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breastpiece, sacred pouch Original Word: חֹ֫שֶׁןTransliteration: choshen Phonetic Spelling: (kho'-shen) Short Definition: breastplate
from an unused word Definition breastpiece, sacred pouch NASB Word Usage breastpiece (25). NAS Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries Copyright © 1981, 1998 by The Lockman Foundation All rights reserved Lockman.org
From an unused root probably meaning to contain or sparkle; perhaps a pocket (as holding the Urim and Thummim), or rich (as containing gems), used only of the gorget of the highpriest -- breastplate.
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