צָעִיף tsâʻîyph

Meaning

a veil

In the King James Version: vail.

Derivation: from an unused root meaning to wrap over;

Where it is used

• Genesis 24:65 and asked the servant, “Who is that man in the field coming to meet us?” “It is my master,” the servant answered. So she took her veil and covered herself.
• Genesis 38:14 she removed her widow’s garments, covered her face with a veil to disguise herself, and sat at the entrance to Enaim, which is on the way to Timnah. For she saw that although Shelah had grown up, she had not been given to him as a wife.
• Genesis 38:19 Then Tamar got up and departed. And she removed her veil and put on her widow’s garments again.