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The Hebrew noun ketonet (כֻּתֹּנֶת ) is the generic term for a tunic in Hebrew. The first use is the "coats" of skins made for Adam and Eve in Eden, the best known use would be the coat of many colours of Joseph. It is related to, and may be the source of, the Greek noun kiton "tunic."
The Fall of Adam and Eve as depicted on the Sistine Chapel ceiling. In the biblical story of Adam and Eve, coats of skin (Hebrew: כתנות עור, romanized: kāṯənōṯ ‘ōr, sg. coat of skin) were the aprons provided to Adam and Eve by God when they fell from a state of innocent obedience under Him to a state of guilty disobedience.
Priestly tunic, a fringed tunic made of fine linen, covering the entire body from the neck to the feet, with sleeves reaching to the wrists. That of the High Priest was embroidered (Exodus 28:39). [4] Priestly sash of the High Priest was of linen with "embroidered work" (Exodus 28:39); [5] sashes were made for other priests also.
The earliest and most basic garment was the ʿezor (/ eɪ ˈ z ɔːr / ay-ZOR, all pronunciations are approximate) [4] or ḥagor (/ h ɑː ˈ ɡ ɔːr / khə-GOR), [5] an apron around the hips or loins, [3] that in primitive times was made from the skins of animals. [1] It was a simple piece of cloth worn in various modifications, but always ...
A distinction is made in the New Testament Greek between the himatia (literally "over-garments") and the seamless robe, which is chiton, (literally "tunic" or "coat"). Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments (ta himatia) and divided them into four parts, to every soldier a part, and the coat (kai ton chitona). Now ...
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In the Mishnaic period, as well as in many Islamic countries until the mid-20th century, Jewish men typically wore a tunic (Hebrew: חלוק, romanized: ḥaluq), instead of trousers. [4] In the same countries, many different local regulations emerged to make Christian and Jewish dhimmis look distinctive in their public appearance.