Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
garment
Usage: clothing, apparel, vestments, raiment, attire
Strong's Number
H4403
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
7
Books
7
Strong's H4403 Quick Answer
Strong's H4403 מַלבּוּשׁ מַלבּוּשׁ (malbuwsh) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. malbuwsh (mal-boosh') (or malbush {mal-boosh'}) n-m. 1. a garment, or (collectively) clothing [from H3847] It has 7 linked Bible usages across 7 books. Visible English usage signals include apparel, raiment, vestments, garments, and clothed. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- malbuwsh (mal-boosh') (or malbush {mal-boosh'}) n-m. 1. a garment, or (collectively) clothing [from H3847]
- Usage
- 7 linked usages
- Books
- 7 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- apparel, raiment, vestments, garments, and clothed
Meaning and Definition
malbuwsh (mal-boosh') (or malbush {mal-boosh'}) n-m. 1. a garment, or (collectively) clothing [from H3847] KJV: apparel, raiment, vestment. Root(s): H3847
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4403. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H4403 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render malbuwsh, 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.
apparel
1 Kings 10:5
2×
raiment
Job 27:16
2×
clothed
Zephaniah 1:8
garments
Isaiah 63:3
vestments
2 Kings 10:22
How Strong's H4403 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 7 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H4403 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 H4403 in the Old Testament
7 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and his cupbearers, and his ascent by which he went up unto the house of the LORD; there was no more spirit in her.
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.
And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel; his cupbearers also, and their apparel; and his ascent by which he went up into the house of the LORD; there was no more spirit in her.
Usage Excerpts
First 7 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4403.
And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and his cupbearers, and his ascent by which he went up unto the house of the LORD; there was no more spirit in her.
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.
And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel; his cupbearers also, and their apparel; and his ascent by which he went up into the house of the LORD; there was no more spirit in her.
Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;
I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the people there was none with me: for I will tread them in mine anger, and trample them in my fury; and their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments, and I will stain all my raiment.
Thus wast thou decked with gold and silver; and thy raiment was of fine linen, and silk, and broidered work; thou didst eat fine flour, and honey, and oil: and thou wast exceeding beautiful, and thou didst prosper into a kingdom.
And it shall come to pass in the day of the LORD's sacrifice, that I will punish the princes, and the king's children, and all such as are clothed with strange apparel.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4403, grouped by book.
1 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Old Testament
Zephaniah 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H4403 FAQ
What does malbush (מַלְבּוּשׁ) mean?
Malbush (Strong's H4403) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "garment". malbuwsh (mal-boosh') (or malbush {mal-boosh'}) n-m. 1. a garment, or (collectively) clothing [from H3847]
How many times is malbush (מַלְבּוּשׁ) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 7 linked usages for Strong's H4403 across 7 books.
Where can I study malbush (מַלְבּוּשׁ) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4403 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate malbush (מַלְבּוּשׁ)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as apparel, raiment, vestments, garments, and clothed. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.