בֶּגֶד
beged · H899 · Hebrew · 215 occurrences
Thing
- Clothing (generic)Clothing248 verses
Meanings
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cloth, covering
Piece of cloth used to cover an object
ExamplesNumbers 4:6 and they shall place a covering of fine leather on it, and spread over it a cloth of pure violet, and insert its carrying poles.
Numbers 4:7 “Over the table of the bread of the Presence they shall also spread a cloth of violet and put on it the dishes, the pans, the sacrificial bowls, and the jugs for the drink offering; and the continual bread shall be on it.
Numbers 4:8 “And they shall spread over them a cloth of scarlet material, and cover the same with a covering of fine leather, and they shall insert its carrying poles.
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clothes
Generic designation for any article of clothing
ExamplesGenesis 24:53 And the servant brought out articles of silver and articles of gold, and garments, and gave them to Rebekah; he also gave precious things to her brother and to her mother.
Genesis 27:15 Then Rebekah took the best garments of her elder son Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them on her younger son Jacob.
Genesis 27:27 So he came close and kissed him; and when he smelled the smell of his garments, he blessed him and said, “See, the smell of my son Is like the smell of a field which the LORD has blessed;
How it’s used In 10 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
152 occurrences in 31 groups
- הוּhis 69
- קֹדֶשׁholiness 11
- ךָyour 9
- הֶםtheir 8
- בֵּןson 7
- שְׂרָדbraided clothes 4
- Other words · 20 groups that occur once or twice (27) 27
Words describing itAdjectives, demonstratives, participles
20 occurrences in 14 groups
- אַחֵרother 4
- Other words · 13 groups that occur once or twice (17) 17
Named alongside itApposition
12 occurrences in 5 groups
- בֶּגֶדgarment, clothes 10
- חַיִלarmy, wealth, strength 1
- חָמַדto desire 1
- כִּלְאַיִםtwo kinds (of objects) 1
- כְּלִיvessel, utensil, weapon 1
What it doesIt is the subject
7 occurrences in 4 groups
- הָיָהto be, to become 3
- קָדַשׁto consecrate, to sanctify 2
- קָרַעto tear, to rend, to cut 1
- שָׂרַףto burn 1
What is done to itIt is the object
121 occurrences in 26 groups
- כָּבַסto wash 32
- קָרַעto tear, to rend, to cut 22
- לָבַשׁto put on, to clothe, to wear 14
- לָקַחto take, to receive 10
- פָּשַׁטto strip off, to raid 7
- עָשָׂהto do, to make 5
- Other words · 18 groups that occur once or twice (22) 22
Second object ofSecond object
8 occurrences in 2 groups
- לָבַשׁto put on, to clothe, to wear 4
- פָּשַׁטto strip off, to raid 4
What it is said to bePredicate
4 occurrences in 4 groups
- דָּרַךְto tread, to bend (a bow) 1
- חָםfather-in-law 1
- אֵלֶּהthese 1
- מֹרmyrrh 1
What is said to be itIt is the predicate
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- הֵםthey, them 1
- צְדָקָהrighteousness 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
34 occurrences in 6 groups
- בin/on/with 19
- כlike/as 12
- עַלon, upon, over, against 10
- מִןfrom 6
- לto/for 3
- אֵלto, toward 2
In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive
19 occurrences in 9 groups
- חֲלִיפָהset 5
- קָרַעto tear, to rend, to cut 4
- Other words · 7 groups that occur once or twice (10) 10
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
- כָּסוּי kâçûwy · H3681 · covering
- כָּסוּי (kâçûwy, H3681) means "covering", while בֶּגֶד (beged, H899) means "garment, cloth" and is primarily a term for clothing and apparel. They are distinct words that overlap in the sense of physical coverings, within a limited scope, כָּסוּי (kâçûwy, H3681) being the more general "covering" noun and בֶּגֶד (beged, H899) specifically garments.
- שְׂמִיכָה sᵉmîykâh · H8063 · blanket, covering, rug
- Both words denote garments or coverings: בֶּגֶד (beged, H899) is a general term for garment and apparel, while the other word denotes a blanket, covering or rug, and they can overlap in reference and substitute in many contexts.
In the other Testament 2 words
- ἱμάτιον himátion · G2440 · clothing, apparel, cloak
- Greek ἱμάτιον (himation) serves as the standard LXX rendering of Hebrew בֶּגֶד, both denoting garment/clothing in general use, with ἱμάτιον typically referring to an outer garment or cloak in Greek usage while בֶּגֶד covers the full range of clothing types without the inner/outer distinction.
- στολή stolḗ · G4749 · long robe
- στολή (stolḗ, G4749) denotes a specific type of long garment or robe, typically as a mark of dignity or status, whereas בֶּגֶד (beged, H899) is a broader generic term for garments, clothing, or cloth of any kind; στολή represents a register-specific subset of the semantic range covered by בֶּגֶד.
Semantic domains 3 entries
- Coverings001003001001005
- בֶּגֶד names a garment as a covering for the body, the clothing given as gifts to Rebekah and worn by Esau and Jacob.
- Clothing001003001001002
- The word most directly designates clothing or apparel itself, the everyday garments referenced throughout the patriarchal narratives.
- Unfaithful002001002027
- בֶּגֶד shares its root with the word for treachery, and in some contexts carries the extended sense of a treacherous or unfaithful act alongside its literal clothing sense.
Word family 4 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H899. beged I. בֶּ֫גֶד noun [masculine] treachery, Isa 24:16; Jer 12:1. II. בֶּ֫גֶד noun…
I. בֶּ֫גֶד noun [masculine] treachery, Isa 24:16; Jer 12:1.
II. בֶּ֫גֶד noun masculine (except Lev 6:20 עָלֶיהָ, but Samaritan עליו, compare Di in loco Köi. 182) garment, covering — Gen 28:2 36t.; suffix בִּגְדוֺ Eze 9:3 + (14 t. without dag. lene GesLgb. 94); plural בְּגָדִים Lev 6:4 32t.; construct בִּגְדֵי Gen 27:15 Gen 27:39t.; suffix בְּגָדֶיךָ 1Ki 22:20 81t.; בִּגְדֹתֶיךָ Psa 45:9; —
1 garment, clothing, raiment, robe of any kind, from the filthy clothing of the leper to the holy robes of the high priest, the simplest covering of the poor as well as the costly raiment of the rich and noble, used throughout Hebrew Literature: Gen 24:53 (J), Gen 28:20 (E; 14 t. J E), Exo 28:2 + (P 90 t.), Deu 24:17; Jdg 8:26 Jdg 8:4t., 1Sa 19:13 1Sa 19:10t., 1Ki 1:1 1Ki 1:23t., 2Ch 18:9 + (Chronicles 9 t.), Est 4:1, Est 4:4; Job 13:28; Job 22:6; Job 37:17; Psa 22:19; Psa 45:9; Psa 102:27; Psa 109:19; Pro 6:27; Pro 20:16; Pro 25:20; Pro 27:13; Ecc 9:8; Isa2 Isa 24:16; Isa 36:22; Isa 37:1; Isa3 Isa 50:9-10t.; Jer 12:1 Jer 12:3t., Eze 16:16 Eze 16:13t.; Joe 2:13; Amo 2:8; Hag 2:12; Zec 3:3-4, Zec 3:5; Zec 14:14; בִגְדוֺ מְלֹא his lapful 2Ki 4:39.
2 covering, wrapping, of furniture of tabernacle Num 4:6-13 (6 t.); coverlet of a bed 1Sa 19:13.
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Topical studies with this word 3 entries
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
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