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It signifies the skillful and thoughtful craftsmanship involved in creating these sacred items.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israel, the priestly garments were of great significance, symbolizing purity, holiness, and the special role of the priests as mediators between God and the people. The "chesheb" was part of the ephod, a garment worn by the High Priest, and was intricately woven with gold, blue, purple, and scarlet yarns. This craftsmanship reflected the importance of beauty and precision in worship and the reverence due to God.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/2803.htm">chashab</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>ingenious work<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>artistic band (1), skillfully woven band (5), woven band (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">חֵ֫שֶׁב</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun masculine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>ingenious work</b></font>, name of the <em>girdle</em> or <em>band</em> of the ephod (<em>cunningly woven band</em>, RV), only P; always in combination, <font class="hebrew2">האפ(ו)ד</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">ח</font> <a href="/interlinear/exodus/28-27.htm">Exodus 28:27,28</a>; <a href="/interlinear/exodus/29-5.htm">Exodus 29:5</a>; <a href="/interlinear/exodus/39-20.htm">Exodus 39:20,21</a>; <a href="/interlinear/leviticus/8-7.htm">Leviticus 8:7</a>; <font class="hebrew2">אֲפֻדָּתוֺ</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">ח</font> <a href="/interlinear/exodus/28-8.htm">Exodus 28:8</a>; <a href="/interlinear/exodus/39-5.htm">Exodus 39:5</a>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>curious girdle <p>From <a href="/hebrew/2803.htm">chashab</a>; a belt or strap (as being interlaced) -- curious girdle. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/2803.htm">chashab</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>בְּחֵ֖שֶׁב בְּחֵ֙שֶׁב֙ בחשב וְחֵ֤שֶׁב וְחֵ֨שֶׁב וחשב חֵ֣שֶׁב חשב לְחֵ֖שֶׁב לחשב bə·ḥê·šeḇ beCheshev bəḥêšeḇ Cheshev ḥê·šeḇ ḥêšeḇ lə·ḥê·šeḇ leCheshev ləḥêšeḇ veCheshev wə·ḥê·šeḇ wəḥêšeḇ<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/exodus/28-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 28:8</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/28.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> וְחֵ֤שֶׁב </b> אֲפֻדָּתוֹ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/28.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">The skillfully woven band,</span> which<br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/28.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">And the curious girdle</span> of the ephod,<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/28-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">the skillfully</span> of the ephod which<p><b><a href="/text/exodus/28-27.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 28:27</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/28.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מֶחְבַּרְתּ֑וֹ מִמַּ֕עַל <b> לְחֵ֖שֶׁב </b> הָאֵפֽוֹד׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/28.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> above <span class="itali">the skillfully woven band</span> of the ephod.<br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/28.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> thereof, above <span class="itali">the curious girdle</span> of the ephod.<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/28-27.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to the place above <span class="itali">the skillfully</span> of the ephod<p><b><a href="/text/exodus/28-28.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 28:28</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/28.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לִֽהְי֖וֹת עַל־ <b> חֵ֣שֶׁב </b> הָאֵפ֑וֹד וְלֹֽא־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/28.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> cord, <span class="itali">so that it will be on the skillfully woven band</span> of the ephod,<br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/28.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of blue, <span class="itali">that [it] may be above the curious girdle</span> of the ephod,<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/28-28.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> become above <span class="itali">girdle</span> of the ephod will not<p><b><a href="/text/exodus/29-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 29:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/29.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְאָפַדְתָּ֣ ל֔וֹ <b> בְּחֵ֖שֶׁב </b> הָאֵפֹֽד׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/29.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and gird <span class="itali">him with the skillfully woven band</span> of the ephod;<br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/29.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and gird <span class="itali">him with the curious girdle</span> of the ephod:<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/29-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and the breastpiece and gird <span class="itali">the skillfully</span> of the ephod<p><b><a href="/text/exodus/39-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 39:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/39.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> וְחֵ֨שֶׁב </b> אֲפֻדָּת֜וֹ אֲשֶׁ֣ר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/39.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">The skillfully woven band</span> which<br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/39.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">And the curious girdle</span> of his ephod,<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/39-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">the skillfully</span> of his ephod which<p><b><a href="/text/exodus/39-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 39:20</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/39.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מֶחְבַּרְתּ֑וֹ מִמַּ֕עַל <b> לְחֵ֖שֶׁב </b> הָאֵפֹֽד׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/39.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> above <span class="itali">the woven band</span> of the ephod.<br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/39.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> thereof, above <span class="itali">the curious girdle</span> of the ephod.<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/39-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to the place above <span class="itali">the woven</span> of the ephod<p><b><a href="/text/exodus/39-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 39:21</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/39.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לִֽהְיֹת֙ עַל־ <b> חֵ֣שֶׁב </b> הָאֵפֹ֔ד וְלֹֽא־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/39.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> cord, <span class="itali">so that it would be on the woven band</span> of the ephod,<br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/39.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of blue, <span class="itali">that it might be above the curious girdle</span> of the ephod,<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/39-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> become above <span class="itali">girdle</span> of the ephod not<p><b><a href="/text/leviticus/8-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Leviticus 8:7</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/leviticus/8.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וַיַּחְגֹּ֣ר אֹת֗וֹ <b> בְּחֵ֙שֶׁב֙ </b> הָֽאֵפֹ֔ד וַיֶּאְפֹּ֥ד</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/leviticus/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> on him; and he girded <span class="itali">him with the artistic band</span> of the ephod,<br><a href="/kjvs/leviticus/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> upon him, and he girded <span class="itali">him with the curious girdle</span> of the ephod,<br><a href="/interlinear/leviticus/8-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the ephod girded <span class="itali">the artistic</span> of the ephod tied<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2805.htm">8 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2805.htm">Strong's Hebrew 2805<br>8 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/becheshev_2805.htm">bə·ḥê·šeḇ — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/cheshev_2805.htm">ḥê·šeḇ — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/lecheshev_2805.htm">lə·ḥê·šeḇ — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vecheshev_2805.htm">wə·ḥê·šeḇ — 2 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 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