Strong's Lexicon

H899

H899 — בֶּגֶד

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewbegednoun mascOccurrences: 218TWOT: 198a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H899
Word:בֶּגֶד
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:from H898
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:218
Transliteration:beged
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:behg'-ed
Meaning:1. a covering 2. clothing 3. (also) treachery or pillage
KJV Renderings:apparel, cloth(-es, ing), garment, lap, rag, raiment, robe, X very (treacherously), vesture, wardrobe.

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BDB902

I. בֶּ֫גֶד noun [masculine] treachery, Isa 24:16; Jer 12:1.


BDB905

II. בֶּ֫גֶד noun masculine (except Lev 6:20 עָלֶיהָ, but Samaritan עליו, compare Di in loco i. 182) garment, coveringGen 28:2 + 36 t.; suffix בִּגְדוֺ Ezek 9:3 + (14 t. without dag. lene GesLgb. 94); plural בְּגָדִים Lev 6:4 + 32 t.; construct בִּגְדֵי Gen 27:15 + 39 t.; suffix בְּגָדֶיךָ 1Kgs 22:20 + 81 t.; בִּגְדֹתֶיךָ Ps 45:9

1. garment, clothing, raiment, robe of any kind, from the filthy clothing of the leper to the holy robes of the high priest, the simplest covering of the poor as well as the costly raiment of the rich and noble, used throughout Hebrew Literature: Gen 24:53 ( J ), Gen 28:20 ( E ; 14 t. J E ), Exod 28:2 + ( P 90 t.), Deut 24:17; Judg 8:26 + 4 t., 1Sam 19:13 + 10 t., 1Kgs 1:1 + 23 t., 2Chr 18:9 + (Chronicles 9 t.), Esth 4:1; Esth 4:4; Job 13:28; Job 22:6; Job 37:17; Ps 22:19; Ps 45:9; Ps 102:27 ; Ps 109:19; Prov 6:27; Prov 20:16; Prov 25:20; Prov 27:13; Eccl 9:8 Isa2 Isa 24:16; Isa 36:22; Isa 37:1 Isa3 Isa 50:9 + 10 t.; Jer 12:1 + 3 t., Ezek 16:16 + 13 t.; Joel 2:13; Amos 2:8; Hag 2:12; Zech 3:3; Zech 3:4; Zech 3:5; Zech 14:14 מְלֹא בִגְדוֺ his lapful 2Kgs 4:39.
2. covering, wrapping, of furniture of tabernacle Num 4:6-13 (6 t.); coverlet of a bed 1Sam 19:13.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

בגד (beh’-ged)

Genesis 34:58

EHCC: j of gold, and raiment,

Exodus 28:2

KJV: And thou shalt make holy garments for Aaron thy brother for glory and for beauty.
EHCC: thou shalt make holy garments

Leviticus 6:11

KJV: And he shall put off his garments, and put on other garments, and carry forth the ashes without the camp unto a clean place.
EHCC: (4).he shall put off his garments, and put

Leviticus 8:2

KJV: Take Aaron and his sons with him, and the garments, and the anointing oil, and a bullock for the sin offering, and two rams, and a basket of unleavened bread;
EHCC: the garments, and the anointing oil,

Leviticus 10:6

KJV: And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons, Uncover not your heads, neither rend your clothes; lest ye die, and lest wrath come upon all the people: but let your brethren, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which the Lord hath kindled.
EHCC: neither rend your clothes ;

Leviticus 11:25

KJV: And whosoever beareth ought of the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.
EHCC: 28, 40, 40. shall wash his clothes,

Leviticus 18:6

KJV: None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness: I am the Lord.near…: Heb. remainder of his flesh
EHCC: 34.he shall wash his clothes,

Leviticus 14:8

KJV: And he that is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes, and shave off all his hair, and wash himself in water, that he may be clean: and after that he shall come into the camp, and shall tarry abroad out of his tent seven days.
EHCC: shall wash his clothes,

Leviticus 16:4

KJV: He shall put on the holy linen coat, and he shall have the linen breeches upon his flesh, and shall be girded with a linen girdle, and with the linen mitre shall he be attired: these are holy garments; therefore shall he wash his flesh in water, and so put them on.
EHCC: these (are) holy garments ;

Leviticus 17:15

KJV: And every soul that eateth that which died of itself, or that which was torn with beasts, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger, he shall both wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even: then shall he be clean.that which died…: Heb. a carcase
EHCC: he sh both wash his clothes,

Leviticus 1:10

KJV: And if his offering be of the flocks, namely, of the sheep, or of the goats, for a burnt sacrifice; he shall bring it a male without blemish.
EHCC: ia consecrated to put on the garments,

Leviticus 8:7

KJV: And he put upon him the coat, and girded him with the girdle, and clothed him with the robe, and put the ephod upon him, and he girded him with the curious girdle of the ephod, and bound it unto him therewith.
EHCC: 10% them ash their clothes,

Leviticus 14:6

KJV: As for the living bird, he shall take it, and the cedar wood, and the scarlet, and the hyssop, and shall dip them and the living bird in the blood of the bird that was killed over the running water:
EHCC: that searched the land, rent their clothes:

Leviticus 15:38

EHCC: in the borders of their garments

Leviticus 19:7

KJV: And if it be eaten at all on the third day, it is abominable; it shall not be accepted.
EHCC: Then the priest shall wash his clothes,

Leviticus 20:26

KJV: And ye shall be holy unto me: for I the Lord am holy, and have severed you from other people, that ye should be mine.
EHCC: strip Aaron of his garments,

Leviticus 81:20

EHCC: purify all Ffour) raiment,

Deuteronomy 24:17

KJV: Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless; nor take a widow’s raiment to pledge:
EHCC: nor take the widow's raiment

Judges 8:28

KJV: Thus was Midian subdued before the children of Israel, so that they lifted up their heads no more. And the country was in quietness forty years in the days of Gideon.
EHCC: and purple raiment

Judges 14:12

KJV: And Samson said unto them, I will now put forth a riddle unto you: if ye can certainly declare it me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty sheets and thirty change of garments:sheets: or, shirts
EHCC: 18. thirty change of :

Judges 17:10

KJV: And Micah said unto him, Dwell with me, and be unto me a father and a priest, and I will give thee ten shekels of silver by the year, and a suit of apparel, and thy victuals. So the Levite went in.a suit…: or, a double suit, etc: Heb. an order of garments
EHCC: and a suit of , (marg. an order of

Judges 28:8

EHCC: put on other raiment,

2 Samuel 1:2

KJV: It came even to pass on the third day, that, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul with his clothes rent, and earth upon his head: and so it was, when he came to David, that he fell to the earth, and did obeisance.
EHCC: with his clothes rent,

2 Samuel 10:24

EHCC: (25). nor washed Ais clothes,

2 Samuel 20:12

KJV: And Amasa wallowed in blood in the midst of the highway. And when the man saw that all the people stood still, he removed Amasa out of the highway into the field, and cast a cloth upon him, when he saw that every one that came by him stood still.
EHCC: cast a cloth upon him,

1 Kings 1:1

KJV: Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat.stricken…: Heb. entered into days
EHCC: they covered him with clothes,

1 Kings 21:27

KJV: And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those words, that he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly.
EHCC: that he rent Ais clothes,

1 Kings 22:10

KJV: And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah sat each on his throne, having put on their robes, in a void place in the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets prophesied before them.void…: Heb. floor
EHCC: having put on (their) robes,

2 Kings 2:12

KJV: And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces.
EHCC: he took hold of his own clothes,

2 Kings 4:39

KJV: And one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild gourds his lap full, and came and shred them into the pot of pottage: for they knew them not.
EHCC: wild fourds Ais lap full,

2 Kings 5:5

KJV: And the king of Syria said, Go to, go, and I will send a letter unto the king of Israel. And he departed, and took with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of raiment.with…: Heb. in his hand
EHCC: ten changes of raiment.

2 Chronicles 18:9

KJV: And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah sat either of them on his throne, clothed in their robes, and they sat in a void place at the entering in of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets prophesied before them.void…: or, floor
EHCC: clothed in (their) robes,

Ezra 9:3

KJV: And when I heard this thing, I rent my garment and my mantle, and plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down astonied.
EHCC: 1 rent my garment and my mantle,

Nehemiah 4:23

KJV: So neither I, nor my brethren, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard which followed me, none of us put off our clothes, saving that every one put them off for washing.saving…: or, every one went with his weapon for water
EHCC: (17).none of us put off our clothes,

Esther 4:1

KJV: When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry;
EHCC: Mordecal rent his clothes,

Job 13:28

KJV: And he, as a rotten thing, consumeth, as a garment that is moth eaten.
EHCC: as a garment that is moth eaten. . 1

Psalms 22:18

KJV: They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.
EHCC: (19). ed part my garments

Proverbs 6:27

KJV: Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
EHCC: and his clothes not be burned?

Ecclesiastes 9:8

KJV: Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment.
EHCC: Let thy garments be always

Isaiah 24:16

KJV: From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs, even glory to the righteous. But I said, My leanness, my leanness, woe unto me! the treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously; yea, the treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously.uttermost…: Heb. wingMy leanness: Heb. Leanness to me, or, My secret to me
EHCC: yea, the treacherous dealers have dealt very

Isaiah 36:22

KJV: Then came Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, that was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of Rabshakeh.
EHCC: to Hezekiah with (their) clothes rent,

Jeremiah 12:1

KJV: Righteous art thou, O Lord, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously?talk…: or, reason the case with thee
EHCC: very treacherously? (lit. deceiving deceit)

Jeremiah 43:12

KJV: And I will kindle a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt; and he shall burn them, and carry them away captives: and he shall array himself with the land of Egypt, as a shepherd putteth on his garment; and he shall go forth from thence in peace.
EHCC: as a shepherd putteth on Ate garment;

Jeremiah 27:20

KJV: Which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took not, when he carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah from Jerusalem to Babylon, and all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem;
EHCC: in precious clothes for chariots.

Joel 2:13

KJV: And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.
EHCC: and not your garments,

Amos 2:8

KJV: And they lay themselves down upon clothes laid to pledge by every altar, and they drink the wine of the condemned in the house of their god.the condemned: or, such as have fined, or, mulcted
EHCC: lay (themselves) down upon clothes

Zechariah 8:3

KJV: Thus saith the Lord; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of the Lord of hosts the holy mountain.
EHCC: was clothed with filthy garments,
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