The Hebrew term for the priestly turban has been translated as "mitre" (KJV) or "headdress".
It was wound so that it formed a broad, flat-topped turban, resembling the blossom of a flower.
[citation needed] The head covering of the priests was different, being wound so that it formed a cone-shaped turban, called a mīgbāʿā (מִגְבָּעָה).
[a] The priestly golden head plate (Hebrew: צִיץ, romanized: ṣīṣ, lit.
According to the Talmud, the wearing of the turban atoned for the sin of arrogance on the part of the Israelites according to Zevachim 88b.