4403. malbush
Strong's 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

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

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G2440 (himation): Refers to a garment or cloak.

- G2066 (esthes): Refers to clothing or apparel.

Usage: The term "malbush" refers to clothing or garments. It is used in the Hebrew Bible to denote physical attire, often symbolizing one's status, role, or condition. Clothing in biblical times was not only functional but also carried significant cultural and religious symbolism.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, clothing was an important aspect of daily life, reflecting one's social status, profession, and religious devotion. Garments were often made from wool, linen, or leather, and their quality and style could indicate wealth or poverty. Clothing also played a role in religious rituals and ceremonies, with specific garments designated for priests and other religious figures.

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 masculineZephaniah 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.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
apparel, raiment, vestment

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

see HEBREW labash

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
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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.















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