תִלְבַּ֗שׁ
𐤕𐤋𐤁𐤔
lᵉbash
you shall be clothed
To put on, wear, or be clothed (with), referring to the act of wrapping oneself in or dressing another in clothing or other garments. Can refer to literal clothing, ritual robes, or figurative investiture (such as honor, shame, or specific roles). The word is primarily an Aramaic verb in biblical texts and often appears in narrative contexts involving dressing, investiture, or symbolic acts of clothing.
Daniel 5:16 · Word #21
Lexicon H3848
| Lemma | לְבַשׁ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤋𐤁𐤔 |
| Transliteration | lᵉbash |
| Strong's | H3848 |
| Definition | To put on, wear, or be clothed (with), referring to the act of wrapping oneself in or dressing another in clothing or other garments. Can refer to literal clothing, ritual robes, or figurative investiture (such as honor, shame, or specific roles). The word is primarily an Aramaic verb in biblical texts and often appears in narrative contexts involving dressing, investiture, or symbolic acts of clothing. |
Morphology AVqi2ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | |
| Conjugation | i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action |
| Person | 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | you shall be clothed |
SIBI-P1 Translation H3848-01
you will put on
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, imperfect conjugation, 2nd person masculine singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal imperfect 2ms form expresses simple active action directed to a masculine singular subject. "You will put on" preserves the core clothing action of the root לבש without adding reflexive or contextual nuance. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
you will wear
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | P1 'you will put on' is possible, but 'you will wear' better matches the idiomatic force and usual translation here. |