteration: tsaniph Phonetic
Spelling: (tsaw-neef') Short Definition: turban. Word Origin ...
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2871. tebul -- a turban
... 2870b, 2871. tebul. 2872 . a turban. Transliteration: tebul Phonetic
Spelling: (taw-bool') Short Definition: turbans. Word Origin ...
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6287b. peer -- headdress, turban
... 6287a, 6287b. peer. 6288 . headdress, turban. Transliteration: peer
Short Definition: garland. Word Origin from paar Definition ...
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4021. migbaoth -- headgear, a turban
... 4020, 4021. migbaoth. 4022 . headgear, a turban. Transliteration: migbaoth
Phonetic Spelling: (mig-baw-aw') Short Definition: caps. ...
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666. apher -- a covering, bandage
... ashes. From the same as 'epher (in the sense of covering); a turban -- ashes.
see HEBREW 'epher. 665, 666. apher. 667 . Strong's Numbers.
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2280. chabash -- to bind, bind on, bind up
... A primitive root; to wrap firmly (especially a turban, compress, or saddle);
figuratively, to stop, to rule -- bind (up), gird about, govern, healer, put ...
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Library

Three Afternoons Off the Track
... "She isn'ta man!" "He is!" "She isn't!" "He has got a man's turban!" "But look at
her seeley!" (Tamil dress.) A woman, and white"it staggered them till the ...
/.../wilson-carmichael/things as they are/chapter ii three afternoons off.htm

The Gods of the Different Nations Varro's Gentile Class. Their ...
... thenceforth administer its government. They called him Serapis, from the
turban [914] which adorned his head. The peck-like [915 ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/tertullian/ad nationes/chapter viii the gods of the.htm

The Young Titus
... Thus shall the children of God overthrow the heathen in battle!". But one of the
Jews on the wall thrust his fingers under his turban and seized his hair. ...
/.../miller/the city of delight/chapter ix the young titus.htm

Smerdis the Magian.
... The marks of the mutilation could, indeed, on public occasions, be concealed by
the turban, or helmet, or other head-dress which he wore; but in private there ...
/.../abbott/darius the great/chapter iii smerdis the magian.htm

The Christian Race.
... cloth or silk, with buttons and loopes; over this an ALHAGA or white woolen mantle,
so large as to wrap both head and body; a shash or small turban; naked legg ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/bunyan/the riches of bunyan/xiii the christian race.htm

The Tangled Web
... walls under a flag of truce an imposing Jew of middle-age, with a superb beard and
a veritable mantle of rich black hair escaping from his turban and falling ...
/.../miller/the city of delight/chapter xvii the tangled web.htm

Conclusion. Clue to the Error of the Jews.
... In the next place, He was stripped of His former sordid raiment, and adorned with
a garment down to the foot, and with a turban and a clean mitre, that is ...
/.../tertullian/an answer to the jews/chapter xiv conclusion clue to the.htm

The Crucifixion.
... The soldiers parted the garments of Jesus among them, each of the four taking what
he needed or fancied"turban, shoes, girdle, or under-coat; while for the ...
/.../dods/the expositors bible the gospel of st john vol ii/xxi the crucifixion.htm

To the Rev. Andrew Brandram
... If they wore the turban, or barret, they could scarcely be distinguished from the
Moors in dress, but in lieu thereof they wear the sombrero or broad slouching ...
/.../borrow/letters of george borrow/to the rev andrew brandram 2.htm

The Healing of the Woman - Christ's Personal Appearance - the ...
... 2954] by with uncovered head' [2955] The ordinary covering of the head was the
so-called Sudar (or Sudarimn), a kerchief twisted into a turban, and which might ...
/.../the life and times of jesus the messiah/chapter xxvi the healing of.htm

Thesaurus

Turban (13 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. TURBAN. tur'-ban (Leviticus 16:4 margin). See
DRESS, V. Multi-Version Concordance Turban (13 Occurrences). ...
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Diadem (9 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary The tiara of a king (Ezek. 21:26; Isaiah 28:5;
62:3); the turban (Job 29:14). In the New Testament a careful ...
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Bonnet (1 Occurrence)
... 44:18 (RV, "tires"), denotes properly a turban worn by priests, and in Isaiah
3:20 (RV, "head-tires") a head-dress or tiara worn by females. ...
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Sacred (140 Occurrences)
... Exodus 28:4 These are the garments which they shall make: a breastplate, and an
ephod, and a robe, and a coat of checker work, a turban, and a sash: and they ...
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Fasten (28 Occurrences)
... ephod; (See NIV). Exodus 29:6 And thou shalt put the turban upon his head,
and fasten the holy diadem to the turban, (DBY). Exodus 36:13 ...
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Breeches (6 Occurrences)
... These priestly linen breeches, mikhnece bhadh, were worn along with the linen coat,
the linen girdle and the linen turban by Aaron on the Day of Atonement ...
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Attach (12 Occurrences)
... shall be. (See NIV). Exodus 29:6 and you shall set the turban on his head,
and put the holy crown on the turban. (See NIV). Exodus ...
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Sash (16 Occurrences)
... Exodus 28:4 These are the garments which they shall make: a breastplate, and an
ephod, and a robe, and a coat of checker work, a turban, and a sash: and they ...
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Headdress (1 Occurrence)
... It was used especially for purposes of ornament (Job 29:14; Isaiah 3:23; 62:3).
The Hebrew word here used, tsaniph, properly means a turban, folds of linen ...
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Head-dress (22 Occurrences)
... It was used especially for purposes of ornament (Job 29:14; Isaiah 3:23; 62:3).
The Hebrew word here used, tsaniph, properly means a turban, folds of linen ...
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Bible Concordance

Turban (13 Occurrences)

Exodus 28:4 These are the garments which they shall make: a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a coat of checker work, a turban, and a sash: and they shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, and his sons, that he may minister to me in the priest's office.
(WEB DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Exodus 28:37 And thou shalt put it on a lace of blue, and it shall be upon the turban upon the front of the turban shall it be.
(DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Exodus 28:39 You shall weave the coat in checker work of fine linen, and you shall make a turban of fine linen, and you shall make a sash, the work of the embroiderer.
(WEB DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Exodus 29:6 and you shall set the turban on his head, and put the holy crown on the turban.
(WEB DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Exodus 39:28 and the turban of fine linen, and the linen headbands of fine linen, and the linen breeches of fine twined linen,
(WEB DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Exodus 39:31 They tied to it a lace of blue, to fasten it on the turban above, as Yahweh commanded Moses.
(WEB DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Leviticus 8:9 He set the turban on his head; and on the turban, in front, he set the golden plate, the holy crown; as Yahweh commanded Moses.
(WEB DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Leviticus 16:4 He shall put on the holy linen coat, and he shall have the linen breeches on his body, and shall put on the linen sash, and he shall be dressed with the linen turban. They are the holy garments. He shall bathe his body in water, and put them on.
(WEB NAS RSV NIV)

Job 29:14 I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; my justice was as a mantle and a turban.
(DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 61:10 I will greatly rejoice in Jehovah, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with the priestly turban, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.
(DBY)

Ezekiel 21:26 thus says the Lord Yahweh: Remove the turban, and take off the crown; this shall be no more the same; exalt that which is low, and abase that which is high.
(WEB NAS RSV NIV)

Ezekiel 24:17 Sigh in silence, make no mourning for the dead; bind thy turban upon thee, and put thy sandals upon thy feet, and cover not the beard, and eat not the bread of men.
(DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Zechariah 3:5 I said, "Let them set a clean turban on his head." So they set a clean turban on his head, and clothed him; and the angel of Yahweh was standing by.
(WEB DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Turban

Related Terms

Diadem (9 Occurrences)

Bonnet (1 Occurrence)

Sacred (140 Occurrences)

Fasten (28 Occurrences)

Breeches (6 Occurrences)

Attach (12 Occurrences)

Sash (16 Occurrences)

Headdress (1 Occurrence)

Head-dress (22 Occurrences)