dı̄´a -dem : There are seven Bible references to the diadem, four in the Old Testament and three in the New Testament. The Hebrew words do not mark any clear distinctions.
(1) צניף , cānı̄ph , צנוף , cānōph , צניפה , cānı̄phāh (all from צנף , cānaph , primarily "to wrap," "dress," "roll") mean a headdress in the nature of a turban or piece of cloth wrapped or twisted about the head. The word is also rendered "hood," "mitre." Job 29:14 : "My justice was as a robe and a diadem" (RVm, "turban"); Isaiah 62:3 : "a royal diadem in the hand of thy God."
(2) צפירה , cephı̄rāh , means "a crown," "diadem," i.e. something round about the head; Isaiah 28:5 "a diadem of beauty, unto the residue of his people."
(3) מצנפת , micnepheth , means an official turban or tiara of priest or king, translated also "mitre." Ezekiel 21:26 : "Remove the mitre, and take off the crown."
(4) διάδημα , diádēma , the Greek word in the New Testament for "diadem," means "something bound about the head." Found 3 t, all in Revelation 12:3 : "a great red dragon ... and upon his heads seven diadems" (the King James Version "crowns"); Revelation 13:1 : "a beast ... and on his horns ten diadems"; Revelation 19:11 , Revelation 19:12 : "a white horse ... and upon his head are many diadems." See CROWN .
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