Leviticus 16:4
Old Testament • 20 words with Strong's data
"He shall put on the holy linen coat, and he shall have the linen breeches upon his flesh, and shall be girded with a linen girdle, and with the linen mitre shall he be attired: these are holy garments; therefore shall he wash his flesh in water, and so put them on."
Word-by-Word Analysis
נָתַן
nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
קֹדֶשׁ
qôdesh
a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
בַּד
bad
flaxen thread or yarn; hence, a linen garment
בַּד
bad
flaxen thread or yarn; hence, a linen garment
מִכְנָס
miknâç
(only in dual) drawers (from concealing the private parts)
בָּשָׂר
bâsâr
flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of aman
חָגַר
châgar
to gird on (as a belt, armor, etc.)
בַּד
bad
flaxen thread or yarn; hence, a linen garment
חֵשֶׁב
chêsheb
a belt or strap (as being interlaced)
בַּד
bad
flaxen thread or yarn; hence, a linen garment
מִצְנֶפֶת
mitsnepheth
a tiara, i.e. official turban (of a king or high priest)
קֹדֶשׁ
qôdesh
a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
בֶּגֶד
beged
a covering, i.e. clothing; also treachery or pillage
כֵּן
kên
properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner...
כָּבַס
kâbaç
to trample; hence, to wash (properly, by stamping with the feet), whether literal (including the fulling process) or figurative
בָּשָׂר
bâsâr
flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of aman
מַיִם
mayim
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
נָתַן
nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
Key Terms in This Verse
מִכְנָס miknâç
(only in dual) drawers (from concealing the private parts)
Study H4370 →מִצְנֶפֶת mitsnepheth
a tiara, i.e. official turban (of a king or high priest)
Study H4701 →כָּבַס kâbaç
to trample; hence, to wash (properly, by stamping with the feet), whether literal (including the fulling process) or figurative
Study H3526 →Cross References
When they go into the tabernacle of the congregation, they shall wash with water, that they die not; or when they come near to the altar to minister, to burn offering made by fire unto the LORD:
For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
And the priest shall put on his linen garment, and his linen breeches shall he put upon his flesh, and take up the ashes which the fire hath consumed with the burnt offering on the altar, and he shall...
And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be c...
And he shall wash his flesh with water in the holy place, and put on his garments, and come forth, and offer his burnt offering, and the burnt offering of the people, and make an atonement for himself...
But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and wash them with water.
Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil...
And Aaron and his sons thou shalt bring unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and shalt wash them with water.
For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.
And thou shalt make holy garments for Aaron thy brother for glory and for beauty.
Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.
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