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Curious

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Greek G4021 períergos

Original: περίεργος

Meaning:
from περί and ἔργον; working all around, i.e. officious (meddlesome, neuter plural magic):--busybody, curious arts.

Notes:
KJV/AV rendering: working all around, i.e. officious (meddlesome, neuter plural magic):--busybody, curious arts.

Hebrew H2805 chêsheb

Original: חֵשֶׁב

Meaning:
from חָשַׁב; a belt or strap (as being interlaced); curious girdle.

Notes:
KJV/AV rendering: curious girdle.

Hebrew H4284 machăshâbâh

Original: מַחֲשָׁבָה

Meaning:
or מַחֲשֶׁבֶת; from חָשַׁב; a contrivance, i.e. (concretely) a texture, machine, or (abstractly) intention, plan (whether bad, a plot; or good, advice); cunning (work), curious work, device(-sed), imagination, invented, means, purpose, thought.

Notes:
KJV/AV rendering: cunning (work), curious work, device(-sed), imagination, invented, means, purpose, thought.

Verses containing this word showing 10 of 10

^{Exodus 28:8} And the curious girdle of the ephod, which is upon it, shall be of the same, according to the work thereof; even of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen. Open

^{Exodus 28:27} And two other rings of gold thou shalt make, and shalt put them on the two sides of the ephod underneath, toward the forepart thereof, over against the other coupling thereof, above the curious girdle of the ephod. Open

^{Exodus 28:28} And they shall bind the breastplate by the rings thereof unto the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it may be above the curious girdle of the ephod, and that the breastplate be not loosed from the ephod. Open

^{Exodus 29:5} And thou shalt take the garments, and put upon Aaron the coat, and the robe of the ephod, and the ephod, and the breastplate, and gird him with the curious girdle of the ephod: Open

^{Exodus 35:32} And to devise curious works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, Open

^{Exodus 39:5} And the curious girdle of his ephod, that was upon it, was of the same, according to the work thereof; of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen; as the LORD commanded Moses. Open

^{Exodus 39:20} And they made two other golden rings, and put them on the two sides of the ephod underneath, toward the forepart of it, over against the other coupling thereof, above the curious girdle of the ephod. Open

^{Exodus 39:21} And they did bind the breastplate by his rings unto the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it might be above the curious girdle of the ephod, and that the breastplate might not be loosed from the ephod; as the LORD commanded Moses. Open

^{Leviticus 8:7} And he put upon him the coat, and girded him with the girdle, and clothed him with the robe, and put the ephod upon him, and he girded him with the curious girdle of the ephod, and bound it unto him therewith. Open

^{Acts 19:19} Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men: and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver. Open

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