Home › Words › A › abnetabnet/ˈæb.nət/abnet means the girdle of a Jewish priest or officer.abnet is pronounced /ˈæb.nət/.EtymologyFrom Hebrew אבנט (avnet, “girdle, belt”).nounThe girdle of a Jewish priest or officer.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.balteus 72% match — The girdle of a biblical Jewish priest. vs abnet →gartel 60% match — A belt or sash used in prayer. vs abnet →ephod 60% match — A priestly apron, or breastplate, described in the Bible in Exodus 28: vi–xxx, which only the chief priest of ancient Israel was allowed to wear. vs abnet →ceinture 60% match — A belt or girdle. vs abnet →bindlet 59% match — A strip of material tied around the head, waist, thigh, etc. by certain South American tribes. vs abnet →cingulum 58% match — The girdle of an alb. vs abnet →begird 58% match — To bind with a band or girdle; to gird. vs abnet →bandelet 55% match — A small band or fillet; any little band or flat moulding, compassing a column, like a ring. vs abnet →