Bible Encyclopedias
Hood
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
hood ( זניפות , zenı̄phōth ): The ladies' "hoods" of Isaiah 3:23 the King James Version appear as "turbans" the Revised Version (British and American); and "mitre" of Zechariah 3:5 is "turban, or diadem" the English Revised Version, margin. The word is from the verb zānaph , "to wrap round." It connotes a head-covering, not a permanent article of dress. See DRESS , 5; HAT .
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Hood'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/h/hood.html. 1915.