יִלְבְּשׁ֛וּ

𐤉𐤋𐤁𐤔𐤅

lâbash

they will wear

To put on or be clothed with a garment; to dress or cover oneself in clothing. Extended to mean 'to array,' to assume a particular appearance by means of clothing, or metaphorically, to endow, equip, or invest with qualities or attributes as with a garment. The verb can be used both actively (to clothe another) and reflexively (to clothe oneself), and occurs in literal (putting on physical clothes) and figurative senses (assuming a role, state, or divine attribute).

H3847

Zechariah 13:4 · Word #10

Lexicon H3847

Lemmaלָבַשׁ
Lemma (Paleo)𐤋𐤁𐤔
Transliterationlâbash
Strong'sH3847
DefinitionTo put on or be clothed with a garment; to dress or cover oneself in clothing. Extended to mean 'to array,' to assume a particular appearance by means of clothing, or metaphorically, to endow, equip, or invest with qualities or attributes as with a garment. The verb can be used both actively (to clothe another) and reflexively (to clothe oneself), and occurs in literal (putting on physical clothes) and figurative senses (assuming a role, state, or divine attribute).

Morphology HVqi3mp All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number p — Plural — Plural

Common Translation

Phrasethey will wear

SIBI-P1 Translation H3847-56

they will clothe themselves

Morphological NotesVerb, Qal stem, imperfect (yiqtol), 3rd person masculine plural.
Rendering RationaleThe Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural denotes a simple active action performed by them in future or incomplete aspect. Since לבש in Qal commonly means to put on clothing (reflexively in sense), "they will clothe themselves" preserves both the root sense of enveloping and the plural masculine morphology.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

they will clothe themselves

Same as P1No — adjusted for context
RationaleStandardized from "they will wear".