צָעִיף
tsa.iph
“shawl”
Definition
a veil
from an unused root meaning to wrap over;
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
צָעִיף appears 3 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
and asked the servant, “Who is that man in the field coming to meet us?”“It is my master,” the servant answered. So she took her veil and covered herself.
she removed her widow’s garments, covered her face with a veil to disguise herself, and sat at the entrance to Enaim, which is on the way to Timnah. For she saw that although Shelah had grown up, she had not been given to him as a wife.
Then Tamar got up and departed. And she removed her veil and put on her widow’s garments again.
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