What does בֶּגֶד · צוֹא mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H899, H6674
בְּגָדִים צוֹאִים
A covering , i.e. clothing ; also treachery or pillage · soiled (as if excrementitious)
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בֶּגֶד H899 a covering , i.e. clothing ; also treachery or pillage
Pronunciation beged
Garment literally; metaphorically extends to treachery, capturing betrayal as removing protective covering of trust.
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צוֹא H6674 soiled (as if excrementitious)
What does בְּגָדִים צוֹאִים (begadim tsoʾim) mean in the Bible?
בֶּגֶד · צוֹא is a Hebrew phrase meaning "Garments soiled with filth; symbolic of impurity and shame.".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H899, H6674?
H899, H6674 is connected to 220 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. Garments soiled with filth; symbolic of impurity and shame.
Strong's H899, H6674
Lexical occurrences 220 verses Source Gloss
Garments soiled with filth; symbolic of impurity and shame.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
בְּגָדִים צוֹאִים 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