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Hood

Holman Bible Dictionary

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KJV term for one of the items of finery worn by the elite women of Jerusalem (Isaiah 3:23 ). Modern translations render the underlying Hebrew as scarf (TEV), tiara (NIV), or turban (NAS, NRSV, REB). It represented a fine Oriental head covering.

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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Hood'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hbd/​h/hood.html. 1991.
 
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