Strong's Lexicon
lebush: Garment, clothing, apparel
Original Word:לְבוּשׁ
Part of Speech:Noun Masculine
Transliteration:lbuwsh
Pronunciation:leh-BOOSH
Phonetic Spelling:(leb-oosh')
Definition:Garment, clothing, apparel
Meaning:a garment, a wife
Word Origin:Derived from the root verb לָבַשׁ (lavash), meaning "to clothe" or "to wear."
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: -G2440 (himation): Refers to a garment or outer clothing.
-G1742 (enduma): Refers to clothing or apparel.
Usage:The Hebrew word "lebush" refers to clothing or garments. It is used in the Bible to describe physical attire, often symbolizing one's status, role, or condition. Clothing in biblical times was not only functional but also carried significant cultural and symbolic meanings.
Cultural and Historical Background:In ancient Israel, clothing was an important aspect of daily life and social identity. Garments could indicate a person's social status, profession, or religious role. For example, priests wore specific garments for their duties, and royalty had distinctive attire. Clothing was also used metaphorically in Scripture to describe spiritual states, such as righteousness or sinfulness.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originfrom
labashDefinitiona garment, clothing, raiment
NASB Translationapparel (3), armor (1), attire* (1), clothed (2), clothing (12), dressed* (1), garment (5), garments (3), robe (3), robes (2).
Brown-Driver-Briggs
,
Job 30:18 (on formation compare Ges
§ 84a. 12 Lag
BN 64, 179); — absolute
2 Kings 10:22 9t.; construct
Esther 4:2 2t.,
Isaiah 14:19; suffix
Job 30:18 3t.;
Isaiah 63:2;
Proverbs 27:26;
Isaiah 63:1;
Job 41:5,
2 Samuel 20:8 2t.;
Psalm 45:14 2t.;
2 Samuel 1:24;
Jeremiah 10:9; plural suffix
Lamentations 4:14; —
garment, clothing,
Genesis 49:11 (poem in J; "" ),
Job 24:7 "" ,
Job 24:10;
Job 30:18;
Job 31:19;
Proverbs 27:26;
Psalm 22:19;
Lamentations 4:14; of women's raiment
2 Samuel 1:24;
Proverbs 31:22, also figurative
Proverbs 31:25; specifically of princess
Psalm 45:14; of warrior's tunic
2 Samuel 20:8, compare
Isaiah 63:1,2( as warrior); raiment for worshippers
2 Kings 10:22; for mourners,
Psalm 35:13, compare
Psalm 69:12;
Esther 4:2; of royal apparel
Esther 6:8;
Esther 8:15, compare (without )
Esther 6:9,10,11; scaly coat of crocodile
Job 41:5; cover garment with violence
Malachi 2:16, figurative of putting away a wife, compare RS
K, 269 We; in other figurative uses: — as changed
Psalm 102:27 (simile of heavens and earth), as covering
Psalm 104:6 (simile of deep upon earth); of cloud as garment of sea
Job 38:9, simile of terrestrial objects in the light
Job 38:14.
[] (Biblical Hebrewid.); — suffixDaniel 7:9; plural suffixDaniel 3:21.
see above
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
apparel, clothed with, clothing, garment, raiment, vestment, vesture
Or lbush {leb-oosh'}; fromlabash; a garment (literally or figuratively); by implication (euphem.) A wife -- apparel, clothed with, clothing, garment, raiment, vestment, vesture.
see HEBREWlabash
Forms and Transliterations
בִּלְב֤וּשׁ בִּלְב֥וּשׁ בִּלְבֻשֵׁיהֶֽם׃ בִּלְבוּשׁ֔וֹ בלבוש בלבושו בלבשיהם׃ הַלְּב֜וּשׁ הַלְּב֣וּשׁ הַלְּב֤וּשׁ הלבוש כַּלְּב֖וּשׁ כַּלְּב֣וּשׁ כלבוש לְ֝בוּשִׁ֗י לְב֑וּשׁ לְב֔וּשׁ לְב֣וּשׁ לְב֥וּשׁ לְב֬וּשִׁי לְבֻ֣שׁ לְבֻשׁ֑וֹ לְבֻשׁ֔וֹ לְבֻשׁ֗וּ לְבֽוּשׁ׃ לְבוּשְׁכֶֽן׃ לְבוּשִׁ֑י לְבוּשִׁ֣י לְבוּשָֽׁהּ׃ לְבוּשָׁ֑הּ לְבוּשָׁ֔ם לְבוּשׁ֑וֹ לְבוּשׁ֔וֹ לִלְבוּשֶׁ֑ךָ לבוש לבוש׃ לבושה לבושה׃ לבושו לבושי לבושכן׃ לבושם לבש לבשו ללבושך bil·ḇu·šê·hem bil·ḇū·šōw bil·ḇūš bilḇūš bilḇušêhem bilḇūšōw bilVush bilvusheiHem bilvuSho hal·lə·ḇūš halləḇūš halleVush kal·lə·ḇūš kalləḇūš kalleVush lə·ḇū·šāh lə·ḇū·šām lə·ḇū·šə·ḵen lə·ḇū·šî lə·ḇu·šōw lə·ḇū·šōw lə·ḇu·šū lə·ḇuš lə·ḇūš ləḇuš ləḇūš ləḇūšāh ləḇūšām ləḇūšəḵen ləḇūšî ləḇušōw ləḇūšōw ləḇušū leVush levuShah levuSham levusheChen levuShi levuSho levuShu lil·ḇū·še·ḵā lilḇūšeḵā lilvuShecha
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