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Strong's #3847 - לָבֵשׁ
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- to dress, wear, clothe, put on clothing, be clothed
- (Qal)
- to put on clothes, be clothed, wear
- to put on, be clothed with (figuratively)
- (Pual) to be fully clothed
- (Hiphil) to clothe, array with, dress
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2304) sbl (לבסה LBSh) AC: Clothe CO: Clothing AB: ?
V) sbl (לבסה LBSh) - Clothe: To put on clothing. [Hebrew and Aramaic] KJV (115): (vf: Paal, Hiphil, Pual) clothe, put, array, wear, arm, came, apparel, upon - Strongs: H3847 (לָבֵשׁ), H3848 (לְבַשׁ)
dm) sfbl (לבוסה LBWSh) - Clothing: [Hebrew and Aramaic] KJV (34): clothing, garment, apparel, vesture, clothed, put, raiment, vestment - Strongs: H3830 (לְבֻשׁ), H3831 (לְבוּשׁ)
adm) sfblm (מלבוסה MLBWSh) - Clothing: KJV (8): apparel, raiment, vestment - Strongs: H4403 (מַלְבֻּשׁ)
icf2) tsfblt (תלבוסהת TLBWShT) - Clothing: KJV (1): clothing - Strongs: H8516 (תִּלְבֹּשֶׁת)
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
Qal Perfect 3 masculine singularלָבֵשׁ Psalm 93:1 (twice in verse), לָבַשׁ Job 7:5 2t., וְלָבַשׁ (consecutive) Leviticus 6:3 3t.; suffix וּלְבָשֵׁם (consecutive) Leviticus 16:4; 3 feminine singular לָֽבְשָׁה Judges 6:34 2t., etc. ( Ezekiel 42:14 read probablyוְלָֽבְשׁוּ Qr, for ילבשׁו Kt, but clause perhaps interpolated, see Co); Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִלְבַּשׁ Deuteronomy 22:5 +; suffix וַיִּלְבָּשֵׁנִי Job 29:14 יִלְבָּשָׁם Exodus 29:30; 1 singular suffix אֶלְבָּשֶׁ֑נָּה Song of Solomon 5:3; 3 feminine pluralתִּלְבַּשְׁןָ 2 Samuel 13:18, etc.; Imperative masculine singularלְבַשׁ 1 Kings 22:30, etc.; Infinitive absolute לָבוֺשׁ Haggai 1:6; construct לִלְבּשׁ Genesis 28:20; Leviticus 21:10; Participle active plural הַלֹּבְשִׁים Zephaniah 1:8; passive absolute לָבוּשׁ 1 Samuel 17:5; Daniel 10:5; לָבֻשׁ Ezekiel 9:2 3t.; construct לְבוּשׁ Daniel 12:6,7, לְבֻשׁ Ezekiel 9:11 3t.; plural construct לְבֻשֵׁי Ezekiel 23:6 2t.; —
1. a. literally put on (one's own) garment (accusative) Genesis 38:19; 1 Samuel 28:8; 2 Samuel 14:2; 1 Kings 22:30 2 Chronicles 18:29; Exodus 29:30; Leviticus 6:3; Leviticus 6:4; Leviticus 16:4 (twice in verse); Leviticus 16:23,24,32; Leviticus 21:10; Deuteronomy 22:5; Ezekiel 44:17,19, and so Ezekiel 42:14 Qr (see above), Jonah 3:5; Song of Solomon 5:3; Esther 4:1; Esther 5:1; with accusative garment + עַלבְּֿשָׂרוֺ Leviticus 16:3; of putting on armour Jeremiah 46:4; = wear (more or less habitually), with accusative of garment, Isaiah 4:1; Deuteronomy 22:11; Zephaniah 1:8; Zechariah 13:4; of Jerusalem under figure of woman Jeremiah 4:30, of rulers under figure of shepherds Ezekiel 34:3, compare כֵּן תִּלְבַּשְׁןָ 2 Samuel 13:18 (no accusative)
b. very often figurative, put on, be clothed with, with accusative of garment; — לָבַשׁ בְּשָׂרִי רִמָּה Job 7:5 my flesh is clothed (i.e. covered) with worms; of Jerusalem, be clothed with inhabitants Isaiah 49:18; of pasture, with flocks Psalm 65:14; more often the garment is some abstract quality, e.g. righteousness, majesty, beauty, strength, etc.; — וַיִּלְבַּשׁ צְדָקָה כַּשִּׁרְיָן Isaiah 59:17 he (׳י) hath put on righteousness as a breastplate, compare Isaiah 59:17 (vengeance), Psalm 93:1 (majesty), Psalm 93:1 (strength), Psalm 104:1 (honour and majesty), Isaiah 51:9 (strength); also Job 40:10; said of men, 2 Chronicles 6:41 (salvation), Psalm 132:9 (righteousness), Job 29:14 ( id.); of Zion Isaiah 52:1 (twice in verse); also in bad sense, clothed with terror, trembling, shame, etc., Ezekiel 7:27; Ezekiel 26:16; Job 8:22; Psalm 35:26; Psalm 109:29, compare Psalm 35:18 (cursing).
c. literally put on, object omitted, נָתַןבֶּ֗֗֗גֶד לִלְבּשׁ Genesis 28:20; Job 27:17; Infinitive absolute לָבוֺשׁ Haggai 1:6 (there is) a clothing, but he has nothing for warmth.
d. once withבְּ לְבוּשׁאֲ֗֗֗שֶׁר לָבַשׁ בּוֺ Esther 6:8.
e. Passive participle, clothed with, chiefly Ezek.; — with accusative of garment, Ezekiel 9:2,3; Zechariah 3:3; Proverbs 31:21; Daniel 10:5; of wearing armour 1 Samuel 17:5; construct before garment, לְבֻשׁ הַבַּדִּים Ezekiel 9:11; Ezekiel 10:2,6,7, compare Ezekiel 23:6,12; Ezekiel 38:4; Daniel 12:6,7.
f. figurative: — לָֽבְשָׁה אֶתגִּֿדְע֑וֺן׳וְרוּחַ י Judges 6:34 and the spirit of ׳י clothed itself with Gideon, i.e. (GFM) took possession of him (compare possessed); Song of Solomon 1Chronicles 12:18; 2 Chronicles 24:20; צֶדֶק לָבַשְׁתִּי וַיִּלְבָּשֵׁנִי Job 29:14 and it clothed itself in me, as it were, became incarnate in me.
Pu`al only Participle plural מְלֻבָּשִׁים arrayed, with accusative of garment 1 Kings 22:10 2 Chronicles 18:9; 5:12; absolute in full apparel Ezra 3:10.
Hiph`il Perfect 3 masculine singular suffix הִלְבִּישַׁנִי Isaiah 61:10; 3 feminine singular הִלְבִּישָׁה Genesis 27:16; 2 masculine singular וְהִלְבַּשְׁתָּ֫ Exodus 28:41 3t.; suffix וְהִלְבַּשְׁתָּם (consecutive) Exodus 29:8; Numbers 20:26; 1 singular suffix וְהִלְבַּשְׁתִּיו Isaiah 22:21; 3 plural הִלְבִּישׁוּ 2 Chronicles 28:15, וְהִלְבִּשׁוּ (consecutive) Esther 6:9; Imperfect 3 masculine singular וַיַּלְבֵּשׁ Genesis 41:42 5t.; suffix וַיַּלְבִּשֵׁם Genesis 3:21; Leviticus 8:13; 3 feminine singular תַּלְבִּישׁ Proverbs 23:21, etc.; Infinitive absolute הַלְבֵּשׁ Zechariah 3:4; construct הַלְבִּישׁ Esther 4:4; Participle suffix הַמַּלְבִּשְׁכֶם 1 Samuel 1:24; — clothe, array with.
1 usually with 2accusative,
a. literal וַיּלְבֵּשׁ אֹתוֺ בִּגְדֵישֵֿׁשׁ Genesis 41:42; 2 Samuel 1:24; Isaiah 22:21; Exodus 28:41; Exodus 29:5,8; Exodus 40:13,14; Leviticus 8:7,13; Numbers 20:26,28; Zechariah 3:4,5; of clothing Jerusalem under figure of infant Ezekiel 16:10; of putting armour on some one 1 Samuel 17:38 (twice in verse).
b. figurative, Job 10:11 thou hast clothed me with skin and flesh; compare Job 39:19 (quivering of horse's neck); Isaiah 50:3; Isaiah 61:10; Psalm 132:16; Psalm 132:18.
2 with accusative garment only, Genesis 27:16 ( + עַליָֿדָיו); figurative, Proverbs 23:21.
3 with accusative of person only, Genesis 3:21; Genesis 27:15; 2 Chronicles 28:15 (twice in verse); Esther 4:4; Esther 6:9,11.
[לְבֵשׁ] verb be clothed (see Biblical Hebrew); —
Pe`al Imperfect accusative אַרְנְּוָנָא: 3 masculine singular יִלְבַּשׁ. Daniel 5:7,2masculine singular תִּלְבַּשׁ Daniel 5:16.
Haph`el Perfect 3 masculine plural הַלְבִּ֫שׁוּ Daniel 5:29 clothe one (ל) with (accusative).