חֹשֶׁן choshen
Hebrew word for “breastpiece” · Strong’s H2833 · used 25 times in 21 verses
Meaning
1) breastplate, breastpiece; 1a) sacred pouch of the high priest designed to hold the Urim and Thummim
How it is translated
Glosses given for choshen in context, with how often each is used:
- breastpiece 25
Where it is used
Chapters where it is used most
Exodus 28 (9), Exodus 39 (7), Exodus 35 (2), Exodus 25 (1), Exodus 29 (1), Leviticus 8 (1)
Forms
- החשׁן 18
- ולחשׁן 3
- חשׁן 3
- בחשׁן 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with choshen more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- אֵפוֹד ephod “ephod” 11
- טַבַּעַת tabbaat “ring” 8
- זָהָב zahav “gold” 10
- קָצָה qatsah “end” 6
- עֲבֹת avot “cord” 4
- תְּכֵלֶת tekhelet “blue” 4
- חֵשֶׁב cheshev “artwork” 3
- שֹׁהַם shoham “onyx” 3
- מִלֻּא millu “setting” 3
- שְׁנַיִם shenayim “two” 6
- גַּבְלֻת gavlut “twists” 2
- רָכַס rakhas “to bind” 2
Key verses
The verses using choshen that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Exodus 25:7 — Onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod, and in the breastplate.
- Exodus 28:4 — And these are the garments which they shall make; a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a broidered coat, a mitre, and a girdle: and they shall make…
- Exodus 28:15 — And thou shalt make the breastplate of judgment with cunning work; after the work of the ephod thou shalt make it; of gold, of blue, and of purple, and of…
- Exodus 28:28 — And they shall bind the breastplate by the rings thereof unto the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it may be above the curious girdle of the ephod,…
- Exodus 28:29 — And Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel in the breastplate of judgment upon his heart, when he goeth in unto the holy place, for a memorial…
- Exodus 28:30 — And thou shalt put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim; and they shall be upon Aaron’s heart, when he goeth in before the LORD: and Aaron…
- Exodus 29:5 — And thou shalt take the garments, and put upon Aaron the coat, and the robe of the ephod, and the ephod, and the breastplate, and gird him with the curious…
- Exodus 35:9 — And onyx stones, and stones to be set for the ephod, and for the breastplate.
- Exodus 35:27 — And the rulers brought onyx stones, and stones to be set, for the ephod, and for the breastplate;
- Exodus 39:8 — And he made the breastplate of cunning work, like the work of the ephod; of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.
- Exodus 39:15 — And they made upon the breastplate chains at the ends, of wreathen work of pure gold.
- Leviticus 8:8 — And he put the breastplate upon him: also he put in the breastplate the Urim and the Thummim.
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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.