WG: Clothed
Overview
The Hebrew clothing concept involves a core verb (labash, "put on/clothe") surrounded by garment nouns and related covering/adorning verbs that together express physical dressing, priestly investiture, divine clothing acts, and figurative transformation.
Word Group Members
| Strong's |
Word |
Transliteration |
POS |
Occurrences |
Role in Concept |
Library Entry |
| H3847 |
לָבַשׁ |
labash |
verb |
102 |
The action: to put on / clothe |
H3847 |
| H899 |
בֶּגֶד |
beged |
noun |
190 |
The generic garment |
H899-beged.md |
| H906 |
בַּד |
bad |
noun |
19 |
Priestly linen specifically |
H906 |
| H3801 |
כְּתֹנֶת |
kethoneth |
noun |
26 |
The tunic/coat — from Gen 3:21 onward |
TODO(need H3801 study) |
| H3680 |
כָּסָה |
kasah |
verb |
149 |
To cover/conceal — related but distinct action |
TODO(need H3680 study) |
| H5710 |
עָדָה |
ʻadah |
verb |
10 |
To adorn/deck — ornamental dimension |
TODO(need H5710 study) |
Relationships
Shared Roots
- labash (H3847), lebuwsh (H3830), malbuwsh (H4403), tilbosheth (H8516) — all from root ל-ב-שׁ
Co-occurrence (appear in same verses)
| Word A |
Word B |
Shared Verses |
Typical Context |
| labash (H3847) |
beged (H899) |
32 |
"put on garments" — most frequent pairing |
| labash (H3847) |
bad (H906) |
12 |
"put on linen" — priestly investiture |
| labash (H3847) |
kethoneth (H3801) |
10 |
"put on the coat/tunic" — Gen 3:21, Exo 29, Lev 8 |
| beged (H899) |
kasah (H3680) |
13 |
garment as covering — Gen 38:14, Eze contexts |
| labash (H3847) |
ʻadah (H5710) |
3 |
adorning alongside clothing — Job 40:10, Isa 61:10 |
| beged (H899) |
bad (H906) |
3 |
"linen garments" — Lev 16 |
LXX Overlaps
| Hebrew Words |
Shared Greek |
Notes |
| labash + beged + bad + kethoneth |
all → ἐνδύω (G1746) in some contexts |
Greek verb absorbs distinct Hebrew nouns |
| beged + labash + bad |
all → στολή (G4749) |
"robe/vestment" |
| beged + labash + kasah |
all → ἱμάτιον (G2440) |
Generic "outer garment" |
| kethoneth |
→ χιτών (G5509) primarily |
Most consistent one-to-one mapping |
Roles in the Concept
- Action (wearing): labash (H3847) — the primary verb for putting on / being clothed
- Generic garment: beged (H899) — the most common garment noun, also connotes treachery (same root as bagad)
- Sacred material: bad (H906) — linen specifically, marking priestly purity
- Inner garment: kethoneth (H3801) — the tunic/coat, from creation (Gen 3:21) through priesthood
- Covering action: kasah (H3680) — to cover/conceal, overlapping with labash but emphasizing hiddenness
- Adorning action: ʻadah (H5710) — to deck/adorn, the ornamental complement to labash
Key Passages Where Multiple Group Words Appear Together
- Lev 16:4 — [labash + beged + bad + kethoneth] — "He shall put on the holy linen coat, and he shall have the linen breeches upon his flesh, and shall be girded with a linen girdle, and with the linen mitre shall he be attired: these are holy garments"
- Exo 29:5 — [labash + beged + kethoneth] — "And thou shalt take the garments, and put upon Aaron the coat, and the robe of the ephod"
- Lev 16:23 — [labash + beged + bad] — "And Aaron shall come into the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall put off the linen garments, which he put on when he went into the holy place"
- Lev 16:32 — [labash + beged + bad] — "And the priest... shall put on the linen clothes, even the holy garments"
- Isa 61:10 — [labash + beged + ʻadah] — "He hath clothed me with the garments of salvation... as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels"
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Last updated: 2026-05-05