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Thursday, July 3rd, 2025
the Week of Proper 8 / Ordinary 13

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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #2833 - חשֶׁן

Transliteration

chôshen

Phonetics

kho'-shen

Origin

from an unused root probably meaning to contain or sparkle

Parts of Speech

masculine noun

TWOT

772a

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

breastplate, breastpiece
1. sacred pouch of the high priest designed to hold the Urim and Thummim

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 4158 ‑ ποδήρης (pod‑ay'‑race);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (25)

Exodus 23

Leviticus 2

BSB (23)

Exodus 23

Leviticus 2

CSB (25)

Exodus 23

Leviticus 2

ESV (25)

Exodus 23

Leviticus 2

KJV (25)

Exodus 23

Leviticus 2

LEB (25)

Exodus 23

Leviticus 2

LSB (25)

Exodus 23

Leviticus 2

N95 (25)

Exodus 23

Leviticus 2

NAS (25)

Exodus 23

Leviticus 2

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (25)

Exodus 23

Leviticus 2

ASV (25)

a breastplate 2

and for the breastplate 3

and that the breastplate 2

and the breastplate 1

in the breastplate 2

of the breastplate 6

the breastplate 5

upon him: and in the breastplate 1

upon the breastplate 3

BSB (23)

a breastpiece 2

and breastpiece 3

and the breastplate 1

for the breastpiece 1

of the breastpiece 8

on the breastpiece 1

so that the breastpiece 2

the breastpiece 5

CSB (25)

breastpiece 6

its 2

the breastpiece 17

ESV (25)

breastpiece 25

KJV (25)

breastplate 25

LEB (25)

a breast piece 1

a breast piece of 1

and for the breast piece 1

and the breast piece 3

in the breast piece of 1

so that the breast piece 1

the breast piece 14

the breast piece of 1

the breastpiece 2

LSB (25)

breastpiece 25

N95 (25)

breastpiece 25

NAS (25)

breastpiece 25

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (25)

a breastplate 2

and for the breastplate 3

and that the breastplate 2

and the breastplate 1

in the breastplate 2

of the breastplate 6

on the breastplate 3

the breastplate 5

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

1182) s h (ההסה HhSh) AC: Bind CO: ? AB: ?: Something that is bound. (eng: hush)

H) e s h (ההסהה HhShH) AC: ? CO: Silence AB: ?: A mouth that is bound.

V) e s h (ההסהה HhShH) - Silence: KJV (16): (vf: Paal, Hiphil) hold, still, silence, silent - Strongs: H2814 (חָשָׁה)

J) s f h (ההוסה HhWSh) AC: ? CO: ? AB: ?

m^m ) n s f h (ההוסהנ HhWShN) - Breastplate: As bound to the chest. KJV (25): breastplate - Strongs: H2833 (חשֶׁן)

Adopted Roots:

A2218 N s h ()
A2219 Q s h (Attach, Desire)
A2220 R s h (Gather)
A2308 S h l (Whisper, Whisper)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

ח֫שֶׁן noun masculine the breast-piece or sacred pouch, containing the אורים ותמים, worn on the breast of the high priest when he ministered in the Holy Place to bring the tribes for memorial. before ׳י. It was made of the same material as the ephod (see אֵפוֺד), a span square; set in front with twelve jewels in four rows, engraved with the names of the twelve tribes. It was firmly fastened to the shoulders of the ephod by gold chains passing through gold rings, and to the lower part of the ephod just above the girdle by a blue ribbon passing through other gold rings. It was חשֶׁן (ה)מִשְׁמָּט ( Exodus 28:15,29,30) pouch of judgment, because of the decision given by the אוּרִים וְתֻמִּים. The name occurs only in P, Exodus 25:7; Exodus 28:4,15,22,23 (twice in verse); Exodus 28:24,26,28 (twice in verse); Exodus 28:29,30; Exodus 29:5; Exodus 35:9,27; Exodus 39:8,9,15,16,17,19,21 (twice in verse); Leviticus 8:8 (twice in verse). — See Now^{Archaeology ii. 119}.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

חשֶׁן m. ornament, used of the breastplate of the high priest, on the outside adorned with twelve precious stones, within hollow [?]; called more fully חשֶׁן הַמִּשְׁפָּט Exodus 28:15, seq.; 39:8, seq.; Levit. 8:8. Comp. אוּרִים. LXX. λογεῖον, Philo λόγιον, λογεῖον κρίσεως, Sir_45:10.

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List of Word Forms

בְּחֹ֧שֶׁן בחשן הַ֠חֹשֶׁן הַחֹ֑שֶׁן הַחֹ֔שֶׁן הַחֹ֛שֶׁן הַחֹ֡שֶׁן הַחֹֽשֶׁן׃ החשן החשן׃ וְלַחֹֽשֶׁן׃ ולחשן׃ חֹ֣שֶׁן חֹ֤שֶׁן חשן bə·ḥō·šen beChoshen bəḥōšen Choshen ha·ḥō·šen haChoshen haḥōšen ḥō·šen ḥōšen velaChoshen wə·la·ḥō·šen wəlaḥōšen