What does כְּתֹנֶת (kĕtōnet) mean in the Bible?
כְּתֹנֶת (kĕtōnet): Inner garment worn directly against skin; foundational layer of ancient Near Eastern dress, often marking social status or role.
Hebrew · H3801
כְּתֹנֶת
A shirt
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כְּתֹנֶת H3801
Pronunciation kĕtōnet
What does כְּתֹנֶת (kĕtōnet) mean in the Bible?
כְּתֹנֶת (kĕtōnet): Inner garment worn directly against skin; foundational layer of ancient Near Eastern dress, often marking social status or role.
Full entry for כְּתֹנֶת (H3801) · Open the biblical lexicon
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How does the BSB render H3801?
The BSB source-word alignment has 29 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include garments (4), robe (4), the robe (3), a robe (2), the tunic (2).
Where does כְּתֹנֶת (kĕtōnet) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 3:21. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (9), Exodus (7), Leviticus (4), 2 Samuel (3).
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 garments 4× Genesis 3:21, Ezra 2:69, Nehemiah 7:70, Nehemiah 7:72
robe 4× Genesis 37:31, Genesis 37:32, Genesis 37:33, 2 Samuel 13:19
the robe 3× Genesis 37:23, Genesis 37:31, Genesis 37:32
a robe 2× Genesis 37:3, 2 Samuel 13:18
the tunic 2× Exodus 28:39, Leviticus 8:7
tunic 2× Exodus 28:4, Leviticus 16:4
tunics 2× Exodus 28:40, Exodus 39:27
with tunics 2× Exodus 29:8, Exodus 40:14
my robe 1× Song Of Solomon 5:3
of his robe 1× Genesis 37:23
of my tunic 1× Job 30:18
still in their tunics 1× Leviticus 10:5
tunics on them 1× Leviticus 8:13
with his robe 1× 2 Samuel 15:32
with the tunic 1× Exodus 29:5
with your robe 1× Isaiah 22:21
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 3:21 כָּתְנ֥וֹת to garments Noun - feminine plural construct Genesis 37:3 כְּתֹ֥נֶת to a robe Noun - feminine singular construct Genesis 37:23 כֻּתָּנְתּ֔וֹ to of his robe Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Genesis 37:23 כְּתֹ֥נֶת to the robe Noun - feminine singular construct Genesis 37:31 כְּתֹ֣נֶת to robe Noun - feminine singular construct Genesis 37:31 הַכֻּתֹּ֖נֶת to the robe Article | Noun - feminine singular Genesis 37:32 כְּתֹ֣נֶת to the robe Noun - feminine singular construct Genesis 37:32 הַכְּתֹ֧נֶת to robe Article | Noun - feminine singular construct Genesis 37:33 כְּתֹ֣נֶת to robe Noun - feminine singular construct Exodus 28:4 וּכְתֹ֥נֶת to tunic Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 3:21
Aligned rows 29
Books represented 9
Genesis 9 Exodus 7 Leviticus 4 2 Samuel 3 Ezra 1 Nehemiah 2 Job 1 Song Of Solomon 1 Isaiah 1
Source forms
כְּתֹ֣נֶת 4x kə·ṯō·neṯ Genesis 37:31, Genesis 37:32, Genesis 37:33, 2 Samuel 13:18
וְכָתְנֹ֥ת 2x wə·ḵā·ṯə·nōṯ Ezra 2:69, Nehemiah 7:72
כְּתֹ֥נֶת 2x kə·ṯō·neṯ Genesis 37:3, Genesis 37:23
כֻּתֳּנֹֽת׃ 2x kut·to·nōṯ Exodus 29:8, Exodus 40:14
כֻּתָּנְתּ֔וֹ 2x kut·tā·nə·tōw Genesis 37:23, 2 Samuel 15:32
בְּכֻתֳּנֹתָ֔ם 1x bə·ḵut·to·nō·ṯām Leviticus 10:5
הַכְּתֹ֧נֶת 1x hak·kə·ṯō·neṯ Genesis 37:32
הַכְּתֹ֣נֶת 1x hak·kə·ṯō·neṯ Exodus 28:39
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular construct 7x Genesis 37:3, Genesis 37:23, Genesis 37:31, Genesis 37:32
Article | Noun - feminine singular 4x Genesis 37:31, Exodus 28:39, Exodus 29:5, Leviticus 8:7
Noun - feminine plural 4x Exodus 28:40, Exodus 29:8, Exodus 40:14, Leviticus 8:13
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct 2x Ezra 2:69, Nehemiah 7:72
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct 2x Exodus 28:4, 2 Samuel 13:19
Noun - feminine plural construct 2x Genesis 3:21, Nehemiah 7:70
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular 2x Job 30:18, Song Of Solomon 5:3
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular 2x Genesis 37:23, 2 Samuel 15:32
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Inner garment worn directly against skin; foundational layer of ancient Near Eastern dress, often marking social status or role.
Source Gloss
a shirt
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Inner garment worn directly against skin; foundational layer of ancient Near Eastern dress, often marking social status or role.
a shirt BDB: tunic Usage: coat, garment, robe.
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
garments of skin made by God to clothe Adam and Eve after sin
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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