Know the Word.

Hebrew word

chôshen

kho'-shen

חֹשֶׁן

What it means

perhaps a pocket, or rich, used only of the gorget of the highpriest

perhaps a pocket (as holding the Urim and Thummim), or rich (as containing gems), used only of the gorget of the highpriest

Where it comes from

from an unused root probably meaning to contain or sparkle

How the King James translates it

  • breastplate18

Every place it appears 18