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Lexicon :: Strong's H3847 - lāḇaš

Aa
לָבַשׁ
Transliteration
lāḇaš
Pronunciation
law-bash'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1075

Strong’s Definitions

לָבַשׁ lâbash, law-bash'; or לָבֵשׁ lâbêsh; a primitive root; properly, wrap around, i.e. (by implication) to put on a garment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively:—(in) apparel, arm, array (self), clothe (self), come upon, put (on, upon), wear.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 112x

The KJV translates Strong's H3847 in the following manner: clothe (51x), put on (22x), put (18x), array (6x), wear (4x), armed (3x), came (3x), apparel (1x), apparelled (1x), clothed them (1x), came upon (1x), variant (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 112x
The KJV translates Strong's H3847 in the following manner: clothe (51x), put on (22x), put (18x), array (6x), wear (4x), armed (3x), came (3x), apparel (1x), apparelled (1x), clothed them (1x), came upon (1x), variant (1x).
  1. to dress, wear, clothe, put on clothing, be clothed

    1. (Qal)

      1. to put on clothes, be clothed, wear

      2. to put on, be clothed with (fig.)

    2. (Pual) to be fully clothed

    3. (Hiphil) to clothe, array with, dress

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
לָבַשׁ lâbash, law-bash'; or לָבֵשׁ lâbêsh; a primitive root; properly, wrap around, i.e. (by implication) to put on a garment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively:—(in) apparel, arm, array (self), clothe (self), come upon, put (on, upon), wear.
STRONGS H3847: Abbreviations
לָבֵשׁ לָבַשׁ verb put on (a garment), wear, clothe, be clothed (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic לָבֵישׁ, bdb052712 Assyrian labâšu; Arabic bdb052713; Ethiopic bdb052714); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singularלָבֵשׁ Psalm 93:1 (twice in verse), לָבַשׁ Job 7:5 + 2 times, וְלָבַשׁ (consecutive) Leviticus 6:3 + 3 times; suffix וּלְבָשֵׁם (consecutive) Leviticus 16:4; 3rd person feminine singular לָֽבְשָׁה Judges 6:34 + 2 times, etc. (Ezekiel 42:14 read probablyוְלָֽבְשׁוּ Qr, for ילבשׁו Kt, but clause perhaps interpolated, see Co); Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִלְבַּשׁ Deuteronomy 22:5 +; suffix וַיִּלְבָּשֵׁנִי Job 29:14 יִלְבָּשָׁם Exodus 29:30; 1st person singular suffix אֶלְבָּשֶׁ֑נָּה Songs 5:3; 3rd person 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 + 3 times; construct לְבוּשׁ Daniel 12:6, 7, לְבֻשׁ Ezekiel 9:11 + 3 times; plural construct לְבֻשֵׁי Ezekiel 23:6 + 2 times; —
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; Songs 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 with בְּ, בּוֹ לָבַשׁ אֲשֶׁר ֗֗֗ לְבוּשׁ 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 bdb052801 possessed); so 1 Chronicles 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. 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. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular suffix הִלְבִּישַׁנִי Isaiah 61:10; 3rd person feminine singular הִלְבִּישָׁה Genesis 27:16; 2nd person masculine singular וְהִלְבַּשְׁתָּ֫ Exodus 28:41 + 3 times; suffix וְהִלְבַּשְׁתָּם (consecutive) Exodus 29:8; Numbers 20:26; 1st person singular suffix וְהִלְבַּשְׁתִּיו Isaiah 22:21; 3rd person plural הִלְבִּישׁוּ 2 Chronicles 28:15, וְהִלְבִּשׁוּ (consecutive) Esther 6:9; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular וַיַּלְבֵּשׁ Genesis 41:42 + 5 times; suffix וַיַּלְבִּשֵׁם Genesis 3:21; Leviticus 8:13; 3rd person feminine singular תַּלְבִּישׁ Proverbs 23:21, etc.; Infinitive absolute הַלְבֵּשׁ Zechariah 3:4; construct הַלְבִּישׁ Esther 4:4; Participle suffix הַמַּלְֽֽֽבִּשְׁכֶם 1 Samuel 1:24; — clothe, array with.
1. usually with 2 accusative,
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.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H3848.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

3:21; 3:21; 27:15; 27:16; 27:16; 28:20; 28:20; 38:19; 41:42; 41:42

Exodus

28:41; 28:41; 29:5; 29:8; 29:8; 29:30; 29:30; 40:13; 40:14

Leviticus

6:3; 6:3; 6:4; 8:7; 8:13; 8:13; 16:3; 16:4; 16:4; 16:23; 16:24; 16:32; 21:10; 21:10

Numbers

20:26; 20:26; 20:28

Deuteronomy

22:5; 22:5; 22:11

Judges

6:34; 6:34

1 Samuel

1:24; 17:5; 17:5; 17:38; 28:8

2 Samuel

1:24; 13:18; 13:18; 14:2

1 Kings

22:10; 22:30; 22:30

1 Chronicles

12:18

2 Chronicles

5:12; 6:41; 18:9; 18:29; 24:20; 28:15; 28:15

Ezra

3:10

Esther

4:1; 4:4; 4:4; 5:1; 6:8; 6:9; 6:9; 6:11

Job

7:5; 7:5; 8:22; 10:11; 27:17; 29:14; 29:14; 29:14; 39:19; 40:10

Psalms

35:18; 35:26; 93:1; 93:1; 93:1; 104:1; 109:29; 132:9; 132:16; 132:18

Proverbs

23:21; 23:21; 31:21

Song of Songs

5:3; 5:3

Isaiah

4:1; 22:21; 22:21; 49:18; 50:3; 51:9; 52:1; 59:17; 59:17; 61:10; 61:10

Jeremiah

4:30; 46:4

Ezekiel

7:27; 9:2; 9:2; 9:3; 9:11; 9:11; 10:2; 10:6; 10:7; 16:10; 23:6; 23:6; 23:12; 26:16; 34:3; 38:4; 42:14; 42:14; 44:17; 44:19

Daniel

10:5; 10:5; 12:6; 12:6; 12:7; 12:7

Jonah

3:5

Zephaniah

1:8; 1:8

Haggai

1:6; 1:6

Zechariah

3:3; 3:4; 3:4; 3:5; 13:4

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3847 matches the Hebrew לָבַשׁ (lāḇaš),
which occurs 111 times in 102 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 3 (Gen 3:21–Job 8:22)

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:21 - And the Lord God made for Adam and for his wife coats of skins for their clothing.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:15 - And Rebekah took the fair robes of her oldest son, which were with her in the house, and put them on Jacob, her younger son:
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:16 - And she put the skins of the young goats on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck:
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 28:20 - Then Jacob took an oath, and said, If God will be with me, and keep me safe on my journey, and give me food and clothing to put on,
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:19 - Then she got up and went away and took off her veil and put on her widow's clothing.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:42 - Then Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand and put it on Joseph's hand, and he had him clothed with the best linen, and put a chain of gold round his neck;
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:41 - These you are to put on Aaron, your brother, and on his sons, putting oil on them, separating them and making them holy, to do the work of priests to me.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:5 - Take the robes, and put the coat and the dress and the ephod and the priest's bag on Aaron; put the band of needlework round him,
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:8 - And take his sons and put their robes on them;
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:30 - For seven days the son who becomes priest in his place will put them on when he comes into the Tent of meeting to do the work of the holy place.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:13 - You are to put on Aaron the holy robes; and you are to put oil on him, and make him holy, so that he may be my priest.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:14 - And take his sons with him and put coats on them;
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:10 - And the priest is to put on his linen robes and his linen trousers, and take up what is over of the offering after it has been burned on the altar, and put it by the side of the altar.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:11 - Then having taken off his linen robes and put on other clothing, he is to take it away into a clean place, outside the tent-circle.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:7 - He put the coat on him, making it tight with its band, and then the robe, and over it the ephod, with its band of needlework to keep it in place.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:13 - Then he took Aaron's sons, clothing them with the coats, and putting the bands round them, and the head-dresses on their heads, as the Lord had given him orders.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:4 - Let him put on the holy linen coat, and the linen trousers on his body, and the linen band round him, and the linen head-dress on his head; for this is holy clothing, and before he puts them on his body is to be washed with water.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:23 - Then let Aaron come into the Tent of meeting and take off the linen clothing which he put on when he went into the holy place, and put them down there;
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:24 - And after bathing his body in water in a holy place, he is to put on his clothing and come out and give his burned offering and the burned offering of the people, to take away his sin and the sin of the people.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:32 - And the man on whose head the holy oil has been put, and who has been marked out to be a priest in his father's place, will do what is necessary to take away sin, and will put on the linen clothing, even the holy robes:
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 21:10 - And he who is the chief priest among his brothers, on whose head the holy oil has been put, who is marked out to put on the holy robes, may not let his hair go loose or have his clothing out of order as a sign of sorrow.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 20:26 - And take Aaron's robes off him and put them on Eleazar, his son: and death will come to Aaron there, and he will be put to rest with his people.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 20:28 - And Moses took off Aaron's robes, and put them on Eleazar, his son; and there on the top of the mountain death came to Aaron: then Moses and Eleazar came down from the mountain.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 22:5 - It is not right for a woman to be dressed in man's clothing, or for a man to put on a woman's robe: whoever does such things is disgusting to the Lord your God.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 22:11 - Do not have clothing made of two sorts of thread, wool and linen together.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:34 - But the spirit of the Lord came on Gideon; and at the sound of his horn all Abiezer came together after him.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:5 - And he had a head-dress of brass on his head, and he was dressed in a coat of metal, the weight of which was five thousand shekels of brass.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:38 - Then Saul gave David his clothing of war, and put a head-dress of brass on his head and had him clothed with a coat of metal.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 28:8 - So Saul, putting on other clothing, so that he might not be seen to be the king, took two men with him and went to the woman by night; and he said, Now, with the help of the spirit which you have, make the person whose name I will give you come up.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:24 - O daughters of Israel, have sorrow for Saul, by whom you were delicately clothed in robes of red, with ornaments of gold on your dresses.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:18 - Now she had on a long robe, such as in past times the king's virgin daughters were dressed in. Then the servant put her out, locking the door after her.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:2 - And Joab sent to Tekoa and got from there a wise woman, and said to her, Now make yourself seem like one given up to grief, and put on the clothing of sorrow, not using any sweet oil for your body, but looking like one who for a long time has been weeping for the dead:
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:10 - Now the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, were seated on their seats of authority, dressed in their robes, by the doorway into Samaria; and all the prophets were acting as prophets before them.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:30 - And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, I will make a change in my clothing, so that I do not seem to be the king, and will go into the fight; but do you put on your robes. So the king of Israel made a change in his dress and went into the fight.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:18 - Then the spirit came on Amasai, who was chief of the captains, and he said, We are yours, David, we are on your side, O son of Jesse: may peace be with you and peace be with your helpers; for God is your helper. Then David took them into his army and made them captains of the band.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 5:12 - And the Levites who made the music, all of them, Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, and their sons and brothers, robed in fair linen, were in their places with their brass and corded instruments at the east side of the altar, and with them a hundred and twenty priests blowing horns;)
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:41 - Up! now, O Lord God, come back to your resting-place, you and the ark of your strength: let your priests, O Lord God, be clothed with salvation, and let your saints be glad in what is good.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:9 - Now the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, were seated on their seats of authority, dressed in their robes, by the doorway into Samaria; and all the prophets were acting as prophets before them.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:29 - And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, I will make a change in my clothing, so that I do not seem to be the king, and will go into the fight; but do you put on your robes. So the king of Israel made a change in his dress, and they went to the fight.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:20 - Then the spirit of God came on Zechariah, the son of Jehoiada the priest, and, getting up before the people, he said to them, God has said, Why do you go against the orders of the Lord, so that everything goes badly for you? because you have given up the Lord, he has given you up.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:15 - And those men who have been named went up and took the prisoners, clothing those among them who were uncovered, with things from the goods which had been taken in the war, and putting robes on them and shoes on their feet; and they gave them food and drink and oil for their bodies, and seating all the feeble among them on asses, they took them to Jericho, the town of palm-trees, to their people, and then went back to Samaria.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 3:10 - And when the builders put in position the base of the Temple of the Lord, the priests, dressed in their robes, took their places with horns, and the Levites, the sons of Asaph, with brass instruments, to give praise to the Lord in the way ordered by David, king of Israel.
Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:1 - Now when Mordecai saw what was done, pulling off his robe, he put on haircloth, with dust on his head, and went out into the middle of the town, crying out with a loud and bitter cry.
Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:4 - And Esther's women and her servants came and gave her word of it. Then great was the grief of the queen: and she sent robes for Mordecai, so that his clothing of haircloth might be taken off; but he would not have them.
Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:1 - Now on the third day, Esther put on her queen's robes, and took her place in the inner room of the king's house, facing the king's house: and the king was seated on his high seat in the king's house, facing the doorway of the house.
Unchecked Copy BoxEst 6:8 - Let them take the robes which the king generally puts on, and the horse on which the king goes, and the crown which is on his head:
Unchecked Copy BoxEst 6:9 - And let the robes and the horse be given to one of the king's most noble captains, so that they may put them on the man whom the king has delight in honouring, and let him go on horseback through the streets of the town, with men crying out before him, So let it be done to the man whom the king has delight in honouring.
Unchecked Copy BoxEst 6:11 - Then Haman took the robes and the horse, and dressing Mordecai in the robes, he made him go on horseback through the streets of the town, crying out before him, So let it be done to the man whom the king has delight in honouring.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:5 - My flesh is covered with worms and dust; my skin gets hard and then is cracked again.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 8:22 - Your haters will be clothed with shame, and the tent of the sinner will not be seen again.

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