Broidered
Morrish Bible Dictionary [1]
1. riqmah, variegated by 'curious' needlework or by different colours. Ezekiel 16:10,13,18; Ezekiel 26:16; Ezekiel 27:7,16,24 . The same Hebrew word is translated 'divers colours' in reference to the precious stones David had gathered together for the temple-service, 1 Chronicles 29:2 , and in the description of the great eagle in Ezekiel 17:3 . Also 'embroidering' in colours: cf. Exodus 35:35; Exodus 38:23 .
2. tashbets, chequer-work, used in the 'broidered coat,' which formed part of the high priest's dress. Exodus 28:4 . Also (shabats) in 'thou shalt embroider the coat of fine linen.' Exodus 28:39 . The stones in the breastplate were to be 'interwoven' in gold. Exodus 28:20 .
3. πλέγμα, 'twined or plaited' hair, with which the Christian women were not to adorn themselves. 1 Timothy 2:9 .
Webster's Dictionary [2]
(imp. & p. p.) of Broider
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [3]
broid´ẽrd : (1) רקמה , riḳmāh , "variegation of color" ( Ezekiel 16:10 , Ezekiel 16:13 , Ezekiel 16:18; Ezekiel 26:16; Ezekiel 27:7 , Ezekiel 27:16 , Ezekiel 27:24 ); (2) תּשׁבּץ , tashbēc , "checkered stuff" (as reticulated). The high priest's garments consisted of "a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a broidered coat ( Exodus 28:4 the King James Version; the Revised Version (British and American) "a coat of checker work"), a miter, and a girdle"; (3) πλέγμα , plégma , "twined or plaited work" ( 1 Timothy 2:9 the King James Version). See Braided; Embroidery .
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [4]
prop. רַקְמָה , Rikmah', Variegated work or embroidery; once ( Exodus 28:4) תִּשְׁבֵּוֹ , Tashbets', Tesselated stuff, i.e. cloth (byssus), woven in checker-work. (See Embroidery).
The "broidered hair" ( Πλέγμα , Twist ) of 1 Timothy 2:9, refers to the fashionable custom among the Roman ladies of wearing the hair platted, and fixed with crisping-pins (comp. 1 Peter 3:3). "The Eastern females," says Sir J. Chardin, " wear their hair very long, and divided into a number of tresses. In Barbary, the ladies have their hair hanging down to the ground. which, after they have collected into one lock, they bind and plat with ribbons. The women nourish their hair with great fondness, which they endeavor to lengthen, by tufts of silk, down to the heels." (See Head-Dress).
