Bible Dictionary
SETTING
Settings were the mountings or enclosures in which the precious stones of the high priest’s breastplate were placed. The same term can describe the enclosing work around the stones.
Definition
Settings are the mountings or enclosing structures in which precious stones were placed. In the biblical description, they formed part of the workmanship of the high priest’s breastplate.
Biblical Usage
The term occurs in the instructions for making the breastplate of judgment. It refers to the settings that held four rows of precious stones.
Historical Background
The underlying word literally means “a filling” and is also rendered “inclosings” in descriptions of the breastplate.
Historical Bible Dictionaries
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>set'-ing (millu'ah, literally, "a filling"): The word is used in the description of the manufacture of the breastplate of judgment (Ex 28:17). The instruction runs: "Thou shalt set in it settings of stones," namely, four rows of precious stones. The same word is rendered "inclosings" in Ex 28:20, and in 39:13 the King James Version.</p>