תַּלְבֹּשֶׁת
𐤕𐤋𐤁𐤔𐤕
talbôsheth
H8516 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
A garment, piece of clothing, or article of apparel—typically used for outer garments or distinctive attire, without specifying type, formality, or gender. The term refers broadly to items worn for covering or adornment and can denote clothing in both individual and collective senses.
Semantic Range
garment, article of clothing, clothing, apparel, attire, dress (in both literal and occasionally figurative sense)
Root / Etymology
From the root לָבַשׁ (to put on, to clothe), with the abstract/feminine ending -ֶת producing a noun that means 'something which is put on' or 'clothing.' The word denotes the result or object of the action expressed by the root.
Historical & Contextual Notes
Throughout the Hebrew Bible, תַּלְבֹּשֶׁת appears in passages concerned with outer apparel, often in lists alongside other terms for clothing (such as בֶּגֶד or שִׂמְלָה), sometimes conveying a sense of formal attire or 'dress clothing,' but the term itself remains general and non-technical. In Second Temple and later periods, the semantic field narrows in some rabbinic texts, but in biblical contexts the word is inclusive rather than specific. Translations as 'garment' or 'apparel' are adequate but may obscure overlap with related terms; in some contexts (notably Isa 61:10), תַּלְבֹּשֶׁת takes on a metaphorical sense, reflecting status or dignity. The LXX and later Greek translators frequently use ἱμάτιον (himation), also a broad term for garment, signaling a similarly nonspecific connotation. English versions using 'dress' or 'apparel' do not fully capture the word's gender and formality neutrality, and later notions of 'clothes' may obscure the biblical use as both individual and collective garments. Differentiation from בֶּגֶד (often any garment, sometimes with legal implications) and שִׂמְלָה (often outer cloak or wrapper) is sometimes context-dependent rather than lexical.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
from לָבַשׁ; a garment; clothing.
Bantu Hebrew
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לבשׁ (l-b-sh) — to put on clothing, to wear, to clothe
Word Forms
1 distinct form
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H8516-01 |
תִּלְבֹּ֔שֶׁת | tileboshet | HNcfsa |
for clothing | garment | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H8516-01 |
Isaiah 59:17 | תִּלְבֹּ֔שֶׁת | tileboshet | HNcfsa |
for clothing | garment |