4403. malbush

Lexicon

malbush: Garment, clothing, apparel

Original Word: מַלְבּוּשׁ
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: malbuwsh
Pronunciation: mal-BOOSH
Phonetic Spelling: (mal-boosh')
Definition: Garment, clothing, apparel
Meaning: a garment, clothing

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

apparel, raiment, vestment

Or malbush {mal-boosh'}; from labash; a garment, or (collectively) clothing -- apparel, raiment, vestment.

see HEBREW labash

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from labash
Definition
raiment, attire
NASB Translation
attire (3), dress (1), garments (3), raiment (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

מַלְבּוּשׁ, [מַלְבֻּשׁ] noun masculine^{Zephaniah 1:8} raiment, attire; — absolute 2 Kings 10:22 2t.; suffix מַלְבּוּשֵׁךְ Ezekiel 16:3; plural suffix מַלְבּוּשַׁי Isaiah 63:3; מַלְבּוּשִׁיהֶם2Chronicles 9:4 (twice in verse), מַלְבֻּשֵׁיהֶם 1 Kings 10:5; — raiment, 2 Kings 10:22 (for worshippers, "" לְבוּשׁ), Job 27:16 (as wealth); of Jerusalem under figure of infant Ezekiel 16:13; נָכְרִי ׳מַל Zephaniah 1:8 foreign attire (accusative with לָבַשׁ); plural of garments of Solomon's servants 1 Kings 10:5 2Chronicles 9:4a, + 2 Chronicles 9:4b; of ׳י under figure of warrior Isaiah 63:3.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root לָבַשׁ (lavash), meaning "to clothe" or "to wear."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • Strong's Greek Number 2440: ἱμάτιον (himation) • garment, clothing.
• Strong's Greek Number 2066: ἐνδύω (endyo) • to clothe, to put on.

Usage: The term מַלְבּוּשׁ is used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to clothing or garments, often in the context of describing attire or the act of dressing.

Context: • The Hebrew word מַלְבּוּשׁ appears in various contexts throughout the Old Testament, emphasizing the importance of clothing in daily life and religious practices. It is used to describe both ordinary and special garments, highlighting the cultural and symbolic significance of attire in ancient Israel.
• In 2 Chronicles 28:15, מַלְבּוּשׁ is used to describe the clothing provided to captives: "Then the men who were designated by name rose up, took the captives, and from the spoil they clothed all who were naked among them. They gave them clothes and sandals, food and drink, and anointed them. And they led all the feeble ones on donkeys and brought them to their kinsmen at Jericho, the City of Palms. Then they returned to Samaria."
• The word also appears in Job 27:16, where it is used metaphorically to describe the futility of amassing wealth: "Though he heaps up silver like dust and piles up a wardrobe like clay."
• מַלְבּוּשׁ is often associated with dignity and honor, as seen in Isaiah 63:3, where it is used in a prophetic vision: "I have trodden the winepress alone, and from the peoples no one was with Me. I trampled them in My anger and trod them down in My wrath; their blood spattered My garments, and I stained all My clothes."
• The term underscores the role of clothing in expressing identity, status, and divine favor or judgment, reflecting the broader theological themes of the Hebrew Scriptures.

Forms and Transliterations

הַמַּלְבּֽוּשׁ׃ המלבוש׃ וּמַלְבֻּֽשֵׁיהֶם֙ וּמַלְבּ֣וּשֵׁיהֶ֔ם וּמַלְבּֽוּשֵׁיהֶ֗ם וּמַלְבּוּשֵׁךְ֙ ומלבושיהם ומלבושך ומלבשיהם מַלְבּ֥וּשׁ מַלְבּֽוּשׁ׃ מַלְבּוּשַׁ֖י מלבוש מלבוש׃ מלבושי ham·mal·būš hammalbūš hammalBush mal·bū·šay mal·būš malbūš malbūšay malBush malbuShai ū·mal·bu·šê·hem ū·mal·bū·šê·hem ū·mal·bū·šêḵ ūmalbušêhem ūmalbūšêhem ūmalbūšêḵ umalbusheCh umalbusheiHem

Englishman's Concordance

1 Kings 10:5
HEB: (מְשָׁרְתָ֜יו ק) וּמַלְבֻּֽשֵׁיהֶם֙ וּמַשְׁקָ֔יו וְעֹ֣לָת֔וֹ
NAS: of his waiters and their attire, his cupbearers,
KJV: of his ministers, and their apparel, and his cupbearers,
INT: the attendance minister and their attire his cupbearers and his stairway

2 Kings 10:22
HEB: וַיֹּצֵ֥א לָהֶ֖ם הַמַּלְבּֽוּשׁ׃
NAS: So he brought out garments for them.
KJV: And he brought them forth vestments.
INT: of Baal brought garments

2 Chronicles 9:4
HEB: וּמַעֲמַ֨ד מְשָׁרְתָ֜יו וּמַלְבּֽוּשֵׁיהֶ֗ם וּמַשְׁקָיו֙ וּמַלְבּ֣וּשֵׁיהֶ֔ם
NAS: of his ministers and their attire, his cupbearers
KJV: of his ministers, and their apparel; his cupbearers
INT: the attendance of his ministers and their attire his cupbearers and their attire

2 Chronicles 9:4
HEB: וּמַלְבּֽוּשֵׁיהֶ֗ם וּמַשְׁקָיו֙ וּמַלְבּ֣וּשֵׁיהֶ֔ם וַעֲלִיָּת֔וֹ אֲשֶׁ֥ר
NAS: his cupbearers and their attire, and his stairway
KJV: his cupbearers also, and their apparel; and his ascent
INT: and their attire his cupbearers and their attire and his stairway which

Job 27:16
HEB: וְ֝כַחֹ֗מֶר יָכִ֥ין מַלְבּֽוּשׁ׃
NAS: And prepares garments as [plentiful as] the clay,
KJV: and prepare raiment as the clay;
INT: the clay and prepares garments

Isaiah 63:3
HEB: בְּגָדַ֔י וְכָל־ מַלְבּוּשַׁ֖י אֶגְאָֽלְתִּי׃
NAS: And I stained all My raiment.
KJV: and I will stain all my raiment.
INT: my garments all my raiment stained

Ezekiel 16:13
HEB: זָהָ֣ב וָכֶ֗סֶף וּמַלְבּוּשֵׁךְ֙ [שֵׁשִׁי כ]
NAS: and silver, and your dress was of fine linen,
KJV: and silver; and thy raiment [was of] fine linen,
INT: gold and silver and your dress blue silk

Zephaniah 1:8
HEB: כָּל־ הַלֹּבְשִׁ֖ים מַלְבּ֥וּשׁ נָכְרִֽי׃
NAS: themselves with foreign garments.
KJV: with strange apparel.
INT: and all clothe garments foreign

8 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4403
8 Occurrences

ham·mal·būš — 1 Occ.
mal·būš — 2 Occ.
mal·bū·šay — 1 Occ.
ū·mal·bū·šêḵ — 1 Occ.
ū·mal·bu·šê·hem — 3 Occ.