What does בֶּגֶד · ἱμάτιον mean in the Bible?
בֶּגֶד · ἱμάτιον is a Hebrew phrase meaning "garment or outer cloak used as collateral".
Hebrew · H899, G2440
בֶּגֶד
A covering , i.e. clothing ; also treachery or pillage · a dress (inner or outer)
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בֶּגֶד H899 a covering , i.e. clothing ; also treachery or pillage
Pronunciation beged
Garment literally; metaphorically extends to treachery, capturing betrayal as removing protective covering of trust.
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ἱμάτιον G2440 a dress (inner or outer)
Pronunciation himátion
Outer garment worn over the tunic; distinguishable from the inner χιτών in biblical dress terminology.
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What does בֶּגֶד (beged) mean in the Bible?
בֶּגֶד · ἱμάτιον is a Hebrew phrase meaning "garment or outer cloak used as collateral".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H899, G2440?
H899, G2440 is connected to 218 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. garment or outer cloak used as collateral
Strong's H899, G2440
Lexical occurrences 218 verses Source Gloss
garment or outer cloak used as collateral
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
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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