Strong's Number H2833

חֹשֶׁן

choshen · kho'-shen

Transliteration:

choshen{kho'-shen}

Word Origin:

from an unused root probably meaning to contain or sparkle

TWOT:

772a

Part of Speech:

noun masculine

Strong's Definition:

perhaps a pocket (as holding the Urim and Thummim), or rich (as containing gems), used only of the gorget of the highpriest

Usage in the KJV:

breastplate 25

Total: 25
Occurs 25 times in the Hebrew text.

Definition:

breastplate, breastpiece
1. sacred pouch of the high priest designed to hold the Urim and Thummim