Hebrew · H3847 · unreviewed

לָבַשׁ

Properly, wrap around , i.e. (by implication) to put on a garment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively

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לָבַשׁ H3847

What does לָבַשׁ mean in the Bible?

לָבַשׁ is a Hebrew word meaning "properly, wrap around , i.e. (by implication) to put on a garment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively". properly, wrap around, i.

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Meaning

properly, wrap around , i.e. (by implication) to put on a garment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively
Extended definition

properly, wrap around, i.e. (by implication) to put on a garment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively BDB: put on Usage: (in) apparel, arm, array (self), clothe (self), come upon, put (on, upon), wear.

Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

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
Infinitive absolute Hag 1:6
Jussive Job 40:10
Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject
Participle passive 1Kgs 22:10 · 2Chr 5:12 · 2Chr 18:9 · Ezra 3:10
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action
Imperfect Isa 50:3 · Ps 132:16 · Ps 132:18 · Prov 23:21
Perfect 2Chr 28:15 · Gen 27:16
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