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In the biblical context, the term "covers" can refer to various physical and metaphorical coverings found throughout Scripture. These coverings can symbolize protection, modesty, authority, or concealment, and they appear in numerous passages across both the Old and New Testaments.

Physical Coverings

1. Garments and Clothing: Clothing serves as a basic form of covering in the Bible, often symbolizing modesty and dignity. In Genesis 3:21, after Adam and Eve sinned, "The LORD God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them." This act of covering their nakedness signifies God's provision and care even after the Fall.

2. Veils and Head Coverings: Veils are mentioned as coverings for women, often associated with modesty and cultural customs. In Genesis 24:65, Rebekah covers herself with a veil upon meeting Isaac, indicating respect and modesty. In the New Testament, 1 Corinthians 11:5-6 discusses head coverings for women during prayer and prophecy, reflecting cultural practices and theological principles of authority and honor.

3. Tabernacle and Temple Coverings: The coverings of the Tabernacle and Temple are detailed in the Old Testament, symbolizing the holiness and separation of God's dwelling place. Exodus 26 describes the intricate design of the Tabernacle's coverings, made of fine linen and various animal skins, signifying the sacredness of the space where God would meet with His people.

Metaphorical Coverings

1. Protection and Refuge: Coverings often symbolize God's protection over His people. Psalm 91:4 states, "He will cover you with His feathers; under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and rampart." This imagery portrays God as a protective figure, offering safety and security to those who trust in Him.

2. Concealment of Sin: Covering can also refer to the concealment or forgiveness of sin. Psalm 32:1 declares, "Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered." This covering signifies the grace and mercy of God in forgiving and not holding sins against the repentant believer.

3. Love and Forgiveness: In a relational context, covering is associated with love and forgiveness. Proverbs 10:12 states, "Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all transgressions." This suggests that love has the power to overlook and forgive offenses, promoting peace and reconciliation.

Cultural and Theological Implications

The concept of covering in the Bible often reflects cultural norms and theological truths. In the context of head coverings in 1 Corinthians 11, the Apostle Paul addresses the cultural practices of the Corinthian church while also emphasizing the theological principle of headship and authority within the church and family structure.

Overall, the theme of covering in Scripture encompasses a wide range of meanings, from physical garments to spiritual protection and forgiveness. Each instance of covering serves to illustrate deeper truths about God's relationship with humanity, His provision, and the call for believers to live in a manner that reflects His holiness and love.

Greek

203. akrobustia -- the prepuce, foreskin, hence uncircumcision
... through (). [203 literally means "what covers the extreme end," referring to
the part of the male foreskin removed by circumcision. The ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/203.htm - 7k

2572. kalupto -- to cover
... Word Origin akin to kalube (hut, cabin) Definition to cover NASB Word Usage being
covered (1), concealed (1), cover (2), covers (2), veiled (2). cover, hide. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

5844a. atah -- to wrap oneself, enwrap, envelop oneself
... root Definition to wrap oneself, enwrap, envelop oneself NASB Word Usage cover
(5), covered (2), covering (1), covers (2), veils (1), wrap himself (1), wrapped ...
/hebrew/5844a.htm - 5k

3680. kasah -- to cover
... root Definition to cover NASB Word Usage closed (2), clothed (1), conceal (1), conceals
(8), cover (50), covered (51), covering (4), covers (20), engulfed (3 ...
/hebrew/3680.htm - 6k

5526a. sakak -- to overshadow, screen, cover
... root Definition to overshadow, screen, cover NASB Word Usage cover (2), covered
(4), covering (3), covers (1), incite (1), made a covering (1), relieve* (1 ...
/hebrew/5526a.htm - 5k

5848b. ataph -- to envelop oneself
... Word Origin a prim. root Definition to envelop oneself NASB Word Usage covered
(1), covers (1). 5848a, 5848b. ataph. 5848c . Strong's Numbers.
/hebrew/5848b.htm - 5k

4374. mekasseh -- a covering
... Word Origin from kasah Definition a covering NASB Word Usage attire (1), awning
(1), covering (2). clothing, to cover, that which covers. ...
/hebrew/4374.htm - 6k

Library

His Life
... 150 MICHIGAN AVENUE CHICAGO. 27 EAST 22ND STREET NEW YORK. Paper covers, single
copy 15 cents.10 copies 12-1/2 cents.25 to 250 copies 10 cents, postage prepaid. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/barton/his life/title page.htm

V. ...
... Why then do Solomon and Peter, as in this passage, say, love covers sins?" Answer. ...
But where there is love, it covers sins and cheerfully forgives. ...
/.../the epistles of st peter and st jude preached and explained/chapter iv v .htm

Introduction
... the production of a large number of different authors, representing periods of time
extending over many centuries, are all comprehended between the covers of a ...
/.../various/select masterpieces of biblical literature/introduction.htm

1 Peter iv. 8
... 1. IT is not at all improbable that the Apostle, when He declares that our Charity
shall cover, or covers, the multitude of Sins, means that it will, or doth ...
/.../sermon xi 1 peter iv.htm

On a Piece of Chalk. A Lecture to Working Men.
... Were the thin soil which covers it all washed away, a curved band of white chalk,
here broader, and there narrower, might be followed diagonally across England ...
/.../huxley/lay sermons addresses and reviews/ix on a piece of.htm

A Short Confession of Faith
... So he says 'the God'"never mind who He is at present"'the God to whom I belong
'"that covers all the inward life"'and whom I serve' "that covers all ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture the acts/a short confession of faith.htm

Gold.
... A man who covers up the ... What a hellish deed! But what was the next thing that took
place? Blood covered the spear! Oh! thank God, the blood covers sin. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/moody/moodys anecdotes and illustrations/gold 4.htm

Awake, Thou that Sleepest
... 2. Now, "they that sleep, sleep in the night." The state of nature is a state of
utter darkness; a state wherein "darkness covers the earth, and gross darkness ...
/.../wesley/sermons on several occasions/sermon 3 awake thou that.htm

On the Physical Basis of Life.
... this bald sketch of a plant and the giant pine of California, towering to the
dimensions of a cathedral spire, or the Indian fig, which covers acres with its ...
/.../huxley/lay sermons addresses and reviews/vii on the physical basis.htm

God's Glory in Hiding Sin
... His glory is that he covers the matter; and as it is the glory of God to cover the
matter, it is also the honor of kings to search the matter out; that matter ...
/.../spurgeon/sermons on proverbs/gods glory in hiding sin.htm

Thesaurus

Covers (50 Occurrences)
...Covers (50 Occurrences). ... (See NIV). 1 Peter 4:8 And above all things be earnest in
your love among yourselves, for love covers a multitude of sins. ...
/c/covers.htm - 19k

Body-covers (25 Occurrences)
Body-covers. Body-cover, Body-covers. Bodyguard . Multi-Version
Concordance Body-covers (25 Occurrences). 2 Samuel 8 ...
/b/body-covers.htm - 14k

Head-covers (1 Occurrence)
Head-covers. Head-bands, Head-covers. Headdress . Multi-Version
Concordance Head-covers (1 Occurrence). 2 Chronicles ...
/h/head-covers.htm - 6k

Innards (15 Occurrences)
... Exodus 29:13 You shall take all the fat that covers the innards, the cover of the
liver, the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, and burn them on the ...
/i/innards.htm - 10k

Inner (141 Occurrences)
... Exodus 29:13 You shall take all the fat that covers the innards, the cover of the
liver, the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, and burn them on the ...
/i/inner.htm - 37k

Entrails (18 Occurrences)
... Exodus 29:13 You shall take all the fat that covers the innards, the cover of the
liver, the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, and burn them on the ...
/e/entrails.htm - 11k

Tail (16 Occurrences)
... Exodus 29:22 Also you shall take some of the ram's fat, the fat tail, the fat that
covers the innards, the cover of the liver, the two kidneys, the fat that is ...
/t/tail.htm - 13k

Connected (11 Occurrences)
... Leviticus 3:3 He shall offer of the sacrifice of peace offerings an offering made
by fire to Yahweh; the fat that covers the innards, and all the fat that is ...
/c/connected.htm - 9k

Appendage (11 Occurrences)
... Exodus 29:13 You shall take all the fat that covers the innards, the cover of the
liver, the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, and burn them on the ...
/a/appendage.htm - 9k

Hammered (22 Occurrences)
... (See NIV). 1 Kings 10:16 And Solomon made two hundred body-covers of hammered gold,
every one having six hundred shekels of gold in it. (BBE NIV). ...
/h/hammered.htm - 13k

Resources

What does it mean that love covers a multitude of sins? | GotQuestions.org

How does love cover all wrongs (Proverbs 10:12)? | GotQuestions.org

Why do Muslim women have to wear a hijab? | GotQuestions.org

Covers: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Covers (50 Occurrences)

Luke 8:16
"No one, when he has lit a lamp, covers it with a container, or puts it under a bed; but puts it on a stand, that those who enter in may see the light.
(WEB DBY NAS RSV)

2 Corinthians 3:15
But to this day, when Moses is read, a veil lies on their heart.
(See NIV)

1 Peter 4:8
And above all things be earnest in your love among yourselves, for love covers a multitude of sins.
(WEB DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Exodus 22:15
If the owner is with it, he will not have to make payment: if he gave money for the use of it, the loss is covered by the payment.
(See NIV)

Exodus 25:29
And thou shalt make the dishes thereof, and spoons thereof, and covers thereof, and bowls thereof, to cover withal: of pure gold shalt thou make them.
(KJV WBS YLT)

Exodus 29:13
You shall take all the fat that covers the innards, the cover of the liver, the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, and burn them on the altar.
(WEB NAS RSV)

Exodus 29:22
Also you shall take some of the ram's fat, the fat tail, the fat that covers the innards, the cover of the liver, the two kidneys, the fat that is on them, and the right thigh (for it is a ram of consecration),
(WEB NAS RSV)

Exodus 37:16
And he made the vessels which were upon the table, his dishes, and his spoons, and his bowls, and his covers to cover withal, of pure gold.
(KJV WBS)

Leviticus 3:3
He shall offer of the sacrifice of peace offerings an offering made by fire to Yahweh; the fat that covers the innards, and all the fat that is on the innards,
(WEB NAS NIV)

Leviticus 3:9
He shall offer from the sacrifice of peace offerings an offering made by fire to Yahweh; its fat, the entire tail fat, he shall take away close to the backbone; and the fat that covers the inwards, and all the fat that is on the inwards,
(WEB NAS RSV NIV)

Leviticus 3:14
He shall offer from it as his offering, an offering made by fire to Yahweh; the fat that covers the innards, and all the fat that is on the innards,
(WEB NAS NIV)

Leviticus 4:8
He shall take all the fat of the bull of the sin offering off of it; the fat that covers the innards, and all the fat that is on the innards,
(WEB NAS RSV NIV)

Leviticus 7:3
He shall offer all of its fat: the fat tail, and the fat that covers the innards,
(WEB NAS RSV NIV)

Leviticus 9:19
and the fat of the bull and of the ram, the fat tail, and that which covers the innards, and the kidneys, and the cover of the liver:
(WEB DBY RSV)

Leviticus 13:12
"If the leprosy breaks out all over the skin, and the leprosy covers all the skin of the infected person from his head even to his feet, as far as it appears to the priest;
(WEB NAS RSV NIV)

Numbers 4:7
And upon the table of showbread they shall spread a cloth of blue, and put thereon the dishes, and the spoons, and the bowls, and covers to cover withal: and the continual bread shall be thereon:
(KJV WBS)

Numbers 22:11
'Behold, the people that is come out of Egypt, it covers the surface of the earth: now, come curse me them; perhaps I shall be able to fight against them, and shall drive them out.'"
(WEB DBY RSV NIV)

Deuteronomy 33:12
Of Benjamin he said, "The beloved of Yahweh shall dwell in safety by him. He covers him all the day long. He dwells between his shoulders."
(WEB)

1 Kings 1:1
Now King David was old and far on in years; and though they put covers over him, his body was cold.
(BBE NIV)

Job 9:24
The earth is given into the hand of the wicked. He covers the faces of its judges. If not he, then who is it?
(WEB NAS RSV)

Job 21:26
They lie down alike in the dust. The worm covers them.
(WEB)

Job 22:11
Or darkness, that thou canst not see, and abundance of waters cover thee.
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Job 23:17
Because I was not cut off before the darkness, neither did He cover the thick darkness from my face.
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Job 26:9
He encloses the face of his throne, and spreads his cloud on it. free
(See RSV NIV)

Job 36:30
Behold, he spreads his light around him. He covers the bottom of the sea.
(WEB NAS RSV)

Job 36:32
He covers his hands with the lightning, and commands it to strike the mark.
(WEB NAS RSV)

Psalms 10:11
He says in his heart, "God has forgotten. He hides his face. He will never see it."
(See NIV)

Psalms 44:15
All day long my dishonor is before me, and shame covers my face,
(WEB)

Psalms 69:7
Because for Thy sake I have borne reproach; confusion hath covered my face.
(See NIV)

Psalms 73:6
Therefore pride is like a chain around their neck. Violence covers them like a garment.
(WEB NAS RSV)

Psalms 84:6
Passing through the valley of Weeping, they make it a place of springs. Yes, the autumn rain covers it with blessings.
(WEB NAS RSV)

Psalms 104:2
He covers himself with light as with a garment. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain.
(WEB)

Psalms 109:19
Let it be to him as the clothing with which he covers himself, for the belt that is always around him.
(WEB NAS)

Psalms 147:8
who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass grow on the mountains.
(WEB NAS RSV NIV)

Proverbs 10:6
Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
(WEB)

Proverbs 10:11
The mouth of the righteous is a spring of life, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
(WEB)

Proverbs 10:12
Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs.
(WEB NAS RSV NIV)

Proverbs 17:9
He who covers an offense promotes love; but he who repeats a matter separates best friends.
(WEB NIV)

Proverbs 26:26
Whose hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be shewed before the whole congregation.
(See NAS)

Isaiah 21:5
They make ready the table, they put down the covers, they take food and drink. Up! you captains; put oil on your breastplates.
(BBE)

Isaiah 25:7
He will destroy in this mountain the surface of the covering that covers all peoples, and the veil that is spread over all nations.
(WEB NIV)

Isaiah 60:2
For, behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the peoples; but upon thee the LORD will arise, and His glory shall be seen upon thee.
(See NIV)

Jeremiah 51:51
We have been ashamed, for we heard reproach, Covered hath shame our faces, For come in have strangers, against the sanctuaries of the house of Jehovah.
(See NIV)

Ezekiel 7:18
And they have girded on sackcloth, And covered them hath trembling, And unto all faces 'is' shame, And on all their heads -- baldness.
(See RSV)

Ezekiel 18:7
A man -- he doth not oppress, His pledge to the debtor he doth return, Plunder he doth not take away, His bread to the hungry he doth give, And the naked doth cover with a garment,
(See NAS RSV)

Ezekiel 18:16
A man -- he hath not oppressed, A pledge he hath not bound, And plunder he hath not taken away, His bread to the hungry he hath given, And the naked he covered with a garment,
(See NAS RSV)

Ezekiel 28:14
You were the anointed cherub who covers: and I set you, so that you were on the holy mountain of God; you have walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire.
(WEB NAS)

Ezekiel 38:16
And thou hast come up against My people Israel, As a cloud to cover the land, In the latter end of the days it is, And I have brought thee in against My land, In order that the nations may know Me, In My being sanctified in thee before their eyes, O Gog.
(See NIV)

Habakkuk 3:3
God from Teman doth come, The Holy One from mount Paran. Pause! Covered the heavens hath His majesty, And His praise hath filled the earth.
(See NAS)

Malachi 2:16
For I hate divorce," says Yahweh, the God of Israel, "and him who covers his garment with violence!" says Yahweh of Armies. "Therefore take heed to your spirit, that you don't deal treacherously.
(WEB NAS)

Subtopics

Covers

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