What does בֶּגֶד (beged) mean in the Bible?
בֶּגֶד (beged): Garment literally; metaphorically extends to treachery, capturing betrayal as removing protective covering of trust.
Hebrew · H899
בֶּגֶד
A covering , i.e. clothing ; also treachery or pillage
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בֶּגֶד H899
Pronunciation beged
What does בֶּגֶד (beged) mean in the Bible?
בֶּגֶד (beged): Garment literally; metaphorically extends to treachery, capturing betrayal as removing protective covering of trust.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H899?
The BSB source-word alignment has 217 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include his clothes (40), garments (31), clothes (12), cloth (7), your clothes (7).
Where does בֶּגֶד (beged) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 24:53. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (55), Exodus (23), 2 Kings (20), Numbers (20).
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 his clothes 40× Genesis 37:29, Leviticus 11:25, Leviticus 11:28, Leviticus 11:40
garments 31× Genesis 38:14, Genesis 38:19, Exodus 28:2, Exodus 28:3
clothes 12× Genesis 27:15, Leviticus 6:11, 1 Samuel 28:8, 2 Samuel 1:2
cloth 7× Numbers 4:6, Numbers 4:7, Numbers 4:8, Numbers 4:9
your clothes 7× Numbers 31:24, 2 Samuel 3:31, 2 Kings 5:8, 2 Kings 22:19
and his garments 4× Exodus 29:21, Leviticus 8:30
clothing 4× Leviticus 11:32, Leviticus 15:17, Leviticus 19:19, Isaiah 59:6
his cloak 4× Genesis 39:12, Genesis 39:13, Genesis 39:15, Genesis 39:18
in the fabric 4× Leviticus 13:49, Leviticus 13:51, Leviticus 13:53, Leviticus 13:57
like a garment 4× Psalms 102:26, Isaiah 50:9, Isaiah 51:6, Isaiah 51:8
a garment 3× Leviticus 6:27, 2 Samuel 20:12, Proverbs 25:20
and clothing 3× 1 Samuel 27:9, 2 Kings 5:26, 2 Kings 7:8
and the garments 3× Exodus 31:10, Exodus 35:19, Exodus 39:41
garment 3× Leviticus 13:47, Numbers 31:20, Job 13:28
of clothes 3× Judges 14:12, Judges 14:13, Judges 17:10
of clothing 3× 2 Kings 5:5, 2 Kings 5:22, 2 Kings 5:23
the fabric 3× Leviticus 13:52, Leviticus 13:56, Leviticus 13:58
the garments 3× Exodus 29:5, Ezekiel 42:14, Ezekiel 44:19
their clothes 3× Numbers 8:7, Numbers 8:21, Numbers 14:6
their garments 3× Leviticus 8:2, Jeremiah 36:24, Jeremiah 41:5
your garments 3× Leviticus 10:6, Isaiah 52:1, Joel 2:13
- 2× Leviticus 14:47, Leviticus 16:32
. . . 2× Leviticus 13:47, Zechariah 3:5
her clothes 2× 2 Kings 11:14, 2 Chronicles 23:13
his garments 2× Leviticus 6:11, Leviticus 21:10
in royal attire 2× 1 Kings 22:10, 2 Chronicles 18:9
my garments 2× Psalms 22:18, Isaiah 63:3
of his own clothes 2× 2 Samuel 1:11, 2 Kings 2:12
of the wardrobe 2× 2 Kings 22:14, 2 Chronicles 34:22
the garment 2× Proverbs 20:16, Proverbs 27:13
with clothing 2× Ezekiel 18:7, Ezekiel 18:16
with their clothes 2× 2 Kings 18:37, Isaiah 36:22
your royal robes 2× 1 Kings 22:30, 2 Chronicles 18:29
and apparel 1× Zechariah 14:14
and articles of clothing 1× Genesis 24:53
and clothes 1× Genesis 28:20
and his clothes 1× Proverbs 6:27
and their garments 1× Exodus 29:21
and Your garments 1× Isaiah 63:2
any fabric 1× Leviticus 13:47
are the garments 1× Exodus 28:4
as his garment [could hold] 1× 2 Kings 4:39
by his cloak 1× Genesis 39:12
by with their clothes 1× 2 Samuel 13:31
cloak 1× Deuteronomy 24:17
deal in 1× Isaiah 24:16
fabric 1× Leviticus 13:59
his clothing 1× Genesis 27:27
his garment 1× 2 Kings 9:13
his own clothes 1× Leviticus 16:24
his robes 1× 1 Samuel 19:24
in clothing 1× Leviticus 14:55
in garments 1× Genesis 41:42
in his garment 1× Jeremiah 43:12
in saddlecloths 1× Ezekiel 27:20
it with a garment 1× 1 Samuel 19:13
Joseph’s cloak 1× Genesis 39:16
Let your garments 1× Ecclesiastes 9:8
like a robe 1× Psalms 109:19
must wear torn clothes 1× Leviticus 13:45
my tunic 1× Ezra 9:3
of his garment 1× Haggai 2:12
of their clothing 1× Job 22:6
of their garments 1× Numbers 15:38
our clothes 1× Nehemiah 4:23
priestly garments 1× Numbers 20:26
rags 1× Isaiah 64:6
some of your garments 1× Ezekiel 16:16
the clothing 1× 2 Kings 7:15
the priestly garments 1× Leviticus 21:10
Why do all the faithless 1× Jeremiah 12:1
with blankets 1× 1 Kings 1:1
with garments 1× Isaiah 61:10
with my tunic 1× Ezra 9:5
with their garments 1× Ezekiel 44:19
your garments [are fragrant] 1× Psalms 45:8
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 24:53 וּבְגָדִ֔ים to and articles of clothing Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural Genesis 27:15 בִּגְדֵ֨י to clothes Noun - masculine plural construct Genesis 27:27 בְּגָדָ֖יו to his clothing Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Genesis 28:20 וּבֶ֥גֶד to and clothes Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Genesis 37:29 בְּגָדָֽיו׃ to his clothes Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Genesis 38:14 בִּגְדֵ֨י to garments Noun - masculine plural construct Genesis 38:19 בִּגְדֵ֥י to garments Noun - masculine plural construct Genesis 39:12 בְּבִגְד֛וֹ to by his cloak Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Genesis 39:12 בִּגְדוֹ֙ to his cloak Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Genesis 39:13 בִּגְד֖וֹ to his cloak Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 24:53
Aligned rows 217
Books represented 25
Genesis 14 Exodus 23 Leviticus 55 Numbers 20 Deuteronomy 1 Judges 5 1 Samuel 4 2 Samuel 8 1 Kings 4 2 Kings 20 2 Chronicles 6 Ezra 2 Nehemiah 1 Esther 2 Job 3 Psalms 4 Proverbs 4 Ecclesiastes 1 Isaiah 14 Jeremiah 5 Ezekiel 14 Joel 1 Amos 1 Haggai 1 Zechariah 4
Source forms
בִּגְדֵ֥י 14x biḡ·ḏê Genesis 38:19, Exodus 29:21, Exodus 31:10, Exodus 35:19
בְּגָדָ֔יו 13x bə·ḡā·ḏāw Exodus 29:21, Leviticus 6:11, Leviticus 8:30, Leviticus 16:26
בְּגָדָ֛יו 10x bə·ḡā·ḏāw Leviticus 15:5, Leviticus 15:6, Leviticus 15:7, Leviticus 15:8
בְּגָדָ֖יו 8x bə·ḡā·ḏāw Genesis 27:27, Leviticus 11:25, Leviticus 11:28, Leviticus 11:40
בִּגְדֵ֣י 6x biḡ·ḏê Exodus 31:10, Exodus 40:13, Leviticus 16:23, 2 Kings 25:29
בֶּ֣גֶד 5x be·ḡeḏ Leviticus 15:17, Numbers 4:7, Numbers 4:9, Numbers 4:11
בִּגְדֵ֤י 5x biḡ·ḏê Exodus 31:10, Exodus 35:19, Exodus 39:1, Exodus 39:41
בְּגָדָ֗יו 5x bə·ḡā·ḏāw Leviticus 14:9, Numbers 20:28, Judges 11:35, 1 Samuel 19:24
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular 51x Genesis 27:27, Genesis 37:29, Exodus 29:21, Leviticus 6:11
Noun - masculine plural construct 35x Genesis 27:15, Genesis 38:14, Genesis 38:19, Genesis 41:42
Noun - masculine plural 23x Leviticus 6:11, Judges 14:12, Judges 14:13, Judges 17:10
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 11x Genesis 39:12, Genesis 39:13, Genesis 39:15, Genesis 39:16
Noun - masculine singular construct 9x Leviticus 13:59, Numbers 4:6, Numbers 4:7, Numbers 4:8
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular 8x 1 Kings 22:30, 2 Kings 5:8, 2 Kings 22:19, 2 Chronicles 18:29
Noun - masculine singular 8x Leviticus 11:32, Leviticus 15:17, Numbers 31:20, 2 Samuel 20:12
Article | Noun - masculine plural 7x Exodus 28:4, Exodus 29:5, Leviticus 8:2, Leviticus 21:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Garment literally; metaphorically extends to treachery, capturing betrayal as removing protective covering of trust.
Source Gloss
a covering , i.e. clothing ; also treachery or pillage
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Garment literally; metaphorically extends to treachery, capturing betrayal as removing protective covering of trust.
a covering, i.e. clothing; also treachery or pillage BDB: garment Usage: apparel, cloth(-es, ing), garment, lap, rag, raiment, robe, × very (treacherously), vesture, wardrobe.
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witnesses
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Biblical Witnesses
Clothing as material object subject to ritual contamination and inspection
Priestly vestments required for sacred rituals and ceremonial purposes
Clothing pledged as collateral, implying treachery or unfaithful dealings
Raiment taken as security from one who acts as surety for a stranger
Showing 4 selected witnesses from 218 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
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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