לָבַשׁ

lâbash · Hebrew · Strong's H3847 · 110 occurrences

The KJV renders 16 different Hebrew and Greek words as “upon”

What it means

properly, wrap around, i.e. (by implication) to put on agarment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively

or לָבֵשׁ; a primitive root;

How the KJV renders it

apparel, arm, array, clothe, come upon, put on, upon, wear

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“upon”

also renders peritíthēmi (G4060), epérchomai (G1904), ephístēmi (G2186), epánō (G1883), epoikodoméō (G2026), hóthen (G3606), epíkeimai (G1945), epikaléomai (G1941), chânan (H2603), min (H4481), mishṭôwach (H4894), nâsag (H5381), ʻal (H5922), qâvâh (H6960), râcham (H7355)

“apparel”

also renders himatismós (G2441), katastolḗ (G2689), esthḗs (G2066), himátion (G2440), beged (H899), lᵉbûwsh (H3830), simlâh (H8071)

“arm”

also renders ankálē (G43), kathoplízō (G2528), brachíōn (G1023), dᵉraʻ (H1872), châlats (H2502), chôtsen (H2684), kâthêph (H3802)

“clothe”

also renders amphiénnymi (G294), peribállō (G4016), himatízō (G2439), endýō (G1746), lᵉbash (H3848)

“array”

also renders himatismós (G2441), peribállō (G4016), endýō (G1746), shîyth (H7896)

“put on”

also renders epitíthēmi (G2007), peribállō (G4016), ʻâṭâh (H5844)

“come upon”

also renders katalambánō (G2638), ʼâchaz (H270)

“wear”

also renders endidýskō (G1737), phoréō (G5409)

Questions this word decides

Where it appears

110 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 60 verses shown.

1 Chronicles 12:18 HVqp3fs1 Kings 22:10 HVPsmpa1 Kings 22:30 HVqv2ms1 Samuel 17:5 HVqsmsa1 Samuel 17:38 HC/Vhw3ms1 Samuel 28:8 HC/Vqw3ms2 Chronicles 5:12 HVPsmpa2 Chronicles 6:41 HVqi3mp2 Chronicles 18:9 HVPsmpa2 Chronicles 18:29 HVqv2ms2 Chronicles 24:20 HVqp3fs2 Chronicles 28:15 HC/Vhw3mp/Sp3mp2 Samuel 1:24 HTd/Vhrmsc/Sp2mp2 Samuel 13:18 HVqi3fp2 Samuel 14:2 HC/Vqv2fsDaniel 10:5 HVqsmsaDaniel 12:6 HVqsmscDaniel 12:7 HVqsmscDeuteronomy 22:5 HVqi3msDeuteronomy 22:11 HVqi2msEsther 4:1 HC/Vqw3msEsther 4:4 HR/VhcEsther 5:1 HC/Vqw3fsEsther 6:8 HVqp3msEsther 6:9 HC/Vhq3cpEsther 6:11 HC/Vhw3msExodus 28:41 HC/Vhq2msExodus 29:5 HC/Vhq2msExodus 29:8 HC/Vhq2ms/Sp3mpExodus 29:30 HVqi3ms/Sp3mpExodus 40:13 HC/Vhq2msExodus 40:14 HC/Vhq2msEzekiel 7:27 HVqi3msEzekiel 9:2 HVqsmsaEzekiel 9:3 HTd/VqsmsaEzekiel 10:2 HVqsmsaEzekiel 10:6 HVqsmscEzekiel 10:7 HVqsmscEzekiel 16:10 HC/Vhw1cs/Sp2fsEzekiel 23:6 HAampcEzekiel 23:12 HAampcEzekiel 26:16 HVqi3mpEzekiel 34:3 HVqi2mpEzekiel 38:4 HAampcEzekiel 42:14 HVqi3mpEzekiel 44:17 HVqi3mpEzekiel 44:19 HC/Vqq3cpEzra 3:10 HVPsmpaGenesis 3:21 HC/Vhw3ms/Sp3mpGenesis 27:15 HC/Vhw3fsGenesis 27:16 HVhp3fsGenesis 28:20 HR/VqcGenesis 38:19 HC/Vqw3fsGenesis 41:42 HC/Vhw3msHaggai 1:6 HVqaIsaiah 4:1 HVqi1cpIsaiah 22:21 HC/Vhq1cs/Sp3msIsaiah 49:18 HVqi2fsIsaiah 50:3 HVhi1csIsaiah 51:9 HVqv2fs

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.