Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
garment
Usage: 1) measure, cloth garment 1a) measure 1b) cloth, carpet 1c) garment (outer)
Strong's Number
H4055
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
11
Books
7
Strong's H4055 Quick Answer
Strong's H4055 מַד מֵד (mad) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. mad (mad) (or med {made}) n-m. 1. (properly) extent, i.e. height 2. (also) a measure It has 11 linked Bible usages across 7 books. Visible English usage signals include made, also, armour, measure, and measures. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- mad (mad) (or med {made}) n-m. 1. (properly) extent, i.e. height 2. (also) a measure
- Usage
- 11 linked usages
- Books
- 7 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- made, also, armour, measure, and measures
Meaning and Definition
mad (mad) (or med {made}) n-m. 1. (properly) extent, i.e. height 2. (also) a measure 3. (by implication) a vesture (as measured) 4. (also) a carpet [from H4058] KJV: armour, clothes, garment, judgment, measure, raiment, stature. Root(s): H4058
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4055. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H4055 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render mad, 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.
How Strong's H4055 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 11 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H4055 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 H4055 in the Old Testament
11 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And the priest shall put on his linen garment, and his linen breeches shall he put upon his flesh, and take up the ashes which the fire hath consumed with the burnt offering on the altar, and he shall put them beside the altar.
But Ehud made him a dagger which had two edges, of a cubit length; and he did gird it under his raiment upon his right thigh.
Speak, ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit in judgment, and walk by the way.
Usage Excerpts
First 11 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4055.
And the priest shall put on his linen garment, and his linen breeches shall he put upon his flesh, and take up the ashes which the fire hath consumed with the burnt offering on the altar, and he shall put them beside the altar.
But Ehud made him a dagger which had two edges, of a cubit length; and he did gird it under his raiment upon his right thigh.
Speak, ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit in judgment, and walk by the way.
And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes rent, and with earth upon his head.
And Saul armed David with his armour, and he put an helmet of brass upon his head; also he armed him with a coat of mail.
And David girded his sword upon his armour, and he assayed to go; for he had not proved it. And David said unto Saul, I cannot go with these; for I have not proved them. And David put them off him.
And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.
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.
The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
As he clothed himself with cursing like as with his garment, so let it come into his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones.
This is thy lot, the portion of thy measures from me, saith the LORD; because thou hast forgotten me, and trusted in falsehood.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4055, grouped by book.
Leviticus 1 usage, Old Testament
Judges 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Samuel 4 usages, Old Testament
2 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H4055 FAQ
What does mad (מַד) mean?
Mad (Strong's H4055) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "measure". mad (mad) (or med {made}) n-m. 1. (properly) extent, i.e. height 2. (also) a measure
How many times is mad (מַד) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 11 linked usages for Strong's H4055 across 7 books.
Where can I study mad (מַד) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4055 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate mad (מַד)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as made, also, armour, measure, and measures. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.