Lexicon
מִכְנָס
mikh.nas
H4370
H:N-M Hebrew

undergarment

5
Occurrences
3
Books
Hebrew
Language

mikh.nas denotes linen garments worn close to the body, including clothing described from the loins to the thighs.

The clearly identifiable uses describe linen clothing worn close to the body: it covers the lower body in Exodus 28:42 and appears among linen garments in Exodus 39:28, Leviticus 16:4, and Ezekiel 44:18. The supplied APB wording for Leviticus 6:3 does not make the term's contribution identifiable.

Senses in use

  1. Linen clothing worn next to the body · dominant

    The construct plural forms occur in instructions and descriptions of linen dress. In Exodus 28:42 the APB renders clothing made “to cover the flesh of nakedness from the loins to the thighs”; in Leviticus 16:4 it places the linen item “next to his body,” while Exodus 39:28 and Ezekiel 44:18 list it with linen head coverings and other linen attire.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB explicitly uses “undergarments” in Exodus 28:42, Exodus 39:28, Leviticus 16:4, and Ezekiel 44:18. Although Leviticus 6:3 contains a supplied construct-dual form, its APB clause concerns lost property and false swearing, so the translation does not visibly reflect the term there.

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