Strong's Definition
or labesh {law-bashe'}; a primitive root; properly, wrap around, i.e. (by implication) to put on a garment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively
KJV Usage: (in) apparel, arm, array (self), clothe (self), come upon, put (on, upon), wear
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
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)
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
verb · לְבוּשׁ · מַלְבּוּשׁ · תִּלְבֹּשֶׁת
Dress | verb pu'al
dressed, arrayed = state in which humans wear certain clothes, often for a specific purpose
1KI 22:10 · 2CH 5:12 · 2CH 18:9 · EZR 3:10 · PRO 31:21 · EZK 9:2 · EZK 9:3 · EZK 9:11 · EZK 10:2 · EZK 10:6 · EZK 10:7 · EZK 23:6 · EZK 23:12 · EZK 38:4 · DAN 10:5 · DAN 12:6 · DAN 12:7 · ZEC 3:3
Dress | verb qal, verb pe'al
to put on (oneself), to wear = action by which humans put on clothes or ornaments
GEN 28:20 · GEN 38:19 · EXO 29:30 · LEV 6:3 · LEV 6:3 · LEV 6:4 · LEV 16:4 · LEV 16:4 · LEV 16:23 · LEV 16:24 · LEV 16:32 · LEV 21:10 · DEU 22:5 · DEU 22:11 · 1SA 17:5 · 1SA 28:8 · 2SA 13:18 · 2SA 14:2 · 1KI 22:30 · 2CH 18:29 · EST 4:1 · EST 5:1 · EST 6:8 · JOB 27:17 · SNG 5:3 · ISA 4:1 · ISA 49:18 · ISA 52:1 · JER 4:30 · JER 46:4 · EZK 34:3 · EZK 42:14 · EZK 44:17 · EZK 44:19 · DAN 5:7 · DAN 5:16 · JON 3:5 · ZEP 1:8 · HAG 1:6 · ZEC 13:4
Dress | verb hif, verb qal, verb haf'el
to put on (someone else), to clothe = causative action by which humans help other humans to put on clothes
GEN 3:21 · GEN 27:15 · GEN 27:16 · GEN 41:42 · EXO 28:41 · EXO 29:5 · EXO 29:8 · EXO 40:13 · EXO 40:14 · LEV 8:7 · LEV 8:13 · NUM 20:26 · NUM 20:28 · 1SA 17:38 · 1SA 17:38 · EST 6:9 · EST 6:11 · PRO 23:21 · ISA 22:21 · EZK 16:10 · DAN 5:29 · ZEC 3:4 · ZEC 3:5
Control | verb qal
to come upon, to take possession literally: to clothe; hence: = action by which the Spirit of YHWH takes full possession of a human being and fills that person with willingness, courage and gives them the right words to speak
Cover | verb qal
to be clothed > to be covered = state in which objects are completely covered with a layer of other objects, such as plants, dirt, animals, ◄ as if it were a layer of clothing
Cover | verb hif
to clothe > to cover = causative action by which a deity covers an object with another object, ◄ as if it were a layer of clothing
Engage | verb qal
to be clothed (with a certain state) literally: to be clothed; hence: = process by which humans or deities attain a certain quality or status
2CH 6:41 · JOB 8:22 · PSA 35:26 · PSA 93:1 · PSA 93:1 · PSA 104:1 · PSA 109:29 · PSA 132:9 · EZK 7:27
Engage | verb qal
to put on (a certain activity) literally: to clothe oneself; hence: = action by which humans or deities engage themselves in a certain activity
JOB 29:14 · JOB 29:14 · JOB 40:10 · PSA 109:18 · ISA 51:9 · ISA 52:1 · ISA 59:17 · ISA 59:17 · EZK 26:16
Engage | verb hif
to clothe (someone with a certain state) literally: to clothe; hence: = causative action by which deities cause humans or animals to attain a certain quality or status
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
לָבֵשׁ, לָבַשׁ vb. put on (a garment), wear, clothe, be clothed Qal
lit. put on (one’s own) garment; = wear (more or less habitually)
very oft. fig., put on, be clothed with
lit. put on
once
clothed with
and the spirit of י׳ clothed itself with Gideon
Pu. arrayed
Hiph. clothe, array with
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