לָבֵשׁ

la.vashto clotheHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb110 occurrences25 books102 verses

Definition

or לָבֵשׁ; a primitive root; properly, wrap around, i.e. (by implication) to put on a garment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively
Traditional renderings: (in) apparel, arm, array (self), clothe (self), come upon, put (on, upon), wear.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders לָבֵשׁ:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

110 total
  1. Esther 6:9וְהִלְבִּ֙ישׁוּ֙ · Let them array
    Let 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!’”
  2. Esther 6:11וַיַּלְבֵּ֖שׁ · arrayed
    So 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!”
  3. Job 7:5לָ֘בַ֤שׁ · is clothed
    My flesh is clothed with worms and encrusted with dirt; my skin is cracked and festering.
  4. Job 8:22יִלְבְּשׁוּ־ · will be clothed
    Your enemies will be clothed in shame, and the tent of the wicked will be no more.”
  5. Job 10:11תַּלְבִּישֵׁ֑נִי · You clothed me
    You clothed me with skin and flesh, and knit me together with bones and sinews.
  6. Job 27:17יִלְבָּ֑שׁ · will wear
    …what he lays up, the righteous will wear, and his silver will be divided by the innocent.
  7. Job 29:14לָ֭בַשְׁתִּי · I put on; וַיִּלְבָּשֵׁ֑נִי · and it clothed me
    I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; justice was my robe and my turban.
  8. Job 39:19הֲתַלְבִּ֖ישׁ · or adorn
    Do you give strength to the horse or adorn his neck with a mane?
  9. Job 40:10תִּלְבָּֽשׁ׃ · and clothe
    Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, and clothe yourself with honor and glory.
  10. Psalm 35:26יִֽלְבְּשׁוּ־ · be clothed
    May those who gloat in my distress be ashamed and confounded; may those who exalt themselves over me be clothed in shame and reproach.
  11. Psalm 65:13לָבְשׁ֬וּ · are clothed
    The pastures are clothed with flocks, and the valleys are decked with grain. They shout in triumph; indeed, they sing.
  12. Psalm 93:1לָ֫בֵ֥שׁ · He is robed; לָבֵ֣שׁ · has clothed
    The LORD reigns! He is robed in majesty; the LORD has clothed and armed Himself with strength. The world indeed is firmly established; it cannot be moved.
  13. Psalm 104:1לָבָֽשְׁתָּ׃ · You are clothed with
    Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, You are very great; You are clothed with splendor and majesty.
  14. Psalm 109:18וַיִּלְבַּ֥שׁ · he wore
    The cursing that he wore like a coat, may it soak into his body like water, and into his bones like oil.
  15. Psalm 109:29יִלְבְּשׁ֣וּ · be clothed
    May my accusers be clothed with disgrace; may they wear their shame like a robe.
  16. Psalm 132:9יִלְבְּשׁוּ־ · be clothed
    May Your priests be clothed with righteousness, and Your saints shout for joy.
  17. Psalm 132:16אַלְבִּ֣ישׁ · I will clothe
    I will clothe her priests with salvation, and her saints will sing out in joy.
  18. Psalm 132:18אַלְבִּ֣ישׁ · I will clothe
    I will clothe his enemies with shame, but the crown upon him will gleam.”
  19. Proverbs 23:21תַּלְבִּ֥ישׁ · will clothe them
    For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe them in rags.
  20. Proverbs 31:21לָבֻ֥שׁ · clothed
    When it snows, she has no fear for her household, for they are all clothed in scarlet.
  21. Song of Solomon 5:3אֶלְבָּשֶׁ֑נָּה · put it back on
    I have taken off my robe—must I put it back on? I have washed my feet—must I soil them again?
  22. Isaiah 4:1נִלְבָּ֑שׁ · and provide
    In that day seven women will take hold of one man and say, “We will eat our own bread and provide our own clothes. Just let us be called by your name. Take away our disgrace!”
  23. Isaiah 22:21וְהִלְבַּשְׁתִּ֣יו · I will clothe him
    I will clothe him with your robe and tie your sash around him. I will put your authority in his hand, and he will be a father to the dwellers of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah.
  24. Isaiah 49:18תִלְבָּ֔שִׁי · you will wear them
    Lift up your eyes and look around. They all gather together; they come to you. As surely as I live,” declares the LORD, “you will wear them all as jewelry and put them on like a bride.
  25. Isaiah 50:3אַלְבִּ֥ישׁ · I clothe
    I clothe the heavens in black and make sackcloth their covering.”
  26. Isaiah 51:9לִבְשִׁי־ · put on
    Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD. Wake up as in days past, as in generations of old. Was it not You who cut Rahab to pieces, who pierced through the dragon?
  27. Isaiah 52:1לִבְשִׁ֥י · clothe yourself; לִבְשִׁ֣י׀ · Put on
    Awake, awake, clothe yourself with strength, O Zion! Put on your garments of splendor, O Jerusalem, holy city! For the uncircumcised and unclean will no longer enter you.
  28. Isaiah 59:17וַיִּלְבַּ֤שׁ · He put on; וַיִּלְבַּ֞שׁ · He put on
    He put on righteousness like a breastplate, and the helmet of salvation on His head; He put on garments of vengeance and wrapped Himself in a cloak of zeal.
  29. Isaiah 61:10הִלְבִּישַׁ֙נִי֙ · He has clothed me
    I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom wears a priestly headdress, as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
  30. Jeremiah 4:30תִלְבְּשִׁ֨י · you dress
    And you, O devastated one, what will you do, though you dress yourself in scarlet, though you adorn yourself with gold jewelry, though you enlarge your eyes with paint? You adorn yourself in vain; your lovers despise you; they want to take your life.
  31. Jeremiah 46:4לִבְשׁ֖וּ · put on
    Harness the horses; mount the steeds; take your positions with helmets on! Polish your spears; put on armor!
  32. Ezekiel 7:27יִלְבַּ֣שׁ · will be clothed
    The king will mourn, the prince will be clothed with despair, and the hands of the people of the land will tremble. I will deal with them according to their conduct, and I will judge them by their own standards. Then they will know that I am the LORD.’”
  33. Ezekiel 9:2לָבֻ֣שׁ · clothed
    And I saw six men coming from the direction of the Upper Gate, which faces north, each with a weapon of slaughter in his hand. With them was another man clothed in linen who had a writing kit at his side. And they came in and stood beside the bronze altar.
  34. Ezekiel 9:3הַלָּבֻ֣שׁ · clothed
    Then the glory of the God of Israel rose from above the cherubim, where it had been, and moved to the threshold of the temple. And He called to the man clothed in linen who had the writing kit at his side.
  35. Ezekiel 10:2לְבֻ֣שׁ · clothed
    And the LORD said to the man clothed in linen, “Go inside the wheelwork beneath the cherubim. Fill your hands with burning coals from among the cherubim and scatter them over the city.” And as I watched, he went in.
  36. Ezekiel 10:6לְבֻֽשׁ־ · clothed
    When the LORD commanded the man clothed in linen, saying, “Take fire from within the wheelwork, from among the cherubim,” the man went in and stood beside a wheel.
  37. Ezekiel 10:7לְבֻ֣שׁ · of the man clothed
    Then one of the cherubim reached out his hand and took some of the fire that was among them. And he put it into the hands of the man clothed in linen, who received it and went out.
  38. Ezekiel 16:10וָאַלְבִּישֵׁ֣ךְ · I clothed
    I clothed you in embroidered cloth and gave you sandals of fine leather. I wrapped you in fine linen and covered you with silk.
  39. Ezekiel 23:6לְבֻשֵׁ֤י · clothed
    …clothed in blue, governors and commanders, all desirable young men, horsemen mounted on steeds.
  40. Ezekiel 23:12לְבֻשֵׁ֣י · dressed
    She too lusted after the Assyrians—governors and commanders, warriors dressed in splendor, horsemen riding on steeds, all desirable young men.
  41. Ezekiel 26:16יִלְבָּ֙שׁוּ֙ · Clothed
    All the princes of the sea will descend from their thrones, remove their robes, and strip off their embroidered garments. Clothed with terror, they will sit on the ground, trembling every moment, appalled over you.
  42. Ezekiel 34:3תִּלְבָּ֔שׁוּ · wear
    You eat the fat, wear the wool, and butcher the fattened sheep, but you do not feed the flock.
  43. Ezekiel 38:4לְבֻשֵׁ֤י · armor
    I will turn you around, put hooks in your jaws, and bring you out with all your army—your horses, your horsemen in full armor, and a great company armed with shields and bucklers, all brandishing their swords.
  44. Ezekiel 42:14יִלְבְּשׁוּ · They are to put on
    Once the priests have entered the holy area, they must not go out into the outer court until they have left behind the garments in which they minister, for these are holy. They are to put on other clothes before they approach the places that are for the people.”
  45. Ezekiel 44:17יִלְבָּ֑שׁוּ · they are to wear
    When they enter the gates of the inner court, they are to wear linen garments; they must not wear anything made of wool when they minister at the gates of the inner court or inside the temple.
  46. Ezekiel 44:19וְלָֽבְשׁוּ֙ · and dress
    When they go out to the outer court, to the people, they are to take off the garments in which they have ministered, leave them in the holy chambers, and dress in other clothes so that they do not transmit holiness to the people with their garments.