(Hebrews yothe'reth; i.e., "something redundant"), the membrane which covers the upper part of the liver (Exodus 29:13, 22; Leviticus 3:4, 10, 15; 4:9; 7:4; marg., "midriff"). In Hosea 13:8 (Hebrews seghor; i.e., "an enclosure") the pericardium, or parts about the heart, is meant.

Noah Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language

1. (n.) A covering of network for the head, worn by women; also, a net.

2. (n.) The fold of membrane loaded with fat, which covers more or less of the intestines in mammals; the great omentum. See Omentum.

3. (n.) A part of the amnion, one of the membranes enveloping the fetus, which sometimes is round the head of a child at its birth.