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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כְּסוּתH3682
Pronunciationkĕsût
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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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 Itcovering3×Exodus 22:27, Job 24:7, Job 26:6
a cloak1×Job 31:19
clothing1×Exodus 21:10
of the cloak1×Deuteronomy 22:12
their covering1×Isaiah 50:3
vindication1×Genesis 20:16
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Genesis 20:16כְּס֣וּתtovindicationNoun - feminine singular constructExodus 21:10כְּסוּתָ֥הּtoclothingNoun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singularExodus 22:27כְסוּתָהtocoveringNoun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularDeuteronomy 22:12כְּסוּתְךָ֖toof the cloakNoun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singularJob 24:7כְּ֝ס֗וּתtocoveringNoun - feminine singularJob 26:6כְּ֝ס֗וּתtocoveringNoun - feminine singularJob 31:19כְּ֝ס֗וּתtoa cloakNoun - feminine singularIsaiah 50:3כְּסוּתָֽם׃סtotheir coveringNoun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowGenesis 20:16
Aligned rows8
Books represented5
Genesis1Exodus2Deuteronomy1Job3Isaiah1
Source forms
כְּ֝ס֗וּת3xkə·sūṯJob 24:7, Job 26:6, Job 31:19
כְּס֣וּת1xkə·sūṯGenesis 20:16
כְסוּתָה1xḵə·sū·ṯå̄hExodus 22:27
כְּסוּתָ֥הּ1xkə·sū·ṯāhExodus 21:10
כְּסוּתְךָ֖1xkə·sū·ṯə·ḵāDeuteronomy 22:12
כְּסוּתָֽם׃ס1xkə·sū·ṯāmIsaiah 50:3
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular3xJob 24:7, Job 26:6, Job 31:19
Noun - feminine singular construct1xGenesis 20:16
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular1xDeuteronomy 22:12
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular1xExodus 21:10
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural1xIsaiah 50:3
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular1xExodus 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 definitionSource: 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
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Word Origins
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