וַ/יַּלְבֵּ֤שׁ
𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤁𐤔
vayalebesh
and clothed
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.
Leviticus 8:7 · Word #8
Lexicon H3847
| Lemma | לָבַשׁ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤋𐤁𐤔 |
| Transliteration | lâbash |
| Strong's | H3847 |
| In-context | and clothed |
Morphology HC/Vhw3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | h — Hiphil — Causative active |
| Conjugation | w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
SIBI-P1 H3847-38
and he caused to be clothed
| Root | לבש (l-b-sh) |
| Core Meanings | wrapping, clothing, enveloping, putting on, being arrayed |
| Semantic Range | to put on clothing, to clothe another, to array in garments or armor, to be clothed (figuratively with qualities such as righteousness, strength, or shame) |
| Conceptual Significance | לבש frequently carries both literal and figurative weight in Scripture. Beyond physical clothing, it expresses being enveloped in qualities—righteousness, salvation, strength, or even shame—highlighting the biblical theme of outward covering as a sign of inward or covenantal reality. |
| Morphological Notes | Verb from לבש in Hiphil stem; waw-consecutive (vav ha-hippukh) attached to imperfect 3ms form, giving past narrative sense: "and he caused to clothe." No pronominal suffix present. |
| Rendering Rationale | The root לבש conveys the act of wrapping or clothing. In this form it appears as a waw-consecutive Hiphil imperfect, third masculine singular, which carries a causative sense—"he caused to clothe" or "he clothed (someone)." The rendering preserves both the causative force of the Hiphil stem and the masculine singular subject indicated by the morphology. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root לבש (wrapping, clothing, enveloping, putting on, being arrayed)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H3847-01 |
alebish | I will cause to be clothed |
H3830-01 |
bilevush | in garment-of |
H3830-03 |
bilevusho | in his garment |
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 |