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Lexicon :: Strong's H3847 - lāḇaš

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לָבַשׁ
Transliteration
lāḇaš
Pronunciation
law-bash'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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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 Jehovah Elohim made Adam and his wife coats of skin, and clothed them.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:15 - And Rebecca took the clothes of her elder son Esau, the costly ones 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 kids of the goats on his hands, and on the smooth of his neck;
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 28:20 - And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and keep me on this road that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and a garment to put on,
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:19 - And she arose and went away; and she laid by her veil from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:42 - And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it on Joseph's hand, and arrayed him in clothes of byssus, and put a gold chain on his neck.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:41 - And thou shalt clothe with them Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him; and shalt anoint them, and consecrate them, and hallow them, that they may serve me as priests.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:5 - And thou shalt take the garments, and clothe Aaron with the vest, and the cloak of the ephod, and the ephod, and the breastplate, and shalt gird him with the girdle of the ephod.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:8 - And thou shalt bring his sons near, and clothe them with the vests.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:30 - The son that is priest in his stead shall put them on seven days, when he cometh into the tent of meeting to serve in the sanctuary.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:13 - And thou shalt clothe Aaron with the holy garments, and anoint him, and hallow him, that he may serve me as priest.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:14 - And thou shalt bring his sons near, and clothe them with vests.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:10 - And the priest shall put on his linen raiment, and his linen breeches shall he put on his flesh, and take up the ashes to which the fire hath consumed the burnt-offering on the altar, and he shall put them beside the altar.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:11 - And he shall put off his garments, and put on other garments, and carry forth the ashes without the camp unto a clean place.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:7 - And he put upon him the vest and girded him with the girdle, and clothed him with the cloak, and put the ephod on him, and he girded him with the girdle of the ephod, and fastened the ephod on him.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:13 - And Moses brought Aaron's sons near and clothed them with the vests, and girded them with the girdles, and bound the high caps on them, as Jehovah had commanded Moses.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:4 - A holy linen vest shall he put on, and linen trousers shall be upon his flesh, and he shall be girded with a linen girdle, and with the linen mitre shall he be attired: these are holy garments; and he shall bathe his flesh in water, and put them on.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:23 - And Aaron shall go into the tent of meeting, and shall put off the linen garments, which he put on when he went into the sanctuary, and shall leave them there;
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:24 - and he shall bathe his flesh with water in a holy place, and put on his garments, and go forth, and offer his burnt-offering, and the burnt-offering of the people, and make atonement for himself, and for the people.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:32 - And the priest who hath been anointed, and who hath been consecrated, to exercise the priesthood in his father's stead, shall make atonement; and he shall put on the linen garments, the holy garments.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 21:10 - And the high priest among his brethren, on whose head the anointing oil was poured, and who is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not uncover his head, nor rend his garments.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 20:26 - and strip Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son; and Aaron shall be gathered to his peoples, and shall die there.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 20:28 - And Moses stripped Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son; and Aaron died there upon the top of the mountain; and Moses and Eleazar came down from the mountain.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 22:5 - There shall not be a man's apparel on a woman, neither shall a man put on a woman's clothing; for whoever doeth so is an abomination to Jehovah thy God.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 22:11 - Thou shalt not wear a garment of mixed material, woven of wool and linen together.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:34 - And the Spirit of Jehovah came upon Gideon, and he blew the trumpet, and the Abi-ezrites were gathered after him.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:5 - And he had a helmet of bronze upon his head, and he was clothed with a corselet of scales; and the weight of the corselet was five thousand shekels of bronze.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:38 - And Saul clothed David with his dress, and put a helmet of bronze upon his head, and clothed him with a corselet.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 28:8 - And Saul disguised himself, and put on other garments, and he went, and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night; and he said, I pray thee, divine to me by the spirit of Python, and bring me him up whom I shall name to thee.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:24 - Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet with splendour, Who put ornaments of gold upon your apparel.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:18 - Now she had a vest of many colours upon her; for so were the king's daughters that were virgins apparelled. And his attendant brought her out, and bolted the door after her.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:2 - And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said to her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on mourning garments, I pray, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that hath a long time mourned for the dead;
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:10 - And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, having put on their robes, sat each on his throne, in the open place at the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets prophesied before them.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:30 - And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and will enter into the battle; but put thou on thy robes. And the king of Israel disguised himself, and went into the battle.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:18 - And the Spirit came upon Amasai, the chief of the captains, and he said, Thine are we, David, And with thee, thou son of Jesse: Peace, peace be to thee! And peace be to thy helpers! For thy God helps thee. And David received them, and made them chiefs of bands.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 5:12 - and the Levites the singers, all they of Asaph, of Heman, of Jeduthun, with their sons and their brethren, clad in byssus, with cymbals and lutes and harps, stood at the east end of the altar, and with them a hundred and twenty priests sounding with trumpets),
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:41 - And now, arise, Jehovah Elohim, into thy resting-place, thou and the ark of thy strength: let thy priests, Jehovah Elohim, be clothed with salvation, and let thy saints rejoice in thy goodness.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:9 - And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, having put on their robes, sat each on his throne; and they sat in an open place at the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets prophesied before them.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:29 - And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and will enter into the battle; but put thou on thy robes. And the king of Israel disguised himself; and they went into the battle.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:20 - And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest; and he stood up above the people and said unto them, Thus saith God: Wherefore do ye transgress the commandments of Jehovah? And ye cannot prosper; for ye have forsaken Jehovah, and he hath forsaken you.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:15 - And the men that have been expressed by name rose up, and took the captives, and with the spoil clothed all that were naked among them, and arrayed them, and shod them, and gave them to eat and to drink, and anointed them, and carried all the feeble of them on asses, and brought them to Jericho the city of palm-trees, to their brethren. And they returned to Samaria.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 3:10 - And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of Jehovah, they set the priests in their apparel, with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph, with cymbals, to praise Jehovah according to the directions of David king of Israel.
Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:1 - And when Mordecai knew all that was done, Mordecai rent his garments, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and bitter cry,
Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:4 - And Esther's maids and her chamberlains came and told it her; and the queen was exceedingly grieved: and she sent raiment to clothe Mordecai, and to take away his sackcloth from him; but he received it not.
Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:1 - And it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king's house, over against the king's house. And the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the entrance to the house.
Unchecked Copy BoxEst 6:8 - let the royal apparel be brought with which the king arrays himself, and the horse that the king rides upon, and on the head of which the royal crown is set;
Unchecked Copy BoxEst 6:9 - and let the apparel and horse be delivered into the hand of one of the king's most noble princes, and let them array the man whom the king delights to honour, and cause him to ride on the horse through the street of the city, and proclaim before him, Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delights to honour!
Unchecked Copy BoxEst 6:11 - And Haman took the apparel and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and caused him to ride through the street of the city, and proclaimed before him, Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delights to honour!
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:5 - My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; my skin is broken, and suppurates.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 8:22 - They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame, and the tent of the wicked be no more.

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