What does מִצְנֶפֶת (miṣĕnepet) mean in the Bible?
מִצְנֶפֶת (miṣĕnepet): Ceremonial headwear signifying official authority and sacred status in priestly and royal contexts
Hebrew · H4701
מִצְנֶפֶת
A tiara , i.e. official turban (of a king or high priest)
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מִצְנֶפֶת H4701
Pronunciation miṣĕnepet
What does מִצְנֶפֶת (miṣĕnepet) mean in the Bible?
מִצְנֶפֶת (miṣĕnepet): Ceremonial headwear signifying official authority and sacred status in priestly and royal contexts
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4701?
The BSB source-word alignment has 12 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the turban (8), of the turban (2), a turban (1), turban (1).
Where does מִצְנֶפֶת (miṣĕnepet) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 28:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (8), Leviticus (3), Ezekiel (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 the turban 8× Exodus 28:37, Exodus 28:39, Exodus 29:6, Exodus 39:28
of the turban 2× Exodus 28:37, Leviticus 8:9
a turban 1× Exodus 28:4
turban 1× Leviticus 16:4
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 28:4 מִצְנֶ֣פֶת to a turban Noun - feminine singular Exodus 28:37 הַמִּצְנָ֑פֶת to the turban Article | Noun - feminine singular Exodus 28:37 הַמִּצְנֶ֖פֶת to of the turban Article | Noun - feminine singular Exodus 28:39 מִצְנֶ֣פֶת to the turban Noun - feminine singular construct Exodus 29:6 הַמִּצְנֶ֖פֶת to the turban Article | Noun - feminine singular Exodus 29:6 הַמִּצְנָֽפֶת׃ to the turban Article | Noun - feminine singular Exodus 39:28 הַמִּצְנֶ֣פֶת to the turban Article | Noun - feminine singular Exodus 39:31 הַמִּצְנֶ֖פֶת to the turban Article | Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 8:9 הַמִּצְנֶ֖פֶת to the turban Article | Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 8:9 הַמִּצְנֶ֜פֶת to of the turban Article | Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 28:4
Aligned rows 12
Books represented 3
Exodus 8 Leviticus 3 Ezekiel 1
Source forms
הַמִּצְנֶ֖פֶת 4x ham·miṣ·ne·p̄eṯ Exodus 28:37, Exodus 29:6, Exodus 39:31, Leviticus 8:9
מִצְנֶ֣פֶת 2x miṣ·ne·p̄eṯ Exodus 28:4, Exodus 28:39
הַמִּצְנֶ֣פֶת 1x ham·miṣ·ne·p̄eṯ Exodus 39:28
הַמִּצְנֶ֜פֶת 1x ham·miṣ·ne·p̄eṯ Leviticus 8:9
הַמִּצְנֶ֔פֶת 1x ham·miṣ·ne·p̄eṯ Ezekiel 21:26
הַמִּצְנָ֑פֶת 1x ham·miṣ·nā·p̄eṯ Exodus 28:37
הַמִּצְנָֽפֶת׃ 1x ham·miṣ·nā·p̄eṯ Exodus 29:6
וּבְמִצְנֶ֥פֶת 1x ū·ḇə·miṣ·ne·p̄eṯ Leviticus 16:4
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - feminine singular 9x Exodus 28:37, Exodus 29:6, Exodus 39:28, Exodus 39:31
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct 1x Leviticus 16:4
Noun - feminine singular 1x Exodus 28:4
Noun - feminine singular construct 1x Exodus 28:39
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Ceremonial headwear signifying official authority and sacred status in priestly and royal contexts
Source Gloss
a tiara , i.e. official turban (of a king or high priest)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Ceremonial headwear signifying official authority and sacred status in priestly and royal contexts
a tiara, i.e. official turban (of a king or high priest) BDB: turban Usage: diadem, mitre.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מִצְנֶפֶת is built from this root:
צָנַף H6801
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