What does לְבוּשׁ · מַלְכוּת mean in the Bible?
לְבוּשׁ · מַלְכוּת is a Hebrew phrase meaning "royal clothing, royal robe".
Hebrew · H3830, H4438
לְבוּשׁ מַלְכוּת
A garment (literally or figuratively); by implication (euphemistically) a wife · a rule ; concretely, a dominion
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לְבוּשׁ H3830 a garment (literally or figuratively); by implication (euphemistically) a wife
Pronunciation lĕbûš
Garment as covering, extending figuratively to wife as one who clothes or covers a man.
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מַלְכוּת H4438 a rule ; concretely, a dominion
Pronunciation malĕkût
Sovereignty exercised through territorial dominion; kingdom emphasizes God's rule over creation and nations covenantally
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What does לְבוּשׁ מַלְכוּת (levush malkut) mean in the Bible?
לְבוּשׁ · מַלְכוּת is a Hebrew phrase meaning "royal clothing, royal robe".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3830, H4438?
H3830, H4438 is connected to 124 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. royal clothing, royal robe
Source Gloss
royal clothing, royal robe
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 8
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 1×
Participle passive Ezek 9:11 1×
Word Origins
לְבוּשׁ מַלְכוּת is built from this root:
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