Waistband, sash, belt
Human-made Things in the Bible
The waistband held a robe (see Outer garment, cloak, mantle, robe) at the waist. It was usually made of linen (see Linen), but leather ones are also mentioned. The waistband was not exactly a belt, such as worn with modern Western clothing, but it was a wide sash in which money and other things could also be kept (see Bag, sack, money bag, purse). It was wound around the waist and tied to hold it in place.
In the Bible
The Hebrew and Greek words for it, and every verse where each is used
אַבְנֵט ’avnet · 1 verse
אֵזוֹר ’ezor · 12 verses
חגר, חֲגוֹר, חֲגוֹרָה chagar (verb), chagor, chagorah · 12 verses
מֵזַח mezach · 2 verses
קִשֻּׁרִים qishurim · 2 verses
ζώνη zōnē · 5 verses
μήτρα mētra · 1 verse
Also in 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