What does לָבַשׁ · קֶרַע mean in the Bible?
e. (by implication) to put on a garment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively".
Hebrew · H3847, H7168
תַּלְבִּישׁ קְרָעִים
Properly, wrap around , i.e. (by implication) to put on a garment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively · a rag
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לָבַשׁH3847properly, wrap around , i.e. (by implication) to put on a garment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively
קֶרַעH7168a rag
What does תַּלְבִּישׁ קְרָעִים (talbish qera'im) mean in the Bible?
לָבַשׁ · קֶרַע is a Hebrew phrase meaning "properly, wrap around , i.e. (by implication) to put on a garment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3847, H7168?
H3847, H7168 is connected to 115 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. properly, wrap around , i.e. (by implication) to put on a garment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively
Source Gloss
properly, wrap around , i.e. (by implication) to put on a garment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively
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 groups3Aligned forms62
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense49×
Imperfect2Chr 6:41 · Ezek 26:16 · Ezek 42:14 · Ezek 44:17 · Job 8:22 · Ps 35:26 · Ps 109:29 · Ps 132:9 · Zech 13:4 · Deut 22:5 · Ezek 7:27 · Job 27:17 · Lev 6:3 · Lev 16:4 · Isa 49:18 · Jer 4:3020×
PerfectEsth 6:8 · Job 7:5 · Lev 16:23 · Ps 93:1 · 1Chr 12:19 · 2Chr 24:20 · Judg 6:34 · Job 29:14 · Ps 65:14 · Ps 104:111×
Participle passive1Sam 17:5 · Dan 10:5 · Dan 12:6 · Dan 12:7 · Ezek 9:2 · Ezek 10:2 · Ezek 10:6 · Ezek 10:7 · Prov 31:21 · Zech 3:310×
Sequential imperfectIsa 51:9 · Isa 52:1 · 1Kgs 22:30 · 2Chr 18:29 · Jer 46:46×
Infinitive absoluteHag 1:61×
JussiveJob 40:101×
Pualintensive passive — intensive action received by the subject4×
Participle passive1Kgs 22:10 · 2Chr 5:12 · 2Chr 18:9 · Ezra 3:104×
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action6×
ImperfectIsa 50:3 · Ps 132:16 · Ps 132:18 · Prov 23:214×
Perfect2Chr 28:15 · Gen 27:162×
Word Origins
תַּלְבִּישׁ קְרָעִים is a primitive root - no further derivation.