Strong's Hebrew: 3831. לְבוּשׁ (lebush) -- Garment, clothing, apparel

Strong's Lexicon

lebush: Garment, clothing, apparel

Original Word: לְבוּשׁ
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: lbuwsh
Pronunciation: leh-BOOSH
Phonetic Spelling: (leb-oosh')
Definition: Garment, clothing, apparel
Meaning: a garment, a wife

Word Origin: Derived from the root verb לָבַשׁ (lavash), meaning "to clothe" or "to wear."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G2440: ἱμάτιον (himation) - garment, clothing

- G2066: ἐνδύω (endyo) - to clothe, to put on

Usage: The term "lebush" refers to clothing or garments in a general sense. It is used to describe what people wear, often indicating their social status, role, or condition. In the Hebrew Bible, clothing is frequently symbolic, representing righteousness, authority, or mourning, among other things.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, clothing was an important aspect of daily life and held significant cultural and religious meaning. Garments could indicate a person's social status, profession, or religious role. For example, priests wore specific garments as part of their sacred duties. Clothing was also used metaphorically in Scripture to describe spiritual states, such as being "clothed in righteousness" or "garments of salvation."

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
(Aramaic) corresponding to lebush
Definition
a garment
NASB Translation
clothes (1), vesture (1).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

garment

(Aramaic) corresponding to lbuwsh -- garment.

see HEBREW lbuwsh

Forms and Transliterations

וּלְבֻשֵׁיה֑וֹן ולבשיהון לְבוּשֵׁ֣הּ ׀ לבושה lə·ḇū·šêh ləḇūšêh levuSheh ū·lə·ḇu·šê·hō·wn ūləḇušêhōwn ulevusheiHon

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