Bible Dictionary
Hood
A head covering wrapped around the head, variously translated as a turban, diadem, or the high priest’s mitre. It was not necessarily a permanent article of dress.
Definition
A hood was a wrapped head covering, such as a turban, diadem, or mitre. The term derives from a word meaning “to wrap round” and describes a head covering rather than a permanent article of dress.
Biblical Usage
The word is used of women’s turbans, the high priest’s turban, and a royal diadem. The supplied material gives no further biblical significance.
Historical Background
Translations vary according to context, rendering the term “turbans,” “turban,” “diadem,” or “royal diadem.”
Scripture References
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
(Heb. tsaniph) a tiara round the head (Isa. 3:23; R.V., pl., “turbans”). Rendered “diadem,” Job 29:14; high priest’s “mitre,” Zech. 3:5; “royal diadem,” Isa. 62:3.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>hood (zeniphoth): The ladies' "hoods" of Isa 3:23 the King James Version appear as "turbans" the Revised Version (British and American); and "mitre" of Zec 3:5 is "turban, or diadem" the English Revised Version, margin. The word is from the verb zanaph, "to wrap round." It connotes a head-covering, not a permanent article of dress.</p><p>See DRESS, sec. 5; HAT.</p>