3682. kesuth

Lexicon

kesuth: Covering, garment, clothing

Original Word: כְּסוּת
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: kcuwth
Pronunciation: keh-SOOTH
Phonetic Spelling: (kes-ooth')
Definition: Covering, garment, clothing
Meaning: a cover, a veiling

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

covering, raiment, vesture

From kacah; a cover (garment); figuratively, a veiling -- covering, raiment, vesture.

see HEBREW kacah

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from kasah
Definition
a covering
NASB Translation
clothing (1), covering (5), garment (1), vindication (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

כְּסוּת noun feminine covering — ׳כ Genesis 20:16 3t.; suffix כְּסוּתְךָ Deuteronomy 22:12 3t. suffixes; —

1 covering, clothing Exodus 21:10; Exodus 22:26 (Covt. code), Deuteronomy 22:12; Job 24:7; Job 31:19; of שַׂק as clothing of heavens Isaiah 50:3 in figure

2 covering for concealment, of Abaddon, the subterranean abode of the dead Job 26:6; עֵינַיִם ׳כ, covering of the eyes Genesis 20:16 (so that they cannot see the wrong, figurative of a present offered in compensation for it; E).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root verb כָּסָה (kasah), meaning "to cover" or "to conceal."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G294 (ἀμφιέννυμι, amphiennymi): To clothe, to put on a garment.
• G2441 (ἱμάτιον, himation): A garment, cloak, or robe.
• G4018 (περιβόλαιον, peribolaion): A covering, wrap, or cloak.

These Greek terms reflect similar concepts of clothing and covering, emphasizing the continuity of the theme of garments as essential elements of daily life and spiritual symbolism across both the Hebrew and Greek Scriptures.

Usage: The term כְּסוּת is used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to a physical covering or garment. It often denotes clothing or a piece of fabric used to cover oneself, providing protection or modesty.

Context: • The Hebrew word כְּסוּת (kesuth) appears in various contexts throughout the Old Testament, primarily signifying a garment or covering. It is often associated with clothing that serves a practical purpose, such as providing warmth or modesty.
• In Exodus 22:26-27, the term is used in the context of a pledge: "If you take your neighbor’s cloak as collateral, return it to him by sunset, because his cloak is the only covering he has for his body. What else will he sleep in? If he cries out to Me, I will hear, for I am compassionate."
• The use of כְּסוּת underscores the importance of garments in ancient Israelite society, not only as a necessity for daily life but also as a symbol of dignity and respect. The law in Exodus highlights the ethical considerations regarding the treatment of others, emphasizing compassion and justice.
• In Deuteronomy 22:12, the term is used in the context of clothing regulations: "You are to make tassels on the four corners of the cloak you wear." This reflects the cultural and religious significance of garments, which were often imbued with symbolic meaning and used to express identity and adherence to God's commandments.
• The concept of covering extends beyond the physical to the metaphorical, where it can imply protection, concealment, or even atonement, as seen in other related Hebrew terms derived from the same root.

Forms and Transliterations

כְּ֝ס֗וּת כְּס֣וּת כְּסוּתְךָ֖ כְּסוּתָ֥הּ כְּסוּתָֽם׃ כְסוּתֹו֙ כסות כסותה כסותו כסותך כסותם׃ chesuTo kə·sū·ṯāh kə·sū·ṯām kə·sū·ṯə·ḵā ḵə·sū·ṯōw kə·sūṯ keSut kəsūṯ kesuTah kəsūṯāh kesuTam kəsūṯām kesuteCha kəsūṯəḵā ḵəsūṯōw

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 20:16
HEB: הוּא־ לָךְ֙ כְּס֣וּת עֵינַ֔יִם לְכֹ֖ל
NAS: behold, it is your vindication before all
KJV: [pieces] of silver: behold, he [is] to thee a covering of the eyes,
INT: behold he is your vindication of the eyes all

Exodus 21:10
HEB: ל֑וֹ שְׁאֵרָ֛הּ כְּסוּתָ֥הּ וְעֹנָתָ֖הּ לֹ֥א
NAS: her food, her clothing, or her conjugal rights.
KJV: [wife]; her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage,
INT: takes her food her clothing her conjugal may not

Exodus 22:27
HEB: [כְסוּתָה כ] (כְסוּתֹו֙ ק) לְבַדָּ֔הּ
NAS: for that is his only covering; it is his cloak
KJV: For that [is] his covering only, it [is] his raiment
INT: when he covering is his only it

Deuteronomy 22:12
HEB: אַרְבַּ֛ע כַּנְפ֥וֹת כְּסוּתְךָ֖ אֲשֶׁ֥ר תְּכַסֶּה־
NAS: corners of your garment with which
KJV: quarters of thy vesture, wherewith thou coverest
INT: the four corners of your garment which cover

Job 24:7
HEB: לְב֑וּשׁ וְאֵ֥ין כְּ֝ס֗וּת בַּקָּרָֽה׃
NAS: And have no covering against the cold.
KJV: without clothing, that [they have] no covering in the cold.
INT: clothing and have covering the cold

Job 26:6
HEB: נֶגְדּ֑וֹ וְאֵ֥ין כְּ֝ס֗וּת לָֽאֲבַדּֽוֹן׃
NAS: Him, And Abaddon has no covering.
KJV: before him, and destruction hath no covering.
INT: before has covering and Abaddon

Job 31:19
HEB: לְב֑וּשׁ וְאֵ֥ין כְּ֝ס֗וּת לָאֶבְיֽוֹן׃
NAS: Or that the needy had no covering,
KJV: or any poor without covering;
INT: of clothing had covering the needy

Isaiah 50:3
HEB: וְשַׂ֖ק אָשִׂ֥ים כְּסוּתָֽם׃ ס
NAS: And make sackcloth their covering.
KJV: and I make sackcloth their covering.
INT: sackcloth and make their covering

8 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3682
8 Occurrences

ḵə·sū·ṯōw — 1 Occ.
kə·sūṯ — 4 Occ.
kə·sū·ṯāh — 1 Occ.
kə·sū·ṯām — 1 Occ.
kə·sū·ṯə·ḵā — 1 Occ.