What does מִגְבָּעָה mean in the Bible?
מִגְבָּעָה is a Hebrew word meaning "a cap (as hemispherical )".
Hebrew · H4021
מִגְבָּעָה
A cap (as hemispherical )
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מִגְבָּעָה H4021
What does מִגְבָּעָה mean in the Bible?
מִגְבָּעָה is a Hebrew word meaning "a cap (as hemispherical )".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4021?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include headbands (3), and headbands (1).
Where does מִגְבָּעָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 28:40. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (3), Leviticus (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It headbands 3× Exodus 29:9, Exodus 39:28, Leviticus 8:13
and headbands 1× Exodus 28:40
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 28:40
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 2
Exodus 3 Leviticus 1
Source forms
הַמִּגְבָּעֹ֖ת 1x ham·miḡ·bā·‘ōṯ Exodus 39:28
וּמִגְבָּעוֹת֙ 1x ū·miḡ·bā·‘ō·wṯ Exodus 28:40
מִגְבָּע֑וֹת 1x miḡ·bā·‘ō·wṯ Leviticus 8:13
מִגְבָּעֹ֔ת 1x miḡ·bā·‘ōṯ Exodus 29:9
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine plural 2x Exodus 29:9, Leviticus 8:13
Article | Noun - feminine plural 1x Exodus 39:28
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural 1x Exodus 28:40
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a cap (as hemispherical )
Source Gloss
a cap (as hemispherical )
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a cap (as hemispherical) BDB: head-gear Usage: bonnet.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מִגְבָּעָה is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain