Tsânîyph — H6797

Definition

masculine noun

a head-dress (i.e. piece of cloth wrapped around)

1. turban, headdress

Usually translated as

diadem, hood, mitre

Origin

or tsânôwph; or (feminine) tsânîyphâh; from H6801

• Derived from Tsânaph (H6801)

Greek equivalents

• diádēma (G1238)

Occurrences

Tsânîyph occurs 3 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Job (1), Isaiah (2)

• Job 29:14 — I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem (וְ֝צָנִ֗יף).
• Isaiah 3:23 — The glasses, and the fine linen, and the hoods (וְהַצְּנִיפ֖וֹת), and the vails.
• Isaiah 62:3 — Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD, and a royal diadem (וּצְנִ֥יף) in the hand of thy God.