Word Study · Strong's H3830 · Hebrew
לְבוּשׁ
lebush
leb-oosh'
Strong's 1890 spelling: lᵉbûwsh
“a garment (literally or figuratively)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a garment (literally or figuratively); by implication (euphemistically) a wife
Rendered in the KJV as
apparel, clothed with, clothing, garment, raiment, vestment, vesture.
- 33occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 12 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 29inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 33 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 29
- לְב֑וּשׁ3
- לְבוּשָֽׁהּ׃2
- לִלְבוּשֶׁ֑ךָ2
- בִּלְב֥וּשׁ1
- בִּלְב֤וּשׁ1
- בִּלְבוּשׁ֔וֹ1
- בִּלְבֻשֵׁיהֶֽם׃ ס1
- הַלְּב֜וּשׁ1
- הַלְּב֤וּשׁ1
- הַלְּב֣וּשׁ1
- כַּלְּב֖וּשׁ1
- כַּלְּב֣וּשׁ1
and 17 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 17
- clothing5
- clothing my4
- clothing her3
- clothing his3
- the clothing3
- clothing its2
- in clothing of2
- like the clothing2
- [are] for clothing your1
- [belong] to clothing your1
- [the] clothing of1
- clothing of1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 14
- noun · masculine singular5
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular5
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular4
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singular3
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular3
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)2
- preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)2
- preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular2
- preposition with the article + noun · masculine singular2
- adjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine plural1
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmsa · 5
- HNcmsc/Sp3ms · 5
- HNcmsc/Sp1bs · 4
- HNcmsc/Sp3fs · 3
- HTd/Ncmsa · 3
- HNcmsc · 2
- HR/Ncmsc · 2
- HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms · 2
- HRd/Ncmsa · 2
- HAamsc · 1
- HNcmsc/Sp2fp · 1
- HNcmsc/Sp3mp · 1
All 33, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Job carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
2 Samuel2 occurrences
- 2 Samuel 1:24לְבוּשְׁכֶֽן׃levushekhennoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine pluralO daughters of Israel, weep for Saul, who clothed you in scarlet and luxury, who decked your garments with ornaments of gold.here: clothing your
- 2 Samuel 20:8לְבֻשׁ֗וּlevushunoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularAnd while they were at the great stone in Gibeon, Amasa joined them. Now Joab was dressed in military attire, with a dagger strapped to his belt. And as he stepped forward, he slipped the dagger from its sheath.here: clothing his
Esther6 occurrences
- Esther 4:2בִּלְב֥וּשׁbilvushpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)But he went only as far as the king’s gate, because the law prohibited anyone wearing sackcloth from entering that gate.here: in clothing of
- Esther 6:8לְב֣וּשׁlevushnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)have them bring a royal robe that the king himself has worn and a horse on which the king himself has ridden—one with a royal crest placed on its head.here: clothing of
- Esther 6:9הַלְּב֜וּשׁhalevushthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularLet the robe and the horse be entrusted to one of the king’s most noble princes. Let them array the man the king wants to honor and parade him on the horse through the city square, proclaiming before him, ‘This is what is done for the man whom the king is delighted to honor!’”here: the clothing
- Esther 6:10הַלְּב֤וּשׁhalevushthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular“Hurry,” said the king to Haman, “and do just as you proposed. Take the robe and the horse to Mordecai the Jew, who is sitting at the king’s gate. Do not neglect anything that you have suggested.”here: the clothing
- Esther 6:11הַלְּב֣וּשׁhalevushthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularSo Haman took the robe and the horse, arrayed Mordecai, and paraded him through the city square, crying out before him, “This is what is done for the man whom the king is delighted to honor!”here: the clothing
- Esther 8:15בִּלְב֤וּשׁbilvushpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal garments of blue and white, with a large gold crown and a purple robe of fine linen. And the city of Susa shouted and rejoiced.here: in clothing of
Job7 occurrences
- Job 24:7לְב֑וּשׁlevushnoun · masculine singularWithout clothing, they spend the night naked; they have no covering against the cold.here: clothing
- Job 24:10לְב֑וּשׁlevushnoun · masculine singularWithout clothing, they wander about naked. They carry the sheaves, but still go hungry.here: clothing
- Job 30:18לְבוּשִׁ֑יlevushinoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularWith great force He grasps my garment; He seizes me by the collar of my tunic.here: clothing my
- Job 31:19לְב֑וּשׁlevushnoun · masculine singularif I have seen one perish for lack of clothing, or a needy man without a cloak,here: clothing
- Job 38:9לְבֻשׁ֑וֹlevushonoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularwhen I made the clouds its garment and thick darkness its blanket,here: clothing its
- Job 38:14לְבֽוּשׁ׃levushnoun · masculine singularThe earth takes shape like clay under a seal; its hills stand out like the folds of a garment.here: clothing
- Job 41:13לְבוּשׁ֑וֹlevushonoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularWho can strip off his outer coat? Who can approach him with a bridle?here: clothing its
Psalms6 occurrences
- Psalms 22:18לְ֝בוּשִׁ֗יlevushinoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularThey divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing.here: clothing my
- Psalms 35:13לְב֬וּשִׁיlevushinoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularYet when they were ill, I put on sackcloth; I humbled myself with fasting, but my prayers returned unanswered.here: clothing my
- Psalms 45:13לְבוּשָֽׁהּ׃levushahnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singularAll glorious is the princess in her chamber; her gown is embroidered with gold.here: clothing her
- Psalms 69:11לְבוּשִׁ֣יlevushinoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularI made sackcloth my clothing, and I was sport to them.here: clothing my
- Psalms 102:26כַּלְּב֖וּשׁkalevushpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularThey will perish, but You remain; they will all wear out like a garment. Like clothing You will change them, and they will be passed on.here: like the clothing
- Psalms 104:6כַּלְּב֣וּשׁkalevushpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularYou covered it with the deep like a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.here: like the clothing
Proverbs3 occurrences
- Proverbs 27:26לִלְבוּשֶׁ֑ךָlilvushekhapreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularthe lambs will provide you with clothing, and the goats with the price of a field.here: [are] for clothing your
- Proverbs 31:22לְבוּשָֽׁהּ׃levushahnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singularShe makes coverings for her bed; her clothing is fine linen and purple.here: clothing her
- Proverbs 31:25לְבוּשָׁ֑הּlevushahnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singularStrength and honor are her clothing, and she can laugh at the days to come.here: clothing her
Isaiah3 occurrences
- Isaiah 14:19לְב֥וּשׁlevushnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)But you are cast out of your grave like a rejected branch, covered by those slain with the sword, and dumped into a rocky pit like a carcass trampled underfoot.here: [the] clothing of
- Isaiah 63:1בִּלְבוּשׁ֔וֹbilvushopreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularWho is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah with crimson-stained garments? Who is this robed in splendor, marching in the greatness of His strength? “It is I, proclaiming vindication, mighty to save.”here: in clothing his
- Isaiah 63:2לִלְבוּשֶׁ֑ךָlilvushekhapreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularWhy are Your clothes red, and Your garments like one who treads the winepress?here: [belong] to clothing your
Same headword in Strong's