מִכְנָס
michnas · undergarments
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H4370 · appears 5 times in the Bible
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michnas (מִכְנָס) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “undergarments”.
An inner garment covering from the waist to the thighs.
How to say it
mich·nas
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Covering worn beneath, from the waist to the thighs.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
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Where it appears
- Exodus 28:42
Make for them linen undergarments to cover the flesh of their nakedness; from the hips to the thighs they shall reach.
- Exodus 39:28
and the turban of fine linen, and the headdresses of the caps of fine linen, and the linen undergarments of twisted fine linen;
- Leviticus 6:10
The priest shall put on his linen garment, and he shall put on linen undergarments on his flesh; and he shall take up the ashes left when the fire has consumed the burnt offering on the altar, and put them beside the altar.
- Leviticus 16:4
He shall put on a holy linen tunic, and linen undergarments shall be on his body, and he shall tie a linen sash around him, and wrap his head with a linen turban; they are holy garments. He shall bathe his body in water and put them on.
- Ezekiel 44:18
Linen headdresses shall be on their heads, and linen undergarments shall be on their loins; they shall not gird themselves with sweat.