H3847
לָבֵשׁ
to clothe
1) to dress, wear, clothe, put on clothing, be clothed 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to put on clothes, be clothed, wear 1a2) to put on, be clothed with (fig.) 1b) (Pual) to be fully clothed 1c) (Hiphil) to clothe, array with, dress Aramaic equivalent: le.vash (לְבֵשׁ "to clothe" H3848)
Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry
לָבֵשׁ לָבַשׁ verb put on (a garment), wear, clothe, be clothed (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic לָבֵישׁ, Assyrian labâšu; Arabic ; Ethiopic ); —
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 Isa 49:18 of pasture, with flocks Ps 65:14 more often the garment is some abstract quality, e.g. righteousness, majesty, beauty, strength, etc.; — וַיִּלְבַּשׁ צְדָקָה כַּשִּׁרְיָן Isa 59:17 he (׳י) hath put on righteousness as a breastplate, compare vIsa 59:17 (vengeance), Ps 93:1 (majesty), vPs 93:1 (strength), Ps 104:1 (honour and majesty), Isa 51:9 (strength); also Job 40:10 said of men, 2Chr 6:41 (salvation), Ps 132:9 (righteousness), Job 29:14 (id.); of Zion Isa 52:1 (twice in verse); also in bad sense, clothed with terror, trembling, shame, etc., Ezek 7:27; Ezek 26:16; Job 8:22; Ps 35:26; Ps 109:29, compare vPs 35:18 (cursing).
c. literally put on, object omitted, נָתַןבֶּ֗֗֗גֶד לִלְבּשׁ Gen 28:20; Job 27:17 Infinitive absolute לָבוֺשׁ Hag 1:6 (there is) a clothing, but he has nothing for warmth.
d. once with בְּ לְבוּשׁאֲ֗֗֗שֶׁר לָבַשׁ בּוֺ Esth 6:8.
e. Passive participle, clothed with, chiefly Ezek.; — with accusative of garment, Ezek 9:2; Ezek 9:3; Zech 3:3; Prov 31:21; Dan 10:5 of wearing armour 1Sam 17:5 construct before garment, לְבֻשׁ הַבַּדִּים Ezek 9:11; Ezek 10:2; Ezek 10:6; Ezek 10:7, compare Ezek 23:6; Ezek 23:12; Ezek 38:4; Dan 12:6; Dan 12:7. feminine figurative: — לָֽבְשָׁה אֶתגִּֿדְע֑וֺן ׳וְרוּחַ י Judg 6:34 and the spirit of ׳י clothed itself with Gideon, i.e. (GFM) took possession of him (compare possessed); so 1Chr 12:18; 2Chr 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 1Kgs 22:10 = 2Chr 18:9; 2Chr 5:12 absolute in full apparel Ezra 3:10. Hiph`il Perfect 3 masculine singular suffix הִלְבִּישַׁנִי Isa 61:10 3 feminine singular הִלְבִּישָׁה Gen 27:16 2 masculine singular וְהִלְבַּשְׁתָּ֫ Exod 28:41 + 3 t.; suffix וְהִלְבַּשְׁתָּם (consecutive) Exod 29:8; Num 20:26 1 singular suffix וְהִלְבַּשְׁתִּיו Isa 22:21 3 plural הִלְבִּישׁוּ 2Chr 28:15, וְהִלְבִּשׁוּ (consecutive) Esth 6:9 Imperfect 3 masculine singular וַיַּלְבֵּשׁ Gen 41:42 + 5 t.; suffix וַיַּלְבִּשֵׁם Gen 3:21; Lev 8:13 3 feminine singular תַּלְבִּישׁ Prov 23:21, etc.; Infinitive absolute הַלְבֵּשׁ Zech 3:4 construct הַלְבִּישׁ Esth 4:4 Participle suffix הַמַּלְבִּשְׁכֶם 1Sam 1:24 — clothe, array with.
a. literal וַיּלְבֵּשׁ אֹתוֺ בִּגְדֵישֵֿׁשׁ Gen 41:42; 2Sam 1:24; Isa 22:21; Exod 28:41; Exod 29:5; Exod 29:8; Exod 40:13; Exod 40:14; Lev 8:7; Lev 8:13; Num 20:26; Num 20:28; Zech 3:4; Zech 3:5 of clothing Jerusalem under figure of infant Ezek 16:10 of putting armour on some one 1Sam 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); Isa 50:3; Isa 61:10; Ps 132:16; Ps 132:18.
[לְבֵשׁ] verb be clothed (see Biblical Hebrew); —
88 occurrences
Genesis (5), Exodus (6), Leviticus (7), Numbers (2), Deuteronomy (2), Judges (1), I Samuel (3), II Samuel (2), I Kings (2), II Chronicles (6), Ezra (1), Esther (5), Job (5), Psalms (5), Proverbs (2), Song of Solomon (1), Isaiah (7), Jeremiah (2), Ezekiel (14), Daniel (3), Jonah (1), Zephaniah (1), Haggai (1), Zechariah (4)
- Genesis 3:21
- Genesis 27:15
- Genesis 27:16
- Genesis 38:19
- Genesis 41:42
- Exodus 28:41
- Exodus 29:5
- Exodus 29:8
- Exodus 29:30
- Exodus 40:13
- Exodus 40:14
- Leviticus 8:7
- Leviticus 8:13
- Leviticus 16:4
- Leviticus 16:23
- Leviticus 16:24
- Leviticus 16:32
- Leviticus 21:10
- Numbers 20:26
- Numbers 20:28
- Deuteronomy 22:5
- Deuteronomy 22:11
- Judges 6:34
- I Samuel 17:5
- I Samuel 17:38
- I Samuel 28:8
- II Samuel 1:24
- II Samuel 13:18
- I Kings 22:10
- I Kings 22:30
- II Chronicles 5:12
- II Chronicles 6:41
- II Chronicles 18:9
- II Chronicles 18:29
- II Chronicles 24:20
- II Chronicles 28:15
- Ezra 3:10
- Esther 4:1
- Esther 4:4
- Esther 5:1
- Esther 6:9
- Esther 6:11
- Job 7:5
- Job 10:11
- Job 27:17
- Job 29:14
- Job 39:19
- Psalms 93:1
- Psalms 109:18
- Psalms 109:29
- Psalms 132:16
- Psalms 132:18
- Proverbs 23:21
- Proverbs 31:21
- Song of Solomon 5:3
- Isaiah 4:1
- Isaiah 22:21
- Isaiah 49:18
- Isaiah 50:3
- Isaiah 52:1
- Isaiah 59:17
- Isaiah 61:10
- Jeremiah 4:30
- Jeremiah 46:4
- Ezekiel 7:27
- Ezekiel 9:2
- Ezekiel 9:3
- Ezekiel 10:2
- Ezekiel 10:7
- Ezekiel 16:10
- Ezekiel 23:6
- Ezekiel 23:12
- Ezekiel 26:16
- Ezekiel 34:3
- Ezekiel 38:4
- Ezekiel 42:14
- Ezekiel 44:17
- Ezekiel 44:19
- Daniel 10:5
- Daniel 12:6
- Daniel 12:7
- Jonah 3:5
- Zephaniah 1:8
- Haggai 1:6
- Zechariah 3:3
- Zechariah 3:4
- Zechariah 3:5
- Zechariah 13:4