וּ/לְבֵשָֽׁ/ם
𐤅/𐤋𐤁𐤔/𐤌
lâbash
and put them on
To put on or be clothed with a garment; to dress or cover oneself in clothing. Extended to mean 'to array,' to assume a particular appearance by means of clothing, or metaphorically, to endow, equip, or invest with qualities or attributes as with a garment. The verb can be used both actively (to clothe another) and reflexively (to clothe oneself), and occurs in literal (putting on physical clothes) and figurative senses (assuming a role, state, or divine attribute).
Leviticus 16:4 · Word #23
Lexicon H3847
| Lemma | לָבַשׁ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤋𐤁𐤔 |
| Transliteration | lâbash |
| Strong's | H3847 |
| Definition | To put on or be clothed with a garment; to dress or cover oneself in clothing. Extended to mean 'to array,' to assume a particular appearance by means of clothing, or metaphorically, to endow, equip, or invest with qualities or attributes as with a garment. The verb can be used both actively (to clothe another) and reflexively (to clothe oneself), and occurs in literal (putting on physical clothes) and figurative senses (assuming a role, state, or divine attribute). |
Morphology HC/Vqq3ms/Sp3mp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | q — Sequential Perfect — Perfect with waw-consecutive, continuing a narrative |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and put them on |
SIBI-P1 Translation H3847-34
and he clothed them
| Morphological Notes | Qal sequential perfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine plural pronominal suffix. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal stem expresses the simple action of putting on or clothing, and with a 3rd masculine singular subject plus 3rd masculine plural suffix, the form denotes that he clothed them. The rendering preserves both the active sense and the object suffix. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and he will clothe them
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | P1 'and he clothed them' is past tense; context is non-past/imperative, matching the sequence with other future/imperative forms. |