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Strong's H3830 לְבוּשׁ (lebush)

Lebush means “garment” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G3830 — pandocheus (“host”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H3830
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 32
Books 11

Strong's H3830 Quick Answer

Strong's H3830 לְבוּשׁ לְבוּשׁ (lbuwsh) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. lbuwsh (leb-oosh') (or lbush {leb-oosh'}) n-m. 1. a garment (literally or figuratively) 2. (by implication) (euphem.) a wife It has 32 linked Bible usages across 11 books. Visible English usage signals include garment, clothing, apparel, garments, and clothes. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
lbuwsh (leb-oosh') (or lbush {leb-oosh'}) n-m. 1. a garment (literally or figuratively) 2. (by implication) (euphem.) a wife
Usage
32 linked usages
Books
11 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
garment, clothing, apparel, garments, and clothes

Meaning and Definition

lbuwsh (leb-oosh') (or lbush {leb-oosh'}) n-m. 1. a garment (literally or figuratively) 2. (by implication) (euphem.) a wife [from H3847] KJV: apparel, clothed with, clothing, garment, raiment, vestment, vesture. Root(s): H3847

Original Word
לְבוּשׁ לְבוּשׁ
Transliteration
lbuwsh
Derivation
Root: לבשׁ First root strongs: 3847
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H3830. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H3830 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render lbuwsh, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

garment 2 Samuel 20:8 10× clothing Job 24:7 apparel 2 Samuel 1:24 garments Psalms 22:18 clothed Esther 4:2 clothes Genesis 49:11 raiment Isaiah 14:19 vestments 2 Kings 10:22

How Strong's H3830 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 32 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H3830 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H3830 in the Old Testament

32 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 49:11 KJV

Binding his foal unto the vine, and his ass's colt unto the choice vine; he washed his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes:

2 Samuel 1:24 KJV

Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet, with other delights, who put on ornaments of gold upon your apparel.

2 Samuel 20:8 KJV

When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa went before them. And Joab's garment that he had put on was girded unto him, and upon it a girdle with a sword fastened upon his loins in the sheath thereof; and as he went forth it fell out.

Usage Excerpts

First 32 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H3830.

Genesis 49:11 Old Testament, KJV
Binding his foal unto the vine, and his ass's colt unto the choice vine; he washed his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes:
2 Samuel 1:24 Old Testament, KJV
Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet, with other delights, who put on ornaments of gold upon your apparel.
2 Samuel 20:8 Old Testament, KJV
When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa went before them. And Joab's garment that he had put on was girded unto him, and upon it a girdle with a sword fastened upon his loins in the sheath thereof; and as he went forth it fell out.
2 Kings 10:22 Old Testament, KJV
And he said unto him that was over the vestry, Bring forth vestments for all the worshippers of Baal. And he brought them forth vestments.
Esther 4:2 Old Testament, KJV
And came even before the king's gate: for none might enter into the king's gate clothed with sackcloth.
Esther 6:8 Old Testament, KJV
Let the royal apparel be brought which the king useth to wear, and the horse that the king rideth upon, and the crown royal which is set upon his head:
Esther 6:9 Old Testament, KJV
And let this apparel and horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king's most noble princes, that they may array the man withal whom the king delighteth to honour, and bring him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaim before him, Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delighteth to honour.
Esther 6:10 Old Testament, KJV
Then the king said to Haman, Make haste, and take the apparel and the horse, as thou hast said, and do even so to Mordecai the Jew, that sitteth at the king's gate: let nothing fail of all that thou hast spoken.
Esther 6:11 Old Testament, KJV
Then took Haman the apparel and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and brought him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaimed before him, Thus shall it be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour.
Esther 8:15 Old Testament, KJV
And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad.
Job 24:7 Old Testament, KJV
They cause the naked to lodge without clothing, that they have no covering in the cold.
Job 24:10 Old Testament, KJV
They cause him to go naked without clothing, and they take away the sheaf from the hungry;
Job 30:18 Old Testament, KJV
By the great force of my disease is my garment changed: it bindeth me about as the collar of my coat.
Job 31:19 Old Testament, KJV
If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering;
Job 38:9 Old Testament, KJV
When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it,
Job 38:14 Old Testament, KJV
It is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as a garment.
Job 41:13 Old Testament, KJV
Who can discover the face of his garment? or who can come to him with his double bridle?
Psalms 22:18 Old Testament, KJV
They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.
Psalms 35:13 Old Testament, KJV
But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom.
Psalms 45:13 Old Testament, KJV
The king's daughter is all glorious within: her clothing is of wrought gold.
Psalms 69:11 Old Testament, KJV
I made sackcloth also my garment; and I became a proverb to them.
Psalms 102:26 Old Testament, KJV
They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed:
Psalms 104:6 Old Testament, KJV
Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains.
Proverbs 27:26 Old Testament, KJV
The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field.
Proverbs 31:22 Old Testament, KJV
She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple.
Proverbs 31:25 Old Testament, KJV
Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.
Isaiah 14:19 Old Testament, KJV
But thou art cast out of thy grave like an abominable branch, and as the raiment of those that are slain, thrust through with a sword, that go down to the stones of the pit; as a carcase trodden under feet.
Isaiah 63:1 Old Testament, KJV
Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.
Isaiah 63:2 Old Testament, KJV
Wherefore art thou red in thine apparel, and thy garments like him that treadeth in the winefat?
Jeremiah 10:9 Old Testament, KJV
Silver spread into plates is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the workman, and of the hands of the founder: blue and purple is their clothing: they are all the work of cunning men.
Lamentations 4:14 Old Testament, KJV
They have wandered as blind men in the streets, they have polluted themselves with blood, so that men could not touch their garments.
Malachi 2:16 Old Testament, KJV
For the LORD, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away: for one covereth violence with his garment, saith the LORD of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H3830, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Samuel 2 usages, Old Testament
2 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
Esther 6 usages, Old Testament
Job 7 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 6 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 3 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Lamentations 1 usage, Old Testament
Malachi 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H3830 FAQ

What does lebush (לְבוּשׁ) mean?

Lebush (Strong's H3830) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "garment". lbuwsh (leb-oosh') (or lbush {leb-oosh'}) n-m. 1. a garment (literally or figuratively) 2. (by implication) (euphem.) a wife

How many times is lebush (לְבוּשׁ) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 32 linked usages for Strong's H3830 across 11 books.

Where can I study lebush (לְבוּשׁ) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H3830 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate lebush (לְבוּשׁ)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as garment, clothing, apparel, garments, clothes, and vestments. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.