What does לָבַשׁ · קֶרַע mean in the Bible?
e. (by implication) to put on a garment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively".
Hebrew · H3847, H7168
תַּלְבִּישׁ קְרָעִים
Properly, wrap around , i.e. (by implication) to put on a garment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively · a rag
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לָבַשׁ H3847 properly, wrap around , i.e. (by implication) to put on a garment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively
קֶרַע H7168 a rag
What does תַּלְבִּישׁ קְרָעִים (talbish qera'im) mean in the Bible?
לָבַשׁ · קֶרַע is a Hebrew phrase meaning "properly, wrap around , i.e. (by implication) to put on a garment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3847, H7168?
H3847, H7168 is connected to 115 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. properly, wrap around , i.e. (by implication) to put on a garment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively
Source Gloss
properly, wrap around , i.e. (by implication) to put on a garment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 62
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 49×
Imperfect 2Chr 6:41 · Ezek 26:16 · Ezek 42:14 · Ezek 44:17 · Job 8:22 · Ps 35:26 · Ps 109:29 · Ps 132:9 · Zech 13:4 · Deut 22:5 · Ezek 7:27 · Job 27:17 · Lev 6:3 · Lev 16:4 · Isa 49:18 · Jer 4:30 20×
Perfect Esth 6:8 · Job 7:5 · Lev 16:23 · Ps 93:1 · 1Chr 12:19 · 2Chr 24:20 · Judg 6:34 · Job 29:14 · Ps 65:14 · Ps 104:1 11×
Participle passive 1Sam 17:5 · Dan 10:5 · Dan 12:6 · Dan 12:7 · Ezek 9:2 · Ezek 10:2 · Ezek 10:6 · Ezek 10:7 · Prov 31:21 · Zech 3:3 10×
Sequential imperfect Isa 51:9 · Isa 52:1 · 1Kgs 22:30 · 2Chr 18:29 · Jer 46:4 6×
Infinitive absolute Hag 1:6 1×
Jussive Job 40:10 1×
Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 4×
Participle passive 1Kgs 22:10 · 2Chr 5:12 · 2Chr 18:9 · Ezra 3:10 4×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 6×
Imperfect Isa 50:3 · Ps 132:16 · Ps 132:18 · Prov 23:21 4×
Perfect 2Chr 28:15 · Gen 27:16 2×
Word Origins
תַּלְבִּישׁ קְרָעִים is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain