What does בֶּגֶד · אַחֵר mean in the Bible?
e. clothing ; also treachery or pillage".
Hebrew · H899, H312
בְּגָדִים אֲחֵרִים
A covering , i.e. clothing ; also treachery or pillage · properly, hinder ; generally, next , other , etc.
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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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אַחֵר H312 properly, hinder ; generally, next , other , etc.
Pronunciation ʾaḥēr
Fundamental sense of spatial-temporal succession—positioned after or beyond—extends to "other" and "another.
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What does בְּגָדִים אֲחֵרִים (bĕḡāḏîm ʾăḥērîm) mean in the Bible?
בֶּגֶד · אַחֵר is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a covering , i.e. clothing ; also treachery or pillage".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H899, H312?
H899, H312 is connected to 384 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. a covering , i.e. clothing ; also treachery or pillage
Strong's H899, H312
Lexical occurrences 384 verses Source Gloss
a covering , i.e. clothing ; also treachery or pillage
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
בְּגָדִים אֲחֵרִים is built from this root:
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