Topic
Kerchief
4 passages cited, from 3 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Ezekiel 13:18Easton · ISBE
And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the women that sew pillows to all armholes, and make kerchiefs upon the head of every stature to hunt souls! Will ye hunt the souls of my people, and will ye save the souls alive that come unto you?
- Ezekiel 13:21Easton · ISBE
Your kerchiefs also will I tear, and deliver my people out of your hand, and they shall be no more in your hand to be hunted; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
- Ruth 3:15Easton
Also he said, Bring the vail that thou hast upon thee, and hold it. And when she held it, he measured six measures of barley, and laid it on her: and she went into the city.
- Isaiah 3:22Easton
The changeable suits of apparel, and the mantles, and the wimples, and the crisping pins,
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 4 references
Mentioned only Ezek. 13:18, 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 (Ruth 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.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 2 references
ker'-chif (micpachoth; epibolaia): Occurs only in Eze 13:18,21, 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."
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 0 references, grouped by sub-topic
- → See HANDKERCHIEF
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.