What does כְּסוּת (kĕsût) mean in the Bible?
כְּסוּת (kĕsût): Covering that conceals or protects; moves from physical garment to metaphorical veiling of shame or protection
Hebrew · H3682
כְּסוּת
A cover ( garment ); figuratively, a veiling
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כְּסוּת H3682
Pronunciation kĕsût
What does כְּסוּת (kĕsût) mean in the Bible?
כְּסוּת (kĕsût): Covering that conceals or protects; moves from physical garment to metaphorical veiling of shame or protection
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3682?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include covering (3), a cloak (1), clothing (1), of the cloak (1), their covering (1).
Where does כְּסוּת (kĕsût) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 20:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Job (3), Exodus (2), Deuteronomy (1), Genesis (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It covering 3× Exodus 22:27, Job 24:7, Job 26:6
a cloak 1× Job 31:19
clothing 1× Exodus 21:10
of the cloak 1× Deuteronomy 22:12
their covering 1× Isaiah 50:3
vindication 1× Genesis 20:16
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 20:16 כְּס֣וּת to vindication Noun - feminine singular construct Exodus 21:10 כְּסוּתָ֥הּ to clothing Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular Exodus 22:27 כְסוּתָה to covering Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Deuteronomy 22:12 כְּסוּתְךָ֖ to of the cloak Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Job 24:7 כְּ֝ס֗וּת to covering Noun - feminine singular Job 26:6 כְּ֝ס֗וּת to covering Noun - feminine singular Job 31:19 כְּ֝ס֗וּת to a cloak Noun - feminine singular Isaiah 50:3 כְּסוּתָֽם׃ס to their covering Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 20:16
Aligned rows 8
Books represented 5
Genesis 1 Exodus 2 Deuteronomy 1 Job 3 Isaiah 1
Source forms
כְּ֝ס֗וּת 3x kə·sūṯ Job 24:7, Job 26:6, Job 31:19
כְּס֣וּת 1x kə·sūṯ Genesis 20:16
כְסוּתָה 1x ḵə·sū·ṯå̄h Exodus 22:27
כְּסוּתָ֥הּ 1x kə·sū·ṯāh Exodus 21:10
כְּסוּתְךָ֖ 1x kə·sū·ṯə·ḵā Deuteronomy 22:12
כְּסוּתָֽם׃ס 1x kə·sū·ṯām Isaiah 50:3
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular 3x Job 24:7, Job 26:6, Job 31:19
Noun - feminine singular construct 1x Genesis 20:16
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular 1x Deuteronomy 22:12
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular 1x Exodus 21:10
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural 1x Isaiah 50:3
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular 1x Exodus 22:27
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Covering that conceals or protects; moves from physical garment to metaphorical veiling of shame or protection
Source Gloss
a cover ( garment ); figuratively, a veiling
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Covering that conceals or protects; moves from physical garment to metaphorical veiling of shame or protection
a cover (garment); figuratively, a veiling BDB: covering Usage: covering, raiment, vesture.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
כְּסוּת is built from this root:
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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