וַ/תִּלְבַּ֤שׁ

𐤅/𐤕𐤋𐤁𐤔

vatilebash

that Esther put on

or לָבֵשׁ; a primitive root; properly, wrap around, i.e. (by implication) to put on agarment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively; (in) apparel, arm, array (self), clothe (self), come upon, put (on, upon), wear.

H3847

Esther 5:1 · Word #4

Lexicon H3847

Lemmaלָבַשׁ
Lemma (Paleo)𐤋𐤁𐤔
Transliterationlâbash
Strong'sH3847
In-contextthat Esther put on

Morphology HC/Vqw3fs All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender f — Feminine — Feminine
Number s — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 H3847-36

and she clothed herself

Rootלבש (l-b-sh)
Core Meaningsto wrap, to clothe, to put on, to be clothed, to envelop
Semantic Rangeto put on clothing, to wear, to clothe another, to be clothed in qualities or attributes (figurative), to be enveloped or arrayed (e.g., in strength, shame, righteousness)
Conceptual Significanceלבש frequently marks changes of status, identity, or role through clothing, whether literal garments or metaphorical qualities such as righteousness or strength. Clothing in the biblical world signifies honor, shame, authority, or transformation, so the act of "clothing oneself" often carries covenantal, moral, or social implications beyond mere dress.
Morphological NotesConjunction וַ + Qal wayyiqtol (vav-consecutive imperfect) 3rd feminine singular from לָבַשׁ; narrative past tense with a feminine singular subject.
Rendering RationaleThe root לבש conveys the act of wrapping or clothing oneself or another. In the Qal stem with waw-consecutive (wayyiqtol) 3rd feminine singular, the verb narrates a past action performed by a female subject; "and she clothed herself" preserves both the core sense of wrapping in garments and the feminine singular grammar of the form.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root לבש (to wrap, to clothe, to put on, to be clothed, to envelop)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H3847-01 alebish I will cause to be clothed
H3830-01 bilevush in garment-of
H3847-02 elebashenah I shall clothe myself with her
H3847-03 halavush the wrapped one
H3830-02 halevush the garment
H3847-04 haloveshim the garment-wearers
H3847-05 hamalebishekhem the One clothing you (plural)
H3847-06 hatalebish Will you cause to be clothed?
H3847-07 hilebishah she clothed (another)
H3847-08 hilebishani he caused me to be clothed
H3847-09 hilebishu they caused to be clothed
H3830-03 kalevush like the garment
H3847-10 lavash he clothed himself
H3847-11 lavasheta you wrapped yourself
H3847-12 lavasheti I clothed myself
H3847-13 lavesh he wrapped-himself
H3847-14 laveshah she clothed herself
H3847-15 laveshu they have wrapped themselves
H3847-16 lavosh to clothe oneself (by wrapping on)
H3847-17 lavush a clothed one (masculine singular)
H3847-18 lehalebish to cause to be clothed
H3847-19 levash Clothe yourself!
H3830-04 levush a garment
H3830-05 levushah her garment
H3847-20 levushey clothed ones of
H3830-06 levushi my garment
H3830-07 levusho his garment
H3847-21 lilebosh to wrap oneself in a garment
H3830-08 lilevushekha for your garment
H3847-22 liveshi Clothe yourself (feminine singular)
H3847-23 liveshu you men clothed yourselves
H4403-01 malebush a wearing-garment
H3847-24 melubashim clothed men
H3847-25 nilebash we will wrap ourselves in (we will clothe ourselves)
H3847-26 talebish she will clothe
H3847-27 talebisheni you clothe me
H3847-28 tilebash you will clothe yourself
H3847-29 tilebashena they (fem.) will clothe-themselves
H3847-30 tilebashi you (feminine) will clothe yourself
H3847-31 tilebashu you men will clothe yourselves
H3847-32 tilebeshi you (feminine singular) will clothe yourself
H8516-01 tileboshet a wear-garment
H3847-33 ulevesham and he clothed them
H4403-02 umalebusheyhem and their wear-garments
H3847-34 vaalebishekhe and I caused you (feminine singular) to be clothed
H3847-35 vatalebesh and she clothed
H3847-37 vayalebesh and he caused to be clothed
H3847-38 vayalebishem and he clothed them
H3847-39 vayalebishuhu And they caused him to be clothed
H3847-40 vayalebishum and they caused them to be clothed
H3847-41 vayilebash and he clothed himself
H3847-42 vayilebasheni and he clothed me
H3847-43 vayilebeshu and they clothed themselves
H3847-44 vehalebesh and clothe!
H3847-45 vehilebasheta and you (masculine singular) caused to be clothed
H3847-46 vehilebashetam and you clothed them
H3847-47 vehilebashetiv and I will cause him to be clothed
H3847-48 vehilebishu and they caused to be clothed
H3847-49 velavash and he clothed himself
H3847-50 velaveshu and they clothed themselves
H3847-51 veliveshi and clothe yourself!
H3847-52 yilebash he will clothe himself
H3847-53 yilebasham he shall wrap himself in them
H3847-54 yilebashu they will clothe themselves
H3847-55 yilebeshu they will clothe themselves
H3847-56 ylvshv they will clothe themselves

Word Usage (111 occurrences of H3847)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 3:21 וַ/יַּלְבִּשֵֽׁ/ם vayalebishem and clothed them
Genesis 27:15 וַ/תַּלְבֵּ֥שׁ vatalebesh and put on
Genesis 27:16 הִלְבִּ֖ישָׁה hilebishah she put on
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