לָאַט
lâʼaṭ · H3813 · Hebrew · 1 occurrence
Meanings
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Causative action by which humans cover their face with a piece of cloth, either as a sign of reverence before God or as an expression of deep sorrow and mourning (to cover (one's face with a cloth))
Examples2 Samuel 19:4 And the king covered his face and cried out with a loud voice, “My son Absalom, Absalom, my son, my son!”
How it’s used In 2 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- מֶלֶךְking 1
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- פָּנִיםface, presence, before 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 1 word
- כָּסָה kâçâh · H3680 · to cover, to be covered, to cover oneself
- כָּסָה is the most common Hebrew verb for 'to cover' and represents the standard near-synonym for לָאַט in the covering sense, used extensively throughout the Hebrew Bible.
Contrasting words 1 word
- גָּלָה gâlâh · H1540 · to reveal
- גָּלָה means 'to uncover' or 'to reveal' and is the direct lexical opposite of covering, representing the removal of what covers or conceals.
In the other Testament 2 words
- καλύπτω kalýptō · G2572 · to cover, to cover over, to hide
- καλύπτω is the standard Greek verb for 'to cover' and serves as the natural translation equivalent for לָאַט in its covering sense, commonly used in LXX for Hebrew covering terms.
- κρύπτω krýptō · G2928 · to keep safe, to cause to be protected, to protect
- κρύπτω emphasizes hiding or concealing through covering, a closely related semantic concept that could serve as a translation equivalent depending on the context of covering.
Semantic domains 1 entry
- Cover002003001005
- This word's sole occurrence (Ruth 3:7) describes Ruth uncovering Boaz's feet, from a root meaning to cover or wrap, so it belongs among words for covering.
Word family 3 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H3813. laat לָאַט verb cover, only Qal Perfect3masculine singular ל ׳וְהַמֶּלֶךְ…
לָאַט verb cover, only
Qal Perfect3masculine singular ל ׳וְהַמֶּלֶךְ אֶתמָּֿנָיו 2Sa 19:5, read perhaps לָאט, from לוּט We Dr Bu.
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Sources
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