לוּט
lûwṭ · H3874 · Hebrew · 3 occurrences
Meanings
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covered, wrapped
State in which an object is covered by a piece of cloth
Examples1 Samuel 21:9 Then the priest said, “The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the Valley of Elah, behold, it is wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod; if you would take it for yourself, take it. For there is no other except it here.” And David said, “There is none like it; give it to me.”
Isaiah 25:7 And on this mountain He will destroy the covering which is over all peoples, The veil which is stretched over all nations.
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to cover one's face with a cloth
The 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
Examples1 Kings 19:13 When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood in the entrance of the cave. And behold, a voice came to him and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”
How it’s used In 5 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
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- הוּאhe, she, it 1
- Not stated: he, she or it 1
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- פָּנִיםface, presence, before 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
2 occurrences in 3 groups
- אַחַרafter, behind+ אֵפוֹדlinen apron 1
- בin/on/with+ אַדֶּרֶתrobe, mantle 1
- בin/on/with+ שִׂמְלָהclothes, garment, cloak 1
Named alongside itApposition
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- לוֹטcovering 1
In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive
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 2 words
- כָּסָה kâçâh · H3680 · to cover, to be covered, to cover oneself
- Common Hebrew verb for covering, the most frequent synonym in the covering semantic domain that could substitute for לוּט in wrapping/covering contexts
- עָטָה ʻâṭâh · H5844 · to cover, to wear
- Hebrew verb specifically denoting wrapping or enwrapping oneself, closely parallel to the wrapping sense of לוּט
Contrasting words 1 word
- גָּלָה gâlâh · H1540 · to reveal
- Hebrew verb meaning to uncover or reveal, the lexical opposite of covering/wrapping actions denoted by לוּט
In the other Testament 2 words
- καλύπτω kalýptō · G2572 · to cover, to cover over, to hide
- Greek verb for covering/wrapping, the standard LXX rendering for Hebrew covering terms including לוּט's semantic field
- περιβάλλω peribállō · G4016 · to put around, to clothe, to surround
- Greek verb meaning to cast/wrap around, semantically equivalent to the wrapping sense of לוּט
Semantic domains 1 entry
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- לוּט means to wrap or cover, as in 1 Kings 19:13's Elijah wrapping his face in his cloak, and Isaiah 25:7's "the covering which is over all peoples," both describing concealment by wrapping or drawing a cover over something.
Word family 5 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Also from the root לוּט
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H3874. lut [לוּט] verb wrap closely, tightly, enwrap, envelope (Arabic cleave, stick to a…
[לוּט] verb wrap closely, tightly, enwrap, envelope (Arabic cleave, stick to a thing; also transitive make to stick, or adhere); —
Qal Perfect3masculine singular לָאט 2Sa 19:15 (so read, for לָאַט ᵑ0, We Klo Dr Bu); Participle active לוֺט Isa 25:7 (compare Köi. 445); Passive participle feminine לוּטָה 1Sa 21:10; — בַשִּׂמְלָה לוּטָה 1Sa 21:10 it is wrapped up in a garment (of sword of Goliath); figurative of covering as sign of mourning, עַלכָֿלהָֿעַמִּים מְּנֵיהַֿלּוֺט הַלּוֺט Isa 25:7 the surface of covering which covereth over all the peoples ׅ || הַנְּסוּכָה (מַסֵּכָה.
Hiph`il Imperfect envelope, wrap בְּאַדַּרְתּוֺ מָּנָיוּ וַּיָּ֫לָט 1Ki 19:13.
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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