Forehead plate, forehead ornament
Human-made Things in the Bible
The High Priest was commanded to wear a kind of headband on his forehead just below the level of his turban. It was made of two materials. In the front was a thin piece of gold beaten into the form of a narrow band. On this plate were inscribed the words “Consecrated [or, Dedicated/Holy] to the LORD).” Through the ends of this band were threaded blue ribbons or threads. These were tied at the back of the head holding the band against the forehead.
In the Bible
The Hebrew and Greek words for it, and every verse where each is used
צִיץ tsits · 3 verses
στέφανος stefanos · 1 verse
Also in High Priest’s clothing
Sources
Plants and Trees in the Bible, Animals in the Bible and Human-made Things in the Bible © United Bible Societies, 2025 (adapted from Each According to its Kind: Plants and Trees in the Bible by Robert Koops, All Creatures Great and Small: Living Things in the Bible by Edward R. Hope, and The Works of Their Hands: Man-made Things in the Bible by Ray Pritz), CC BY-SA 4.0; adapted for eRhema