לָבֵשׁ (la.vash) means “to clothe” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: law-bash' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
לָבֵשׁ · la.vash · to clothe
1) to dress, wear, clothe, put on clothing, be clothed 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to put on clothes, be clothed, wear 1a2) to put on, be clothed with (fig.) 1b) (Pual) to be fully clothed 1c) (Hiphil) to clothe, array with, dress Aramaic equivalent: le.vash (לְבֵשׁ "to clothe" H3848)
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or לָבֵשׁ; a primitive root; properly, wrap around, i.e. (by implication) to put on agarment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively
KJV glosses: (in) apparel, arm, array (self), clothe (self), come upon, put (on, upon), wear.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| clothed | 10 |
| dressed | 8 |
| put on | 8 |
| wear | 5 |
| be clothed | 4 |
| and clothe | 3 |
| came upon | 3 |
| he put on | 3 |
| to wear | 3 |
| and dressed | 2 |
| and put them on | 2 |
| i will clothe | 2 |
| will be clothed | 2 |
| wore | 2 |
| after you put | 1 |
| again | 1 |
| and clothe them | 1 |
| and dress | 1 |
| and he clothed them | 1 |
| and i will clothe | 1 |
| and it clothed me | 1 |
| and provide | 1 |
| and put on | 1 |
| and she put them on | 1 |
| and they clothed him | 1 |
| and you are to clothe | 1 |
| are clothed | 1 |
| armor | 1 |
| arrayed | 1 |
| before he wears them | 1 |
| by putting on | 1 |
| clothe yourself | 1 |
| clothing | 1 |
| has clothed | 1 |
| has worn | 1 |
| he has clothed me | 1 |
| he is robed | 1 |
| he is to wear | 1 |
| he will put on | 1 |
| he wore | 1 |
| i clothe | 1 |
| i clothed | 1 |
| i put on | 1 |
| i will clothe him | 1 |
| in their apparel | 1 |
| is clothed | 1 |
| let them array | 1 |
| must wear them | 1 |
| of the man clothed | 1 |
| or adorn | 1 |
| put | 1 |
| put it back on | 1 |
| shall put on | 1 |
| she also put | 1 |
| they are to put on | 1 |
| they are to wear | 1 |
| they clothed them | 1 |
| who are dressed | 1 |
| who clothed you | 1 |
| will clothe them | 1 |
| will wear | 1 |
| you are clothed with | 1 |
| you clothed me | 1 |
| you dress | 1 |
| you put on clothes | 1 |
| you will wear them | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| clothed | 14 |
| and put | 6 |
| put on | 5 |
| and put on | 4 |
| be clothed | 3 |
| came | 3 |
| and arrayed | 2 |
| and clothed | 2 |
| and thou shalt put | 2 |
| armed | 2 |
| is clothed | 2 |
| all of them clothed | 1 |
| also he armed | 1 |
| among them and arrayed | 1 |
| and all such as are clothed | 1 |
| and array | 1 |
| and clothe | 1 |
| and clothed them | 1 |
| and he put on | 1 |
| and i will clothe | 1 |
| and it clothed | 1 |
| and put them upon | 1 |
| and shall put | 1 |
| and shall put on | 1 |
| and she put | 1 |
| and they shall put | 1 |
| and wear | 1 |
| and ye clothe | 1 |
| apparelled | 1 |
| are clothed | 1 |
| arrayed | 1 |
| as he clothed | 1 |
| but put | 1 |
| but put thou on | 1 |
| for he hath clothed | 1 |
| for he put on | 1 |
| from her and put on | 1 |
| from thee and i will clothe | 1 |
| hast thou clothed | 1 |
| having put on | 1 |
| he is clothed | 1 |
| he shall put on | 1 |
| himself and put on | 1 |
| i clothe | 1 |
| i clothed | 1 |
| i put | 1 |
| i will also clothe | 1 |
| in his stead shall put | 1 |
| in their apparel | 1 |
| let them be clothed | 1 |
| neither shall they wear | 1 |
| on | 1 |
| put | 1 |
| put them on | 1 |
| shall be clothed | 1 |
| shall clothe | 1 |
| shall he put | 1 |
| shall i put it on | 1 |
| shall put | 1 |
| that they may array | 1 |
| thee shall be clothed | 1 |
| they shall be clothed | 1 |
| they shall clothe | 1 |
| thou art clothed | 1 |
| thou hast clothed | 1 |
| thou shalt not wear | 1 |
| thou shalt surely clothe | 1 |
| though thou clothest | 1 |
| to clothe | 1 |
| to put | 1 |
| to put on | 1 |
| to wear | 1 |
| was clothed | 1 |
| which he put on | 1 |
| who clothed | 1 |
| will i clothe | 1 |
| ye clothe | 1 |
Page 1 of 3. 102 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
And the LORD God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife, and He clothed them.
Read word by wordAnd Rebekah took the finest clothes in the house that belonged to her older son Esau, and she put them on her younger son Jacob.
Read word by wordShe also put the skins of the young goats on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck.
Read word by wordThen Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and watch over me on this journey, and if He will provide me with food to eat and clothes to wear,
Read word by wordThen Tamar got up and departed. And she removed her veil and put on her widow’s garments again.
Read word by wordThen Pharaoh removed the signet ring from his finger, put it on Joseph’s finger, clothed him in garments of fine linen, and placed a gold chain around his neck.
Read word by wordAfter you put these garments on your brother Aaron and his sons, anoint them, ordain them, and consecrate them so that they may serve Me as priests.
Read word by wordTake the garments and clothe Aaron with the tunic, the robe of the ephod, the ephod itself, and the breastplate. Fasten the ephod on him with its woven waistband.
Read word by wordPresent his sons as well and clothe them with tunics.
Read word by wordThe son who succeeds him as priest and enters the Tent of Meeting to minister in the Holy Place must wear them for seven days.
Read word by wordAnd you are to clothe Aaron with the holy garments, anoint him, and consecrate him, so that he may serve Me as a priest.
Read word by wordBring his sons forward and clothe them with tunics.
Read word by wordAnd the priest shall put on his linen robe and linen undergarments, and he shall remove from the altar the ashes of the burnt offering that the fire has consumed and place them beside it.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 6.3
Then he must take off his garments, put on other clothes, and carry the ashes outside the camp to a ceremonially clean place.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 6.4
He put the tunic on Aaron, tied the sash around him, clothed him with the robe, and put the ephod on him. He tied the woven band of the ephod around him and fastened it to him.
Read word by wordThen Moses presented Aaron’s sons, put tunics on them, wrapped sashes around them, and tied headbands on them, just as the LORD had commanded him.
Read word by wordHe is to wear the sacred linen tunic, with linen undergarments. He must tie a linen sash around him and put on the linen turban. These are holy garments, and he must bathe himself with water before he wears them.
Read word by wordThen Aaron is to enter the Tent of Meeting, take off the linen garments he put on before entering the Most Holy Place, and leave them there.
Read word by wordHe is to bathe himself with water in a holy place and put on his own clothes. Then he must go out and sacrifice his burnt offering and the people’s burnt offering to make atonement for himself and for the people.
Read word by wordThe priest who is anointed and ordained to succeed his father as high priest shall make atonement. He will put on the sacred linen garments
Read word by wordThe priest who is highest among his brothers, who has had the anointing oil poured on his head and has been ordained to wear the priestly garments, must not let his hair hang loose or tear his garments.
Read word by wordRemove Aaron’s priestly garments and put them on his son Eleazar. Aaron will be gathered to his people and will die there.”
Read word by wordAfter Moses had removed Aaron’s garments and put them on his son Eleazar, Aaron died there on top of the mountain. Then Moses and Eleazar came down from the mountain.
Read word by wordA woman must not wear men’s clothing, and a man must not wear women’s clothing, for whoever does these things is detestable to the LORD your God.
Read word by wordDo not wear clothes of wool and linen woven together.
Read word by wordSo the Spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon, who blew the ram’s horn and rallied the Abiezrites behind him.
Read word by wordand he had a bronze helmet on his head. He wore a bronze coat of mail weighing five thousand shekels,
Read word by wordThen Saul clothed David in his own tunic, put a bronze helmet on his head, and dressed him in armor.
Read word by wordSo Saul disguised himself by putting on different clothes, and he set out with two of his men. They came to the woman at night, and Saul said, “Consult a spirit for me. Bring up for me the one I name.”
Read word by wordO daughters of Israel, weep for Saul, who clothed you in scarlet and luxury, who decked your garments with ornaments of gold.
Read word by wordSo Amnon’s attendant threw her out and bolted the door behind her. Now Tamar was wearing a robe of many colors, because this is what the king’s virgin daughters wore.
Read word by wordSo Joab sent to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He told her, “Please pretend to be a mourner; put on clothes for mourning and do not anoint yourself with oil. Act like a woman who has mourned for the dead a long time.
Read word by wordDressed in royal attire, the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah were sitting on their thrones at the threshing floor by the entrance of the gate of Samaria, with all the prophets prophesying before them.
Read word by wordAnd the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself and go into battle, but you wear your royal robes.” So the king of Israel disguised himself and went into battle.
Read word by wordThen the Spirit came upon Amasai, the chief of the Thirty, and he said: “We are yours, O David! We are with you, O son of Jesse! Peace, peace to you, and peace to your helpers, for your God helps you.” So David received them and made them leaders of his troops.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 12.19
all the Levitical singers—Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, and their sons and relatives—stood on the east side of the altar, dressed in fine linen and playing cymbals, harps, and lyres, accompanied by 120 priests sounding trumpets.
Read word by wordNow therefore, arise, O LORD God, and enter Your resting place, You and the ark of Your might. May Your priests, O LORD God, be clothed with salvation, and may Your godly ones rejoice in goodness.
Read word by wordDressed in royal attire, the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah were sitting on their thrones at the threshing floor by the entrance of the gate of Samaria, with all the prophets prophesying before them.
Read word by wordAnd the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself and go into battle, but you wear your royal robes.” So the king of Israel disguised himself and went into battle.
Read word by wordThen the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest, who stood up before the people and said to them, “This is what God says: ‘Why do you transgress the commandments of the LORD so that you cannot prosper? Because you have forsaken the LORD, He has forsaken you.’”
Read word by wordThen the men who were designated by name arose, took charge of the captives, and provided from the plunder clothing for the naked. They clothed them, gave them sandals and food and drink, anointed their wounds, and put all the feeble on donkeys. So they brought them to Jericho, the City of Palms, to their brothers. Then they returned to Samaria.
Read word by wordWhen the builders had laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites (the sons of Asaph) with cymbals, took their positions to praise the LORD, as David king of Israel had prescribed.
Read word by wordWhen Mordecai learned of all that had happened, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the middle of the city, wailing loudly and bitterly.
Read word by wordWhen Esther’s maidens and eunuchs came and told her about Mordecai, the queen was overcome with distress. She sent clothes for Mordecai to wear instead of his sackcloth, but he would not accept them.
Read word by wordOn the third day, Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the palace across from the king’s quarters. The king was sitting on his royal throne in the royal courtroom, facing the entrance.
Read word by wordhave them bring a royal robe that the king himself has worn and a horse on which the king himself has ridden—one with a royal crest placed on its head.
Read word by wordLet the robe and the horse be entrusted to one of the king’s most noble princes. Let them array the man the king wants to honor and parade him on the horse through the city square, proclaiming before him, ‘This is what is done for the man whom the king is delighted to honor!’”
Read word by wordSo Haman took the robe and the horse, arrayed Mordecai, and paraded him through the city square, crying out before him, “This is what is done for the man whom the king is delighted to honor!”
Read word by wordMy flesh is clothed with worms and encrusted with dirt; my skin is cracked and festering.
Read word by wordYour enemies will be clothed in shame, and the tent of the wicked will be no more.”
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