Bible Dictionary
BROIDERED
Broidered means decorated with colored, checkered, twined, or plaited work. The term describes parts of the high priest’s clothing and other ornamental garments, and can also refer to braided adornment.
Definition
Broidered means ornamented with variegated, checkered, twined, or plaited work. The term describes colored and patterned textiles and, in the New Testament, braided or plaited adornment.
Biblical Usage
Broidered garments appear in descriptions of clothing, including the high priest’s coat of checker work. The term is also used for ornamental clothing and plaited adornment.
Historical Background
The Hebrew terms refer respectively to variegation of color and checkered material. The Greek term denotes twined or plaited work.
Historical Bible Dictionaries
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>broid'-erd:</p><p>(1) riqmah, "variegation of color" (Eze 16:10,13,18; 26:16; 27:7,16,24);</p><p>(2) tashbets, "checkered stuff" (as reticulated). The high priest's garments consisted of "a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a broidered coat (Ex 28:4 the King James Version; the Revised Version (British and American) "a coat of checker work"), a miter, and a girdle";</p><p>(3) plegma, "twined or plaited work" (1Ti 2:9 the King James Version).</p><p>See BRAIDED; EMBROIDERY.</p>