TR: beged → himation (Garment/Clothing)

The Chain

Hebrew OT              LXX (Greek OT)           Greek NT
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בֶּגֶד (beged)      →  ἱμάτιον (himation)    →  ἱμάτιον (himation)
H899, 190x             130x as translation       59x in NT
"garment, clothing"    of beged                  "garment, cloak"

OT Usage (Hebrew)

Strong's	Word	Occurrences	Primary Meaning
H899	בֶּגֶד (beged)	190	garment, clothing, covering (general term)

Key OT passages: - Exo 28:2 — "thou shalt make holy garments for Aaron thy brother for glory and for beauty" - Zec 3:3–4 — "Joshua was clothed with filthy garments... Take away the filthy garments from him" - Isa 61:10 — "he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation"

Library: H899-beged.md

LXX Bridge

Hebrew	Greek Translation	Co-occ	PMI	Notes
beged (H899)	ἱμάτιον (himation) G2440	130	31.54	Primary equivalent — dominant rendering
beged (H899)	στολή (stole) G4749	34	21.59	Ceremonial/priestly garments
beged (H899)	ἱματισμός (himatismos) G2441	11	14.38	Clothing/apparel (collective)

Other Hebrew words also rendered as himation in LXX:

Hebrew	Co-occ	Score	Notes
כָּבַס kabac (H3526)	38	24.42	"wash" — verb accompanying garment in purity formulas
קָרַע qara (H7167)	32	21.48	"rend" — verb accompanying garment in grief formulas
שִׂמְלָה simlah (H8071)	21	20.36	outer cloak — secondary Hebrew garment term
שַׂלְמָה salmah (H8008)	10	15.39	outer wrap — variant of simlah

Semantic alignment in translation: The LXX renders beged as himation with high consistency. Both words function as the broadest generic garment term in their respective languages. The priestly-garment contexts sometimes shift to stole (formal robe), while the purity-washing formula triggers pluno/louo (wash/bathe) rather than translating beged itself.

NT Usage (Greek)

Strong's	Word	Occurrences	Primary Meaning
G2440	ἱμάτιον (himation)	59	garment, outer cloak, clothes
G2441	ἱματισμός (himatismos)	5	clothing, apparel (collective)
G2439	ἱματίζω (himatizo)	2	to clothe (verb)

Key NT passages: - Mat 5:40 — "if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also" - Heb 1:11 — "they all shall wax old as doth a garment" (quoting Psa 102:26) - Rev 3:4 — "they shall walk with me in white" - Jhn 13:4 — "He riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments"

Library: TODO(need G2440 study)

Direct OT→NT Quotations

NT Verse	Quotes OT	Shared Word	Significance
Heb 1:11–12	Psa 102:26	beged → himation	"they all shall wax old as doth a garment" — creation's transience vs. God's permanence
Mat 27:35	Psa 22:18	beged → himation	"they parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots"

Continuity and Shifts

What stays the same across testaments: - Both beged and himation serve as the generic, all-purpose garment term — the default word when no specific garment type is in view - Both carry symbolic weight in ritual contexts — priestly investiture, purity, and the garment-rending gesture of grief or indignation - The metaphorical use of garments as moral/spiritual condition carries through (Isa 61:10 "garments of salvation" → Rev 3:4–5 "white garments") - Garment contamination and washing as purity language persists (Lev 11–15 → Rev 7:14 "washed their robes")

What shifts: - The NT himation emphasizes the outer cloak specifically (distinguished from chiton, the inner tunic), while OT beged covers garments of any type - Purity-law washing of beged (dominant OT usage, ~30% of occurrences) has no direct NT counterpart — the concept transfers to spiritual cleansing - The OT etymological link between beged (garment) and bagad (treachery/covering) has no Greek parallel — himation carries no connotation of deception

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