What does לְבוּשׁ (lĕbûš) mean in the Bible?
לְבוּשׁ (lĕbûš): Garment as covering, extending figuratively to wife as one who clothes or covers a man.
Hebrew · H3830
לְבוּשׁ
A garment (literally or figuratively); by implication (euphemistically) a wife
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לְבוּשׁ H3830
Pronunciation lĕbûš
What does לְבוּשׁ (lĕbûš) mean in the Bible?
לְבוּשׁ (lĕbûš): Garment as covering, extending figuratively to wife as one who clothes or covers a man.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3830?
The BSB source-word alignment has 33 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the robe (3), clothing (2), my clothing (2), . . . (1), anyone wearing (1).
Where does לְבוּשׁ (lĕbûš) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 49:11. Its strongest book concentrations include Job (7), Esther (6), Psalms (6), Isaiah (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 the robe 3× Esther 6:9, Esther 6:10, Esther 6:11
clothing 2× Job 24:7, Job 24:10
my clothing 2× Psalms 22:18, Psalms 69:11
. . . 1× 2 Samuel 20:8
anyone wearing 1× Esther 4:2
are her clothing 1× Proverbs 31:25
are Your clothes 1× Isaiah 63:2
clothed 1× Ezekiel 9:11
coat 1× Job 41:13
covered 1× Isaiah 14:19
garments 1× 2 Kings 10:22
her clothing 1× Proverbs 31:22
her gown 1× Psalms 45:13
his garment 1× Malachi 2:16
his garments 1× Genesis 49:11
I put on 1× Psalms 35:13
in royal garments 1× Esther 8:15
its garment 1× Job 38:9
like a garment 1× Psalms 104:6
Like clothing 1× Psalms 102:26
my garment 1× Job 30:18
of clothing 1× Job 31:19
robe 1× Esther 6:8
robed 1× Isaiah 63:1
the folds of a garment 1× Job 38:14
Their clothes 1× Jeremiah 10:9
their garments 1× Lamentations 4:14
will provide you with clothing 1× Proverbs 27:26
your garments 1× 2 Samuel 1:24
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 49:11 לְבֻשׁ֔וֹ to his garments Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 2 Samuel 1:24 לְבוּשְׁכֶֽן׃ to your garments Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine plural 2 Samuel 20:8 לְבֻשׁ֗וּ to . . . Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 2 Kings 10:22 לְב֔וּשׁ to garments Noun - masculine singular Esther 4:2 בִּלְב֥וּשׁ to anyone wearing Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Esther 6:8 לְב֣וּשׁ to robe Noun - masculine singular construct Esther 6:9 הַלְּב֜וּשׁ to the robe Article | Noun - masculine singular Esther 6:10 הַלְּב֤וּשׁ to the robe Article | Noun - masculine singular Esther 6:11 הַלְּב֣וּשׁ to the robe Article | Noun - masculine singular Esther 8:15 בִּלְב֤וּשׁ to in royal garments Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 49:11
Aligned rows 33
Books represented 12
Genesis 1 2 Samuel 2 2 Kings 1 Esther 6 Job 7 Psalms 6 Proverbs 3 Isaiah 3 Jeremiah 1 Lamentations 1 Ezekiel 1 Malachi 1
Source forms
לְב֑וּשׁ 3x lə·ḇūš Job 24:7, Job 24:10, Job 31:19
לְבוּשָֽׁהּ׃ 2x lə·ḇū·šāh Psalms 45:13, Proverbs 31:22
לִלְבוּשֶׁ֑ךָ 2x lil·ḇū·še·ḵā Proverbs 27:26, Isaiah 63:2
בִּלְב֥וּשׁ 1x bil·ḇūš Esther 4:2
בִּלְב֤וּשׁ 1x bil·ḇūš Esther 8:15
בִּלְבוּשׁ֔וֹ 1x bil·ḇū·šōw Isaiah 63:1
בִּלְבֻשֵׁיהֶֽם׃ס 1x bil·ḇu·šê·hem Lamentations 4:14
הַלְּב֜וּשׁ 1x hal·lə·ḇūš Esther 6:9
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 5x 2 Kings 10:22, Job 24:7, Job 24:10, Job 31:19
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 5x Genesis 49:11, 2 Samuel 20:8, Job 38:9, Job 41:13
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular 4x Job 30:18, Psalms 22:18, Psalms 35:13, Psalms 69:11
Article | Noun - masculine singular 3x Esther 6:9, Esther 6:10, Esther 6:11
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular 3x Psalms 45:13, Proverbs 31:22, Proverbs 31:25
Noun - masculine singular construct 2x Esther 6:8, Isaiah 14:19
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct 2x Esther 4:2, Esther 8:15
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular 2x Psalms 102:26, Psalms 104:6
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Garment as covering, extending figuratively to wife as one who clothes or covers a man.
Strong's H3830
Lexical occurrences 33 verses Word forms 1 form 8 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Proverbs 27:26 Source Gloss
a garment (literally or figuratively); by implication (euphemistically) a wife
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Garment as covering, extending figuratively to wife as one who clothes or covers a man.
a garment (literally or figuratively); by implication (euphemistically) a wife BDB: garment Usage: apparel, clothed with, clothing, garment, raiment, vestment, vesture.
Grammatical Forms
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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×
Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
Literal garment or clothing produced from sheep's wool
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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