Words the Bible translates as clothe
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 8 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- kasahכָּסָהto cover: to spread or lay something over a thing so that it is no longer bare or exposed
- enduōἐνδύωto put on clothing; to dress someone or get dressed oneself, and by extension to take something on as if slipping into a garment.
- lavashלָבֵשׁto put a garment on a body: to get dressed, to wear, or to dress someone else
- periballōπεριβάλλωto clothe: to wrap or throw a garment around a body, whether dressing another person or being dressed oneself
- ḥagarחָגַרto gird: to fasten something tightly around the waist with a belt or band
- atahעָטָהto wrap oneself in a covering, or to drape a covering over: to enfold, cover, or clothe.
+1 more meaning
- to grip or seize firmly: to take tight hold of.
- amphiennumiἀμφιέννυμιto clothenot studied yet
- levashלְבֵשׁto clothenot studied yet
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