Kerchief

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Mentioned only Eze_13:18, Eze_13:21, as an article of apparel or ornament applied to the head of the idolatrous women of Israel. The precise meaning of the word is uncertain. It appears to have been a long loose shawl, such as Oriental women wrap themselves in (Rth_3:15; Isa_3:22). Some think that it was a long veil or head-dress, denoting by its form the position of those who wore it.


kēr´chif (מספּהות, miṣpāḥōth; έπιβόλαια, epibólaia):

Occurs only in Eze_13:18, Eze_13:21, in a passage which refers to some species of divination. Their exact shape or use is unknown. They were apparently long veils or coverings put over the heads of those consulting the false prophetesses and reaching down to the feet, for they were for “persons of every stature.”

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