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There are two Heb. words thus rendered in the authorized version. SEE CROWN; SEE HEAD-DRESS.
1. ôְּàֵø (peer', literally an ornament, and so translated in Isa_61:10; "beauty" in Isa_61:3; "goodly" in Exo_29:28; "tire" in Eze_24:17; Eze_24:23) was a simple head-dress, tiara, or turban, worn by females (Isa_3:20), priests (Exo_29:28; Eze_44:18), a bridegroom (Isa_61:10), or generally in gala dress (Isa_61:3; Eze_24:17; Eze_24:23). It appears to have consisted merely of a piece of cloth tastefully folded about the head. In the case of females it was probably more compact and less bulging than with men. SEE TURBAN.
2. îַâְáָּòåֹú (migbath', literally convexities) is spoken only of the sacred cap or turban of the common priests (Exo_28:40; Exo_29:9; Exo_39:2; Exo_39:8; Lev_8:13), in distinction from the mitre of the highpriest, for which another term is used. SEE PRIEST.