Difference between revisions of "Diadem"

<p> '''''dı̄´a''''' -'''''dem''''' : There are seven [[Bible]] references to the diadem, four in the Old [[Testament]] and three in the New Testament. The [[Hebrew]] words do not mark any clear distinctions. </p> <p> (1) צניף , <i> '''''cānı̄ph''''' </i> , צנוף , <i> '''''cānōph''''' </i> , צניפה , <i> '''''cānı̄phāh''''' </i> (all from צנף , <i> '''''cānaph''''' </i> , primarily "to wrap," "dress," "roll") mean a headdress in the nature of a turban or piece of cloth wrapped or twisted about the head. The word is also rendered "hood," "mitre." Job 29:14 : "My justice was as a robe and a diadem" (RVm, "turban"); Isaiah 62:3 : "a royal diadem in the hand of thy God." </p> <p> (2) צפירה , <i> '''''cephı̄rāh''''' </i> , means "a crown," "diadem," i.e. something round about the head; Isaiah 28:5 "a diadem of beauty, unto the residue of his people." </p> <p> (3) מצנפת , <i> '''''micnepheth''''' </i> , means an official turban or tiara of priest or king, translated also "mitre." Ezekiel 21:26 : "Remove the mitre, and take off the crown." </p> <p> (4) διάδημα , <i> '''''diádēma''''' </i> , the [[Greek]] word in the New Testament for "diadem," means "something bound about the head." Found 3 t, all in Revelation 12:3 : "a great red dragon ... and upon his heads seven diadems" (the King James Version "crowns"); Revelation 13:1 : "a beast ... and on his horns ten diadems"; Revelation 19:11 , Revelation 19:12 : "a white horse ... and upon his head are many diadems." See [[Crown]] . </p>

<p> '''''dı̄´a''''' -'''''dem''''' : There are seven [[Bible]] references to the diadem, four in the Old [[Testament]] and three in the New Testament. The [[Hebrew]] words do not mark any clear distinctions. </p> <p> (1) צניף , <i> '''''cānı̄ph''''' </i> , צנוף , <i> '''''cānōph''''' </i> , צניפה , <i> '''''cānı̄phāh''''' </i> (all from צנף , <i> '''''cānaph''''' </i> , primarily "to wrap," "dress," "roll") mean a headdress in the nature of a turban or piece of cloth wrapped or twisted about the head. The word is also rendered "hood," "mitre." Job 29:14 : "My justice was as a robe and a diadem" (RVm, "turban"); Isaiah 62:3 : "a royal diadem in the hand of thy God." </p> <p> (2) צפירה , <i> '''''cephı̄rāh''''' </i> , means "a crown," "diadem," i.e. something round about the head; Isaiah 28:5 "a diadem of beauty, unto the residue of his people." </p> <p> (3) מצנפת , <i> '''''micnepheth''''' </i> , means an official turban or tiara of priest or king, translated also "mitre." Ezekiel 21:26 : "Remove the mitre, and take off the crown." </p> <p> (4) διάδημα , <i> '''''diádēma''''' </i> , the [[Greek]] word in the New Testament for "diadem," means "something bound about the head." Found 3 t, all in Revelation 12:3 : "a great red dragon ... and upon his heads seven diadems" (the King James Version "crowns"); Revelation 13:1 : "a beast ... and on his horns ten diadems"; Revelation 19:11 , Revelation 19:12 : "a white horse ... and upon his head are many diadems." See [[Crown]] . </p>