בִּגְדֵי/הֶ֔ם
𐤁𐤂𐤃𐤉/𐤄𐤌
bigedeyhem
their clothes
from בָּגַד; a covering, i.e. clothing; also treachery or pillage; apparel, cloth(-es, ing), garment, lap, rag, raiment, robe, [idiom] very (treacherously), vesture, wardrobe.
Numbers 8:21 · Word #4
Lexicon H899
| Lemma | בֶּגֶד |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤁𐤂𐤃 |
| Transliteration | beged |
| Strong's | H899 |
| In-context | their clothes |
Morphology HNcmpc/Sp3mp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
SIBI-P1 H899-16
their covering-garments
| Root | בגד (b-g-d) |
| Core Meanings | covering, garment, concealment, treachery, unfaithfulness |
| Semantic Range | garment, clothing, outer robe, apparel, cloth; figuratively treachery or deceit (from the verbal root "to act treacherously") |
| Conceptual Significance | Clothing in the Hebrew Bible signifies status, identity, shame, or honor; the shared root with "treachery" suggests the idea of concealment or hiddenness, linking physical covering with moral unfaithfulness in prophetic and poetic usage. |
| Morphological Notes | Common masculine plural noun in construct (בִּגְדֵי) with 3mp pronominal suffix (-הֶם), literally "garments of them." |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun בֶּגֶד derives from the root בגד, which conveys both the idea of a covering and of treachery or concealment. Rendering it "covering-garments" preserves the concrete sense of clothing while retaining awareness of the root’s broader semantic field. The form is masculine plural construct with a 3rd person masculine plural suffix, hence "their" and the plural "garments." |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root בגד (covering, garment, concealment, treachery, unfaithfulness)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H899-01 |
babaged | with the covering-garment |
H899-02 |
babegadim | in the garments |
H899-03 |
babeged | in the covering-garment |
Word Usage (218 occurrences of H899)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 24:53 | וּ/בְגָדִ֔ים | uvegadim | and garments |
| Genesis 27:15 | בִּגְדֵ֨י | bigedey | garments of |
| Genesis 27:27 | בְּגָדָ֖י/ו | begadayv | of his garments |