גְּלוֹם
𐤂𐤋𐤅𐤌
gᵉlôwm
H1545 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
A garment or piece of clothing that serves as a covering, often in the sense of a wrap, cloak, or outer garment. Can denote clothing in general or a specific item intended to envelop or protect the body.
Semantic Range
garment, clothing, wrap, cloak, apparel, covering, (rare)
Root / Etymology
From the root גָּלַם (galam), which means 'to wrap up, to enclose, to form as a mass.' The noun גְּלוֹם (gᵉlôwm) derives from this concept, referring to something that wraps or envelops, thus a garment or article of clothing.
Historical & Contextual Notes
גְּלוֹם appears rarely in the Hebrew Bible and is not a standard term for 'clothes' like בֶּגֶד (beged) or שִׂמְלָה (simlah). Its usage stresses the aspect of wrapping or enveloping rather than mere covering. The word is understood from its root and from parallel usage, and does not carry specialized priestly or ceremonial connotations seen with other garment words. Most English translations obscure this nuance, rendering it simply as 'clothing' or 'clothes.' In post-biblical Hebrew, related words may take on meanings related to form or shape, especially in the sense of an unformed mass (see Psalm 139:16 for גֹּלֶם). The term does not denote a specific ethnoreligious identity or uniform but a general item of apparel.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
from גָּלַם; clothing (as wrapped); clothes.
Bantu Hebrew
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גלם (g-l-m) — to wrap, to enclose, to form as a mass
| Strong's | Lemma | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
| H1563 | גָּלַם | and he enclosed |
| H1564 | גֹּלֶם | my unformed embryo |
| H1565 | גַּלְמוּד | desolate and uninhabited |
Word Forms
1 distinct form
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H1545-01 |
בִּ/גְלוֹמֵי֙ | bigelomey | HR/Ncmpc |
in clothes of | in wrap-garments of | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H1545-01 |
Ezekiel 27:24 | בִּ/גְלוֹמֵי֙ | bigelomey | HR/Ncmpc |
in clothes of | in wrap-garments of |