Veil
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Smith's Bible Dictionary
Veil

With regard to the use of the veil, it is important to observe that it was by no means so general in ancient as in modern times. Much of the scrupulousness in respect of the use of the veil dates from the promulgation of the Koran, which forbade women appearing unveiled except in the presence of their nearest relatives. In ancient times the veil was adopted only in exceptional cases, either as an article of ornamental dress, (Solomon 4:1,3; 6:7) or by betrothed maidens in the presence of their future husbands, especially at the time of the wedding, (Genesis 24:65) or lastly, by women of loose character for purposes of concealment. (Genesis 38:14) Among the Jews of the New Testament age it appears to have been customary for the women to cover their heads (not necessarily their faces) when engaged in public worship.

ATS Bible Dictionary
Veil

An indispensable part of the outdoor dress of Eastern Ladies, who live secluded from the sight of all men except their own husbands and their nearest relatives. If an Egyptian lady is surprised uncovered, she quickly draws her veil over her face, with some exclamation like, "O my misfortune." To lift or remove one's veil was to insult and degrade her, Genesis 24:65 So 5:7 1 1 Corinthians 11:5,10. The custom of wearing veils, however, has not been prevalent at all times. Sarah the wife of Abraham, and Rebekah and her companions at the well do not appear to have worn them, Genesis 12:14,15 24:16. Compare also Genesis 38:14,15 Proverbs 7:13. See ABIMELECH.

Veil were of different kinds. Those now worn in Syria and Egypt may be divided into two classes, the one large and sometimes thick, the other small and of lighter materials. The usual indoor veil is of thin muslin, attached to the headdress, and falling over the back, sometimes to the feet. A similar veil is added to the front of the headdress on going abroad, partially covering the face and hanging low. The other veil, to be worn in the street, is a large mantle or sheet, of black silk, linen, or some coarse material, so ample as to envelope the whole person and dress, leaving but one of the eyes exposed, So 4:9. Such was the veil worn by Ruth 3:15, translated "mantle" in Isaiah 3:22. Many women wear no other veil than this. The Greek word translated "power" in 1 1 Corinthians 11:10, probably means a veil, as a token of her husband's rightful authority and her own subordination. This was to be worn in their Christian assemblies "because of the angels;" that is, because of the presence either of true angels, or of the officers of the church, who being unaccustomed to see the unveiled faces of women, might be distracted by them in the discharge of their public duties.

For the "veil of the temple," see TABERNACLE and TEMPLE.

Easton's Bible Dictionary
(1.) Hebrews mitpahath (Ruth 3:15; marg., "sheet" or "apron;" R.V., "mantle"). In Isaiah 3:22 this word is plural, rendered "wimples;" R.V., "shawls" i.e., wraps.

(2.) Massekah (Isaiah 25:7; in Isaiah 28:20 rendered "covering"). The word denotes something spread out and covering or concealing something else (Comp. 2 Corinthians 3:13-15).

(3.) Masveh (Exodus 34:33, 35), the veil on the face of Moses. This verse should be read, "And when Moses had done speaking with them, he put a veil on his face," as in the Revised Version. When Moses spoke to them he was without the veil; only when he ceased speaking he put on the veil (Comp. 2 Corinthians 3:13, etc.).

(4.) Paroheth (Exodus 26:31-35), the veil of the tabernacle and the temple, which hung between the holy place and the most holy (2 Chronicles 3:14). In the temple a partition wall separated these two places. In it were two folding-doors, which are supposed to have been always open, the entrance being concealed by the veil which the high priest lifted when he entered into the sanctuary on the day of Atonement. This veil was rent when Christ died on the cross (Matthew 27:51; Mark 15:38; Luke 23:45).

(5.) Tza'iph (Genesis 24:65). Rebekah "took a vail and covered herself." (See also 38:14, 19.) Hebrew women generally appeared in public without veils (12:14; 24:16; 29:10; 1 Samuel 1:12).

(6.) Radhidh (Cant. 5:7, R.V. "mantle;Isaiah 3:23). The word probably denotes some kind of cloak or wrapper.

(7.) Masak, the veil which hung before the entrance to the holy place (Exodus 26:36, 37).

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (n.) Something hung up, or spread out, to intercept the view, and hide an object; a cover; a curtain; esp., a screen, usually of gauze, crape, or similar diaphanous material, to hide or protect the face.

2. (n.) A cover; disguise; a mask; a pretense.

3. (n.) The calyptra of mosses.

4. (n.) A membrane connecting the margin of the pileus of a mushroom with the stalk; -- called also velum.

5. (n.) A covering for a person or thing; as, a nun's veil; a paten veil; an altar veil.

6. (n.) Same as Velum, 3.

7. (n.) To throw a veil over; to cover with a veil.

8. (n.) Fig.: To invest; to cover; to hide; to conceal.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
VEIL (1)

val: The following words are so translated in English Versions of the Bible (sometimes the King James Version vail):

(1) miTpachath, Ruth 3:15 the King James Version, the Revised Version (British and American) "mantle." As the material was strong enough to serve as a bag for a large quantity of grain the Revised Version (British and American) is certainly right; compare Isaiah 3:22.

(2) macweh, Exodus 34:33-35. Paul in his quotation of the passage in 2 Corinthians 3:13-16 uses kalumma, following Septuagint. The covering worn by Moses to conceal the miraculous brightness of his face, although, according to Massoretic Text, he seems to have worn it only in private.

(3) macckhah, Isaiah 25:7; in 28:20 translated "covering." The use in 25:7 is figurative and the form of the "veil" a matter of indifference.

(4) tsammah, the Revised Version (British and American) Songs 4:1, 3 (margin "locks" (of hair)); 6:07; Isaiah 47:2, the King James Version "locks." The meaning of the word is uncertain and the King James Version may very well be right. If, however, the Revised Version's translation is correct, a light ornamental veil is meant.

(5) tsa`iph, Genesis 24:65; Genesis 38:14, 19. A large wrap is meant, which at times was used to cover the face also. In 24:65 Rebekah conformed to the etiquette which required the veiling of brides (see MARRIAGE). In Genesis 38 one motive for Tamar's use of the veil was certainly to avoid recognition, but it seems clear from the passage that veils were used by courtesans. Why is unknown, perhaps partly to conceal their identity, perhaps partly in parody of the marriage custom.

(6) redhidh, Songs 5:7 (the Revised Version (British and American) "mantle," margin "veil"); Isaiah 3:23. A light mantle is certainly meant. In Songs 5:7 it is torn from the maiden in the watchmen's endeavor to detain her.

(7) parakalumma, The Wisdom of Solomon 17:3 the King James Version, the Revised Version (British and American) "curtain."

(8) Verb katakalupto, 1 Corinthians 11:6, with akatakalupto, "unveil" in 11:5; the King James Version has "cover" and "uncover"; kalupto, 2 Corinthians 4:3 (twice), anakalupto, 2 Corinthians 3:18; the King James Version "hid" and "open."

It will be seen that there is a certain reference to what in modern times would be termed a "veil" only in (2) above. For a possible additional reference see MUFFLER.

The use of the face veil as a regular article of dress was unknown to the Hebrew women, and if "veil" is to be understood in Songs 4:1, etc., it was worn as an ornament only. The modern oriental custom of veiling is due to Mohammedan influence and has not been universally adopted by Jewesses in the Orient. In New Testament times, however, among both Greeks and Romans, reputable women wore a veil in public (Plutarch Quaest. Rom. xiv) and to appear without it was an act of bravado (or worse); Tarsus, Paul's home city, was especially noted for strictness in this regard (Dio of Prusa, Tarsica prior, section symbol 48). Hence, Paul's indignant directions in 1 Corinthians 11:2-16, which have their basis in the social proprieties of the time. The bearing of these directions, however, on the compulsory use of the hat by modern women in public worship would appear to be very remote.

For the Veil of the Tabernacle and the Temple see next article.

Burton Scott Easton

VEIL (2)

(1) (parokheth; katapetasma; the King James Version vail): In Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, the veil that hung between the two holy chambers of the tabernacle is mentioned 23 times (Exodus 26:31, etc.). In several places it is termed "the veil of the screen" and it is distinguished from "the screen for the door of the tabernacle" (Exodus 35:12, 15; Exodus 39:34, 38). By the latter is meant the curtain that hung outside the holy place, i.e. at the tabernacle entrance. Exodus 26:31 informs us that the veil was made of fine-twined linen, and that its colors were blue and purple and scarlet. It was embroidered with cherubim. At each removal of the tabernacle the veil was used to enwrap the ark of the testimony (Numbers 4:5). From its proximity to this central object of the Hebrew ceremonial system, the veil is termed "the veil of the testimony" (Leviticus 24:3), "the veil which is before the testimony" (Exodus 27:21), etc. In Solomon's Temple the veil is mentioned but once (2 Chronicles 3:14). It was protected by doors of olive wood (1 Kings 6:31). In the later temple it is alluded to in 1 Maccabees 1:22. Its presence in Herod's temple is attested by the statement in each of the Synoptists that at the time of Christ's death the veil of the temple was rent from top to bottom, or in the midst (Matthew 27:51 Mark 15:38 Luke 23:45; compare in Mishna, Mid. ii. 1; iv.7). This fact is the basis of the profound truth expressed by the writer to the Hebrews that Jesus, by His sacrificial death, opened for all believers a way into the holiest "through the veil, that is to say, his flesh" (Hebrews 10:20). See TABERNACLE; TEMPLE.

(2) See the preceding article and DRESS, V.

W. Shaw Caldecott

Greek
2665. katapetasma -- a curtain (the inner veil of the temple)
... a curtain (the inner veil of the temple). Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration:
katapetasma Phonetic Spelling: (kat-ap-et'-as-mah) Short Definition: a ...
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1942. epikalumma -- a cover, veil
... a cover, veil. Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: epikalumma Phonetic
Spelling: (ep-ee-kal'-oo-mah) Short Definition: a covering, cloak, pretext ...
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2571. kalumma -- a covering
... a covering. Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: kalumma Phonetic Spelling:
(kal'-oo-mah) Short Definition: a veil Definition: a covering, especially a ...
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2619. katakalupto -- to cover up
... to cover up. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: katakalupto Phonetic Spelling:
(kat-ak-al-oop'-to) Short Definition: I veil, cover the head Definition: I veil ...
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3871. parakalupto -- to cover (by hanging something beside), to ...
... beside), to hide. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: parakalupto Phonetic Spelling:
(par-ak-al-oop'-to) Short Definition: I hide, conceal, veil Definition: I ...
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4018. peribolaion -- that which is thrown around, a covering
... Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: peribolaion Phonetic Spelling:
(per-ib-ol'-ah-yon) Short Definition: a wrapper, mantle, veil Definition: a wrapper ...
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2572. kalupto -- to cover
... to cover. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: kalupto Phonetic Spelling:
(kal-oop'-to) Short Definition: I veil, hide, conceal, envelop Definition: I veil ...
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4780. sugkalupto -- to cover completely
... up wholly. 4780 (from 4862 , "identified " and 2572 , "hide, cover") --
properly, to cover; "veil (cover) " (Souter). 4780 () is ...
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4028. perikalupto -- to cover around
... perikalupto Phonetic Spelling: (per-ee-kal-oop'-to) Short Definition: I cover up
Definition: I cover up, cover round about, veil round, blindfold. ...
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3565. numphe -- a bride, a young woman
... From a primary but obsolete verb nupto (to veil as a bride; compare Latin "nupto,"
to marry); a young married woman (as veiled), including a betrothed girl; by ...
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Strong's Hebrew
6809. tsaiph -- a wrapper, shawl, or veil
... 6808, 6809. tsaiph. 6810 . a wrapper, shawl, or veil. Transliteration:
tsaiph Phonetic Spelling: (tsaw-eef') Short Definition: veil. ...
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6777. tsammah -- (woman's) veil
... 6776, 6777. tsammah. 6778 . (woman's) veil. Transliteration: tsammah
Phonetic Spelling: (tsam-maw') Short Definition: veil. Word ...
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7289. radid -- a wide wrapper, large veil
... 7288, 7289. radid. 7290 . a wide wrapper, large veil. Transliteration: radid
Phonetic Spelling: (raw-deed') Short Definition: shawl. ... vail, veil. ...
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4533. masveh -- a veil
... 4532, 4533. masveh. 4534 . a veil. Transliteration: masveh Phonetic Spelling:
(mas-veh') Short Definition: veil. Word Origin from ...
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4555. mispachah -- a long veil
... a long veil. Transliteration: mispachah Phonetic Spelling: (mis-paw-khaw') Short
Definition: veils. ... kerchief. From caphach; a veil (as spread out) -- kerchief. ...
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7479. realah -- probably a veil
... probably a veil. Transliteration: realah Phonetic Spelling: (rah-al-aw') Short
Definition: veils. ... Feminine of ra'al; a long veil (as fluttering) -- muffler. ...
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1852. doq -- a veil, curtain
... 1851, 1852. doq. 1853 . a veil, curtain. Transliteration: doq Phonetic
Spelling: (doke) Short Definition: curtain. Word Origin from ...
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6532. paroketh -- a curtain
... 6531, 6532. paroketh. 6533 . a curtain. Transliteration: paroketh Phonetic
Spelling: (po-reh'-keth) Short Definition: veil. Word ...
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4539. masak -- a covering, screen
... Word Origin from sakak Definition a covering, screen NASB Word Usage covering
(2), defense (1), screen (16), screening (1), veil (5). ...
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5968. alaph -- to cover
... faint, overlaid, wrap self. A primitive root; to veil or cover; figuratively, to
be languid -- faint, overlaid, wrap self. 5967, 5968. alaph. 5969 . ...
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Library

The Veil Rent
... D.; ST. MATTHEW Chaps. XVIII to XXVIII THE VEIL RENT. 'Behold, the veil of the Temple
was rent in twain from the top to the bottom.'"Matthew 27:51. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture b/the veil rent.htm

Within the Veil
... Within the Veil. Gerhard Ter Steegen Psalm 100:4. God is present with us"let us
fall and worship,. Holy is the place; God is in the midst, our souls are silent, ...
/.../bevan/hymns of ter steegen suso and others/within the veil.htm

The Veil of Veronica.
... CHAPTER XXXIV. The Veil of Veronica. While the procession was passing through a
long street, an incident took place which made a strong impression upon Simon. ...
/.../the dolorous passion of our lord jesus christ/chapter xxxiv the veil of.htm

Of the Rending of the Veil of the Temple, and of the Question ...
... Chapter XIX."Of the Rending of the Veil of the Temple, and of the Question Whether
Matthew and Mark Really Harmonize with Luke with Respect to the Order in ...
/.../augustine/the harmony of the gospels/chapter xix of the rending of.htm

The Veil Over all Nations
... THE VEIL OVER ALL NATIONS. ... Individual sins may seem of small moment, but
an opaque veil can be woven out of very fine thread. II. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture h/the veil over all nations.htm

The Veil Lifted. February 8.
... The Veil Lifted. February 8. Science is, I verily believe, like virtue,
its own exceeding great reward. I can conceive few human ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/kingsley/daily thoughts /the veil lifted february 8.htm

Lifting of the Veil. August 21.
... Lifting of the Veil. August 21. I seldom pass those hapless loungers who
haunt every watering-place without thinking sadly how much ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/kingsley/daily thoughts /lifting of the veil august.htm

Now this Word Also Has the Veil. ...
... 44 Now this word also has the veil.? Now this word also has the veil.
For up to the time of Herod they did appear to retain a ...
/.../the acts of the disputation with the heresiarch manes/44 now this word also.htm

A Present Veil. November 25.
... A Present Veil. November 25. What is there in this world worth having without
religion? Do you not feel that true religion, even ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/kingsley/daily thoughts /a present veil november 25.htm

The Rent Veil
... The Rent Veil. A Sermon (No.2015). ... And, behold, the veil of the temple was
rent in twain from the top to the bottom"Matthew 27:50-51. ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 34 1888/the rent veil.htm

Thesaurus
Veil (67 Occurrences)
... 2 Corinthians 3:13-15). (3.) Masveh (Exodus 34:33, 35), the veil on the
face of Moses. This verse should be read, "And when Moses ...
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Vail (44 Occurrences)
... 2 Corinthians 3:13-15). (3.) Masveh (Exodus 34:33, 35), the veil on the
face of Moses. This verse should be read, "And when Moses ...
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Curtain (60 Occurrences)
... It is described as a "veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen
of cunning work" (Exodus 26:31; Leviticus 16:2; Numbers 18:7). ...
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Screen (26 Occurrences)
... (WEB JPS ASV NAS RSV). Exodus 35:12 the ark, and its poles, the mercy seat,
the veil of the screen; (WEB JPS ASV NAS RSV). Exodus ...
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Wimple
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Isaiah 3:22, (RV, "shawls"), a wrap or veil. ... 3. (vt) To
clothe with a wimple; to cover, as with a veil; hence, to hoodwink. ...
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Clasps (7 Occurrences)
... into the loop opposite, kept the curtain in position (Exodus 26:4-6). A difficulty
arises from the direction in Exodus 26:33 that the veil which divided the ...
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Ark-cover (21 Occurrences)
... Exodus 30:6 And thou shalt put it before the veil that is by the ark of the testimony,
before the mercy-seat that is over the testimony, where I will meet with ...
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Separation (50 Occurrences)
... of holies. (YLT). Exodus 35:12 the ark, and its staves; the mercy-seat, and
the veil of separation; (DBY). Exodus 39:34 and the covering ...
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Mercy-seat (23 Occurrences)
... Exodus 30:6 And thou shalt put it before the veil that is by the ark of the testimony,
before the mercy-seat that is over the testimony, where I will meet with ...
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Covering (191 Occurrences)
... a covering of the eyes." This has been regarded as an implied advice to Sarah to
conform to the custom of married women, and wear a complete veil, covering the ...
/c/covering.htm - 39k

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Concordance
Veil (67 Occurrences)

Matthew 27:51
Behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split.
(WEB KJV ASV DBY NAS)

Mark 15:38
The veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom.
(WEB KJV ASV DBY YLT NAS)

Luke 17:30
Exactly so will it be on the day that the veil is lifted from the Son of Man.
(WEY)

Luke 23:45
The sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn in two.
(WEB KJV ASV DBY NAS)

Acts 9:18
And straight away it seemed as if a veil was taken from his eyes, and he was able to see; and he got up, and had baptism;
(BBE)

1 Corinthians 2:10
For us, however, God has drawn aside the veil through the teaching of the Spirit; for the Spirit searches everything, including the depths of the divine nature.
(WEY)

1 Corinthians 11:4
A man who wears a veil when praying or prophesying dishonors his Head;
(WEY)

1 Corinthians 11:6
If a woman will not wear a veil, let her also cut off her hair. But since it is a dishonor to a woman to have her hair cut off or her head shaved, let her wear a veil.
(WEY ASV BBE RSV)

1 Corinthians 11:7
For a man ought not to have a veil on his head, since he is the image and glory of God; while woman is the glory of man.
(WEY ASV)

1 Corinthians 11:10
For this cause the woman ought to have authority on her head, because of the angels.
(See RSV)

1 Corinthians 11:15
But woman, if she have long hair, it is glory to her; for the long hair is given to her in lieu of a veil.
(DBY)

2 Corinthians 3:13
and not as Moses, who put a veil on his face, that the children of Israel wouldn't look steadfastly on the end of that which was passing away.
(WEB WEY ASV BBE DBY NAS RSV NIV)

2 Corinthians 3:14
But their minds were hardened, for until this very day at the reading of the old covenant the same veil remains, because in Christ it passes away.
(WEB WEY ASV BBE DBY NAS RSV NIV)

2 Corinthians 3:15
But to this day, when Moses is read, a veil lies on their heart.
(WEB WEY ASV BBE DBY NAS RSV NIV)

2 Corinthians 3:16
But whenever one turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.
(WEB WEY ASV BBE DBY NAS RSV NIV)

2 Corinthians 4:3
Even if our Good News is veiled, it is veiled in those who perish;
(Root in WEB WEY ASV BBE DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Hebrews 6:19
This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast and entering into that which is within the veil;
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY NAS)

Hebrews 9:3
After the second veil was the tabernacle which is called the Holy of Holies,
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY NAS)

Hebrews 10:20
by the way which he dedicated for us, a new and living way, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY NAS)

James 5:20
let him know that he who brings a sinner back from his evil ways will save the man's soul from death and throw a veil over a multitude of sins.
(WEY)

1 Peter 4:8
Above all continue to love one another fervently, for love throws a veil over a multitude of faults.
(WEY)

Genesis 24:65
She said to the servant, "Who is the man who is walking in the field to meet us?" The servant said, "It is my master." She took her veil, and covered herself.
(WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 38:14
She took off of her the garments of her widowhood, and covered herself with her veil, and wrapped herself, and sat in the gate of Enaim, which is by the way to Timnah; for she saw that Shelah was grown up, and she wasn't given to him as a wife.
(WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 38:19
She arose, and went away, and put off her veil from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.
(WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Exodus 26:31
"You shall make a veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, with cherubim. The work of the skillful workman shall it be made.
(WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY NAS RSV)

Exodus 26:33
You shall hang up the veil under the clasps, and shall bring the ark of the testimony in there within the veil: and the veil shall separate the holy place from the most holy for you.
(WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY NAS RSV)

Exodus 26:35
You shall set the table outside the veil, and the lampstand over against the table on the side of the tabernacle toward the south: and you shall put the table on the north side.
(WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY NAS RSV)

Exodus 27:16
And across the doorway, a veil of twenty cubits of the best linen, made of needlework of blue and purple and red, with four pillars and four bases.
(BBE)

Exodus 27:21
In the Tent of Meeting, outside the veil which is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall keep it in order from evening to morning before Yahweh: it shall be a statute forever throughout their generations on the behalf of the children of Israel.
(WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY NAS RSV)

Exodus 30:6
You shall put it before the veil that is by the ark of the testimony, before the mercy seat that is over the testimony, where I will meet with you.
(WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY NAS RSV)

Exodus 34:33
When Moses was done speaking with them, he put a veil on his face.
(WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Exodus 34:34
But when Moses went in before Yahweh to speak with him, he took the veil off, until he came out; and he came out, and spoke to the children of Israel that which he was commanded.
(WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Exodus 34:35
The children of Israel saw Moses' face, that the skin of Moses' face shone: and Moses put the veil on his face again, until he went in to speak with him.
(WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Exodus 35:12
the ark, and its poles, the mercy seat, the veil of the screen;
(WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY RSV)

Exodus 36:35
He made the veil of blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen: with cherubim. He made it the work of a skillful workman.
(WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY NAS RSV)

Exodus 38:27
The one hundred talents of silver were for casting the sockets of the sanctuary, and the sockets of the veil; one hundred sockets for the one hundred talents, a talent for a socket.
(WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY NAS RSV)

Exodus 39:34
the covering of rams' skins dyed red, the covering of sea cow hides, the veil of the screen,
(WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY NAS RSV)

Exodus 39:38
the golden altar, the anointing oil, the sweet incense, the screen for the door of the Tent,
(See NAS)

Exodus 40:3
You shall put the ark of the testimony in it, and you shall screen the ark with the veil.
(WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY NAS RSV)

Exodus 40:5
You shall set the golden altar for incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the screen of the door to the tabernacle.
(See NAS)

Exodus 40:8
You shall set up the court around it, and hang up the screen of the gate of the court.
(See NAS)

Exodus 40:21
He brought the ark into the tabernacle, and set up the veil of the screen, and screened the ark of the testimony, as Yahweh commanded Moses.
(WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY NAS RSV)

Exodus 40:22
He put the table in the Tent of Meeting, on the side of the tabernacle northward, outside of the veil.
(WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY NAS RSV)

Exodus 40:26
He put the golden altar in the Tent of Meeting before the veil;
(WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY NAS RSV)

Exodus 40:28
He put up the screen of the door to the tabernacle.
(See NAS)

Exodus 40:33
He raised up the court around the tabernacle and the altar, and set up the screen of the gate of the court. So Moses finished the work.
(See NAS)

Leviticus 4:6
The priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle some of the blood seven times before Yahweh, before the veil of the sanctuary.
(WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY NAS RSV)

Leviticus 4:17
and the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before Yahweh, before the veil.
(WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY NAS RSV)

Leviticus 16:2
and Yahweh said to Moses, "Tell Aaron your brother, not to come at all times into the Most Holy Place within the veil, before the mercy seat which is on the ark; lest he die: for I will appear in the cloud on the mercy seat.
(WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY NAS RSV)

Leviticus 16:12
He shall take a censer full of coals of fire from off the altar before Yahweh, and two handfuls of sweet incense beaten small, and bring it within the veil:
(WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY NAS RSV)

Leviticus 16:15
"Then he shall kill the goat of the sin offering, that is for the people, and bring his blood within the veil, and do with his blood as he did with the blood of the bull, and sprinkle it on the mercy seat, and before the mercy seat:
(WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY NAS RSV)

Leviticus 21:23
He shall not come near to the veil, nor come near to the altar, because he has a blemish; that he may not profane my sanctuaries, for I am Yahweh who sanctifies them.'"
(WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY NAS RSV)

Leviticus 24:3
Outside of the veil of the Testimony, in the Tent of Meeting, shall Aaron keep it in order from evening to morning before Yahweh continually: it shall be a statute forever throughout your generations.
(WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY NAS RSV)

Numbers 3:25
In the Tent of meeting, the Gershonites are to have the care of the House, and the Tent with its cover, and the veil for the door of the Tent of meeting,
(BBE)

Numbers 3:31
In their care are the ark, and the table, and the lights, and the altars, and all the vessels used in the holy place, and the veil, and all they are used for.
(BBE)

Numbers 4:5
When the camp moves forward, Aaron shall go in, and his sons, and they shall take down the veil of the screen, and cover the ark of the Testimony with it,
(WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY NAS RSV)

Numbers 18:7
You and your sons with you shall keep your priesthood for everything of the altar, and for that within the veil; and you shall serve: I give you the priesthood as a service of gift: and the stranger who comes near shall be put to death."
(WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY NAS RSV)

2 Chronicles 3:14
He made the veil of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and ornamented it with cherubim.
(WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY NAS RSV)

Job 22:14
Thick clouds are a covering to him, so that he doesn't see. He walks on the vault of the sky.'
(See NIV)

Job 26:6
The underworld is uncovered before him, and Destruction has no veil.
(BBE)

Song of Songs 4:1
Behold, you are beautiful, my love. Behold, you are beautiful. Your eyes are doves behind your veil. Your hair is as a flock of goats, that descend from Mount Gilead.
(WEB JPS ASV DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Song of Songs 4:3
Your lips are like scarlet thread. Your mouth is lovely. Your temples are like a piece of a pomegranate behind your veil.
(WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Song of Songs 5:7
The watchmen that went about the city found me, they smote me, they wounded me; the keepers of the walls took away my veil from me.
(KJV BBE DBY YLT)

Song of Songs 6:7
Your temples are like a piece of a pomegranate behind your veil.
(WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 25:7
He will destroy in this mountain the surface of the covering that covers all peoples, and the veil that is spread over all nations.
(WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY NAS RSV)

Isaiah 44:18
They have no knowledge or wisdom; for he has put a veil over their eyes, so that they may not see; and on their hearts, so that they may not give attention.
(BBE)

Isaiah 47:2
Take the millstones, and grind meal; remove your veil, strip off the train, uncover the leg, pass through the rivers.
(WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Veil

Veil of the Tabernacle and Temple

Veil: Worn by Moses, to Screen his Face when he Descended from Mount Sinai

Veil: Worn by Rebekah

Veil: Worn by Tamar

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Mercy-seat (23 Occurrences)

Covering (191 Occurrences)

Inside (185 Occurrences)

Torn (100 Occurrences)

Rent (76 Occurrences)

Drops (27 Occurrences)

Shielding (3 Occurrences)

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Shaking (162 Occurrences)

Holiest (7 Occurrences)

Hangings (23 Occurrences)

Holies (23 Occurrences)

Behind (188 Occurrences)

Finely (27 Occurrences)

Removed (294 Occurrences)

Hang (37 Occurrences)

Byssus (40 Occurrences)

Hanging (82 Occurrences)

Winged (69 Occurrences)

Yarn (37 Occurrences)

Sprinkle (37 Occurrences)

Split (36 Occurrences)

Whenever (123 Occurrences)

Cover (254 Occurrences)

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Widowhood (5 Occurrences)

Twined (25 Occurrences)

Twain (16 Occurrences)

Temples (17 Occurrences)

Disgraceful (17 Occurrences)

Disgrace (73 Occurrences)

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Dishonor (47 Occurrences)

Passes (74 Occurrences)

Bottom (33 Occurrences)

Craftsman (23 Occurrences)

Cheeks (8 Occurrences)

Artistic (14 Occurrences)

Annulled (12 Occurrences)

Abimelech (63 Occurrences)

Socket (5 Occurrences)

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Skillful (42 Occurrences)

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Shroud (6 Occurrences)

Dip (17 Occurrences)

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Lasting (40 Occurrences)

Reading (58 Occurrences)

Shone (27 Occurrences)

Lamps (45 Occurrences)

Bases (80 Occurrences)

Doorway (221 Occurrences)

Twisted (79 Occurrences)

Head (4291 Occurrences)

Cherubim (63 Occurrences)

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Pomegranate (11 Occurrences)

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Purple (54 Occurrences)

Blue (51 Occurrences)

Woman (4043 Occurrences)

Stuff (49 Occurrences)

Covers (50 Occurrences)

Meeting (323 Occurrences)

Sprinkling (48 Occurrences)

Finger (35 Occurrences)

Shining (115 Occurrences)

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