A headpiece made by winding a long piece of cloth many times around the head, worn by priests and kings.
About Turban
The turban was a headpiece formed by winding a long piece of cloth many times around the top of the head. It may have been wound permanently and put on and taken off like a hat. See the illustration at Headdress, turban, hat.
Key References
These are the garments that they shall make: a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, a woven tunic, a turban, and a sash. They are to make these holy garments for your brother Aaron and his sons, so that they may serve Me as priests.
Fasten to it a blue cord to mount it on the turban; it shall be on the front of the turban.
Moses also put the turban on Aaron’s head and set the gold plate, the holy diadem, on the front of the turban, as the LORD had commanded him.
All Scripture References (12)
Exodus (8)
These are the garments that they shall make: a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, a woven tunic, a turban, and a sash. They are to make these holy garments for your brother Aaron and his sons, so that they may serve Me as priests.
Fasten to it a blue cord to mount it on the turban; it shall be on the front of the turban.
You are to weave the tunic with fine linen, make the turban of fine linen, and fashion an embroidered sash.
Make tunics, sashes, and headbands for Aaron’s sons, to give them glory and splendor.
Put the turban on his head and attach the holy diadem to the turban.
Wrap the sashes around Aaron and his sons and tie headbands on them. The priesthood shall be theirs by a permanent statute. In this way you are to ordain Aaron and his sons.
as well as the turban of fine linen, the ornate headbands and undergarments of finely spun linen,
Then they fastened to it a blue cord to mount it on the turban, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
Leviticus (3)
Moses also put the turban on Aaron’s head and set the gold plate, the holy diadem, on the front of the turban, as the LORD had commanded him.
Then Moses presented Aaron’s sons, put tunics on them, wrapped sashes around them, and tied headbands on them, just as the LORD had commanded him.
He is to wear the sacred linen tunic, with linen undergarments. He must tie a linen sash around him and put on the linen turban. These are holy garments, and he must bathe himself with water before he wears them.
Ezekiel (1)
I will pour out My anger upon you; I will breathe the fire of My fury against you; I will hand you over to brutal men, skilled in destruction.