צָעִיף
tsaif · veil
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H6809 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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tsaif (צָעִיף) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “veil”.
A mantle to cover oneself.
How to say it
tsa·if
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
- A wrap to cover the face.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
Where it appears
- Genesis 24:65
She said to the servant, “Who is that man walking in the field to meet us?” The servant said, “He is my lord.” So she took the veil and covered herself.
- Genesis 38:14
She removed her widow’s garments from her, covered herself with a veil, wrapped herself, and sat at the entrance of Enaim, which is on the road to Timnah; for she saw that Shelah had grown up, and she had not been given to him as a wife.
- Genesis 38:19
She arose and went away and removed her veil from her and put on her widow’s garments.