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Strong's #4370 - מִכְנָס
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- underwear, drawers, trousers
- a priestly undergarment of linen
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2267) xnk (כנס KNS) AC: Gather CO: ? AB: ?: [from: nk- gathering]
V) xnk (כנס KNS) - Gather: KJV (11): (vf: Paal, Hitpael, Piel) gather, together, heap, wrap - Strongs: H3664 (כָּנַס)
hm) xnkm (מכנס MKNS) - Undergarment: A piece of clothing that is gathered up. KJV (5): breeches - Strongs: H4370 (מִכְנָס)
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
מִכְנָס (from the root כָּנַס), only in plur. or dual, constr. מִכְנְסֵי breeches of the Hebrew priests, so called from their hiding and concealing their nakedness (root כָּנַס). Josephus (Arch. iii. 7, § 1 ), describes them in these words, διάζωμα περὶ τὰ αἰδοῖα ῥαπτὸν ἐκ βύσσου κλωστῆς εἰργνύμενον, ἐμβαινόντων εἰς αν̓τὸ τῶν ποδῶν ὡσπερεὶ ἀναξνρίδος· ἀποτέμνεται δὲ ὑπὲρ ἥμισυ καὶ τελευτῆσαν ἄχοι τῆς λαγόνος περὶ αὐτὴν ἀποσφίγγεται. Exodus 28:42, 39:28 Leviticus 6:3, 16:4 Ezekiel 44:18.