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אבנט

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Hebrew

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Root
א־ב־נ־ט (ʾ-b-n-ṭ)

Etymology

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From Egyptian bndw ((a sash or wrap)).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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אַבְנֵט (avnetm (plural indefinite אַבְנֵטִים, singular construct אַבְנֵט־)

  1. (clothing) sash (a decorative length of cloth worn over the shoulder to the opposite hip, often for ceremonial or other formal occasions)
  2. (clothing) sash (a piece of cloth designed to be worn around the waist)
    • Tanach, Exodus 28:4, with translation of the English Standard Version:
      [] וְאַבְנֵט תַּעֲשֶׂה מַעֲשֵׂה רֹקֵם׃
      [] and you shall make a sash embroidered with needlework.
    • 1970, Yoram Taharlev, The Ballad of Yoel Moshe Salomon 7–8:
      ויואל משה סלומון, עם חרב באבנט.
      And Yoel Moshe Salomon, with a sword in the sash.

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