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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מִגְבָּעָהH4021
What does מִגְבָּעָה mean in the Bible?
מִגְבָּעָה is a Hebrew word meaning "a cap (as hemispherical )".
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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 Itheadbands3×Exodus 29:9, Exodus 39:28, Leviticus 8:13
and headbands1×Exodus 28:40
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Usage map
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First aligned rowExodus 28:40
Aligned rows4
Books represented2
Exodus3Leviticus1
Source forms
הַמִּגְבָּעֹ֖ת1xham·miḡ·bā·‘ōṯExodus 39:28
וּמִגְבָּעוֹת֙1xū·miḡ·bā·‘ō·wṯExodus 28:40
מִגְבָּע֑וֹת1xmiḡ·bā·‘ō·wṯLeviticus 8:13
מִגְבָּעֹ֔ת1xmiḡ·bā·‘ōṯExodus 29:9
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine plural2xExodus 29:9, Leviticus 8:13
Article | Noun - feminine plural1xExodus 39:28
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural1xExodus 28:40
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a cap (as hemispherical )
Source Gloss
a cap (as hemispherical )
Extended definitionSource: 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: