Isaiah 50:3

אַלְבִּ֥ישׁ שָׁמַ֖יִם קַדְר֑וּת וְשַׂ֖ק אָשִׂ֥ים כְּסוּתָֽם
I clothe the heavens with blackness, and I make sackcloth their covering.
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אַלְבִּ֥ישׁ
אַלְבִּ֥ישׁ
Root word clothed, on, put, clothe, arrayed, …
Dictionary form: לָבַשׁ · law-BAHSH

Verb — Hiphil, Imperfect (Yiqtol), first person singular causative — "he made (someone) do" not-yet-complete action — try "he will ___" or "he ___s" the built-in subject is "I"

In the KJV here: i clothe
clothed ×11 and put on ×7 and put ×4 put on ×4 be clothed ×3 came upon ×3 and arrayed ×2 and clothed ×2
More options
wear — Most natural everyday English for ongoing garment use.
put on — Modernized KJV; emphasizes the act of dressing.
clothe — Transitive; best when one person dresses another.
dress in — Colloquial; suits narrative or descriptive contexts.
be clothed in — Passive construction; highlights resulting state.
array — Formal or ceremonial attire; use for royal or priestly dress.

BDB4321 H3847

BDB4320 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4322

לָבֵשׁ לָבַשׁ verb put on (a garment), wear, clothe, be clothed (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic לָבֵישׁ, Assyrian labâšu; Arabic ; Ethiopic ); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singularלָבֵשׁ Ps 93:1 (twice in verse), לָבַשׁ Job 7:5 + 2 t., וְלָבַשׁ (consecutive) Lev 6:3 + 3 t.; suffix וּלְבָשֵׁם (consecutive) Lev 16:4 3 feminine singular לָֽבְשָׁה Judg 6:34 + 2 t., etc. (Ezek 42:14 read probablyוְלָֽבְשׁוּ Qr, for ילבשׁו Kt, but clause perhaps interpolated, see Co); Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִלְבַּשׁ Deut 22:5 +; suffix וַיִּלְבָּשֵׁנִי Job 29:14 יִלְבָּשָׁם Exod 29:30 1 singular suffix אֶלְבָּשֶׁ֑נָּה Song 5:3 3 feminine pluralתִּלְבַּשְׁןָ 2Sam 13:18, etc.; Imperative masculine singularלְבַשׁ 1Kgs 22:30, etc.;Infinitive absolute לָבוֺשׁ Hag 1:6 construct לִלְבּשׁ Gen 28:20; Lev 21:10 Participle active plural הַלֹּבְשִׁים Zeph 1:8 passive absolute לָבוּשׁ 1Sam 17:5; Dan 10:5 לָבֻשׁ Ezek 9:2 + 3 t.; construct לְבוּשׁ Dan 12:6; Dan 12:7, לְבֻשׁ Ezek 9:11 + 3 t.; plural construct לְבֻשֵׁי Ezek 23:6 + 2 t.; —
1. a. literally put on (one's own) garment (accusative) Gen 38:19; 1Sam 28:8; 2Sam 14:2; 1Kgs 22:30 = 2Chr 18:29; Exod 29:30; Lev 6:3; Lev 6:4; Lev 16:4 (twice in verse); Lev 16:23; Lev 16:24; Lev 16:32; Lev 21:10; Deut 22:5; Ezek 44:17; Ezek 44:19, and so Ezek 42:14 Qr (see above), Jonah 3:5; Song 5:3; Esth 4:1; Esth 5:1 with accusative garment + עַלבְּֿשָׂרוֺ Lev 16:3 of putting on armour Jer 46:4 = wear (more or less habitually), with accusative of garment, Isa 4:1; Deut 22:11; Zeph 1:8; Zech 13:4 of Jerusalem under figure of woman Jer 4:30, of rulers under figure of shepherds Ezek 34:3, compare כֵּן תִּלְבַּשְׁןָ 2Sam 13:18 (no accusative)
  b. very often figurative, put on, be clothed with, with accusative of garment; — לָבַשׁ בְּשָׂרִי רִמָּה Job 7:5 my flesh is clothed (i.e. covered) with worms; of Jerusalem, be clothed with inhabitants Isa 49:18 of pasture, with flocks Ps 65:14 more often the garment is some abstract quality, e.g. righteousness, majesty, beauty, strength, etc.; — וַיִּלְבַּשׁ צְדָקָה כַּשִּׁרְיָן Isa 59:17 he (׳י) hath put on righteousness as a breastplate, compare vIsa 59:17 (vengeance), Ps 93:1 (majesty), vPs 93:1 (strength), Ps 104:1 (honour and majesty), Isa 51:9 (strength); also Job 40:10 said of men, 2Chr 6:41 (salvation), Ps 132:9 (righteousness), Job 29:14 (id.); of Zion Isa 52:1 (twice in verse); also in bad sense, clothed with terror, trembling, shame, etc., Ezek 7:27; Ezek 26:16; Job 8:22; Ps 35:26; Ps 109:29, compare vPs 35:18 (cursing).
  c. literally put on, object omitted, נָתַןבֶּ֗֗֗גֶד לִלְבּשׁ Gen 28:20; Job 27:17 Infinitive absolute לָבוֺשׁ Hag 1:6 (there is) a clothing, but he has nothing for warmth.
  d. once with בְּ לְבוּשׁאֲ֗֗֗שֶׁר לָבַשׁ בּוֺ Esth 6:8.
  e. Passive participle, clothed with, chiefly Ezek.; — with accusative of garment, Ezek 9:2; Ezek 9:3; Zech 3:3; Prov 31:21; Dan 10:5 of wearing armour 1Sam 17:5 construct before garment, לְבֻשׁ הַבַּדִּים Ezek 9:11; Ezek 10:2; Ezek 10:6; Ezek 10:7, compare Ezek 23:6; Ezek 23:12; Ezek 38:4; Dan 12:6; Dan 12:7. feminine figurative: — לָֽבְשָׁה אֶתגִּֿדְע֑וֺן ׳וְרוּחַ י Judg 6:34 and the spirit of ׳י clothed itself with Gideon, i.e. (GFM) took possession of him (compare possessed); so 1Chr 12:18; 2Chr 24:20 צֶדֶק לָבַשְׁתִּי וַיִּלְבָּשֵׁנִי Job 29:14 and it clothed itself in me, as it were, became incarnate in me. Pu`al only Participle plural מְלֻבָּשִׁים arrayed, with accusative of garment 1Kgs 22:10 = 2Chr 18:9; 2Chr 5:12 absolute in full apparel Ezra 3:10. Hiph`il Perfect 3 masculine singular suffix הִלְבִּישַׁנִי Isa 61:10 3 feminine singular הִלְבִּישָׁה Gen 27:16 2 masculine singular וְהִלְבַּשְׁתָּ֫ Exod 28:41 + 3 t.; suffix וְהִלְבַּשְׁתָּם (consecutive) Exod 29:8; Num 20:26 1 singular suffix וְהִלְבַּשְׁתִּיו Isa 22:21 3 plural הִלְבִּישׁוּ 2Chr 28:15, וְהִלְבִּשׁוּ (consecutive) Esth 6:9 Imperfect 3 masculine singular וַיַּלְבֵּשׁ Gen 41:42 + 5 t.; suffix וַיַּלְבִּשֵׁם Gen 3:21; Lev 8:13 3 feminine singular תַּלְבִּישׁ Prov 23:21, etc.; Infinitive absolute הַלְבֵּשׁ Zech 3:4 construct הַלְבִּישׁ Esth 4:4 Participle suffix הַמַּלְ˜בִּשְׁכֶם 1Sam 1:24 — clothe, array with.
1. usually with 2 accusative,
  a. literal וַיּלְבֵּשׁ אֹתוֺ בִּגְדֵישֵֿׁשׁ Gen 41:42; 2Sam 1:24; Isa 22:21; Exod 28:41; Exod 29:5; Exod 29:8; Exod 40:13; Exod 40:14; Lev 8:7; Lev 8:13; Num 20:26; Num 20:28; Zech 3:4; Zech 3:5 of clothing Jerusalem under figure of infant Ezek 16:10 of putting armour on some one 1Sam 17:38 (twice in verse).
  b. figurative, Job 10:11 thou hast clothed me with skin and flesh; compare Job 39:19 (quivering of horse's neck); Isa 50:3; Isa 61:10; Ps 132:16; Ps 132:18.
2. with accusative garment only, Gen 27:16 ( + עַליָֿדָיו); figurative, Prov 23:21.
3. with accusative of person only, Gen 3:21; Gen 27:15; 2Chr 28:15 (twice in verse); Esth 4:4; Esth 6:9; Esth 6:11.

BDB9637 H3847 H3848

BDB9636 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9638

[לְבֵשׁ] verb be clothed (see Biblical Hebrew); —

Pe`al Imperfect accusative אַרְנְּוָנָא: 3 masculine singular יִלְבַּשׁ. Dan 5:7, 2 masculine singular תִּלְבַּשׁ vDan 5:16. Haph`el Perfect 3 masculine plural הַלְבִּ֫שׁוּ vDan 5:29 clothe one (ל) with (accusative).

clothed, on, put, clothe, arrayed, …
lābaš
properly, wrap around, i.e., (by implication) to put on a garment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively
  • to dress, wear, clothe, put on clothing, be clothed
    • (Qal)
      • to put on clothes, be clothed, wear
        • "to put on, be clothed with (figuratively)
      (Pual) to be fully clothed"(Hiphil) to clothe, array with, dress

שָׁמַ֖יִם
שָׁמַ֖יִם
Root word heaven, heavens, air
Dictionary form: שָׁמַיִם · shaw-ma-YIM

Noun — Common, masculine plural, absolute state plural — usually add "-s"

In the KJV here: the heavens
heaven ×76 of heaven ×74 the heavens ×50 the heaven ×22 of the heaven ×20 of the air ×19 from heaven ×15 in heaven ×15
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sky — Best for atmospheric or visible dome contexts.
heavens — Modernized plural; suits poetic or cosmic scope.
heaven — Theological or divine dwelling; singular register.
atmosphere — Technical/scientific contexts; birds, weather, air.
cosmos — Emphasizes vast, ordered universe; rare but vivid.
firmament — Retains ancient cosmological feel; use sparingly.

BDB8792 H8064

BDB8791 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8793

[שָׁמַי]noun masculineDeut 33:28 only plural שָׁמַ֫יִם421 (Sta§324 a) heavens, sky (Late Hebrew id.; Assyrian šamû plural šamê, šamûtu, also šamâmu, compare Phoenician שמם; Sabean סמה HomChr 46, 124; Arabic Ethiopic Aramaic שְׁמַיָּא ; Palmyrene, Nabataean שמ(י)ן in proper name (compounded with בעל) Lzb153 GACooke45; on plural form see BaZMG xiii (1888), 341 f.); — absolute ׳שׁ Gen 1:1 +, מָ֑יִם- Gen 2:4 +; הַשָּׁמַ֫יְמָה Exod 9:8 +; construct שְׁמֵי Deut 10:14 + 9 t.; suffix שָׁמֶיךָ Ps 8:4 +2 t., שָׁמָיו Deut 33:28, שְׁמֵיכֶם Lev 26:19, with verb plural, Hos 2:23 —

1. a. visible heavens, sky, where stars, etc., are Judg 5:20; Gen 15:5 (J), Deut 4:19; Gen 1:14; Gen 1:15; Gen 1:17 (P), hence ׳כּוֺכְבֵי הַשּׁ Gen 22:17 (JE) = 9 t. (usually as countless), ׳(כָּלֿ) צְבָא הַשּׁ Deut 4:19; Jer 8:2 + ( ׳צ 1 c; rarely of angels, ׳צ 1 b; before which fowl fly Gen 1:20 (P), compare Deut 4:17; Jer 8:7; Prov 30:19, ׳עוֺף הַשּׁ Gen 2:19 (J), Gen 1:19 (P) + (עוֺף 1), ׳צִפֹּר שׁ Ps 8:9, ׳נִשְׁרֵי שׁ Lam 4:19 as רָקִיע (q. v.) Gen 1:8 (P), Ps 19:2, with waters beneath and above Gen 1:9 (P, compare vGen 1:7), Ps 148:4, darkened with clouds 1Kgs 18:45, cleared by wind Job 26:13 whence comes rain Gen 8:2 (J), Judg 5:4; Deut 11:11 +, and dew Gen 27:28 (J), vGen 27:39 (E), Deut 33:28 (poem) +. compare ׳בִּרְכֹת שׁ Gen 49:25 (poem in J), ׳מֶגֶר שׁ Deut 33:13 (poem), but also (destructive) fire 2Kgs 1:10 (twice in verse); Job 1:16 + (see also 2 a below); ׳הֹבְרֵישׁ Isa 47:13, i.e. astrologers, compare ׳אוֺתוֺתהַשּׁ Jer 10:2 as high Gen 11:4 (J), Amos (:2 (opposed to שְׁאוֺל), vGen 11:6 (opposed to אֶרֶץ) +, ׳עַדלֵֿב הַשּׁ Deut 4:11as over all the earth, ׳תַּחַת (כָּלֿ)הַשּׁ Gen 6:17; Gen 7:19 (both P), Deut 2:25; Eccl 1:13 ׳מִתַּחַת וגו (of extermination) Exod 17:14 (E), Deut 7:24; Deut 9:14 +; specifically of Israel, שָׁמֶיךָ Deut 28:23, שְׁמֵיכֶם Lev 26:19 (H); וּבֵין הָאָרֶץ ׳בֵּין הַשּׁ 2Sam 18:9 (hung from tree), 1Chr 21:16 (of angel), compare Ezek 8:3 (Ezekiel in vision), Zech 5:9 (flying ephah); וְעַדקְֿצֵה ׳מִקְּצֵה הַשּׁ ׳הַשּׁ of limits of horizon Deut 4:32, compare Deut 30:4; Neh 1:9; Ps 19:7 as made by God Jer 51:15 (opposed to תֵּבֵל), Ps 8:4 + enduring Deut 11:21; Job 14:12; Ps 89:30 especiallyוְ(הָ)אָרֶץ ׳(הַ)שּׁ = universe (compare in Sabean, SabDenkmNo.41.42, l.3) Deut 3:24; Gen 1:1 (P) + (especially Deuteronomy, Isa2, Psalms), + הַיָם Exod 20:11; Hag 2:6, etc., + מַיִם מִתַּחַת לָאָרֶץ Exod 20:4= Deut 5:8,.compare Prov 30:4, etc.; opposed to תְּהוֺם Prov 8:27 (+ אֶרֶץ vProv 8:29) חֲרָשִׁים וְהָאָרֶץ חֲרָשָׁה ׳שׁ as part of future glory Isa 65:17; Isa 66:22.
  b. phrases are: ׳אֲרֻבּוֺת הַשּׁ (letting rain through) Gen 7:11; Gen 8:2 (P), Mal 3:10 (figurative), compare ׳בַּשּׁ ׳א ׳הֲיַעֲשֶׂה י 2Kgs 7:2; 2Kgs 7:19, so ׳דַּלְתֵי שׁ Ps 78:23 (for manna), compare ׳דְָּגַן שׁ, vPs 78:24, ׳לֶחֶם שׁ Ps 105:40 ׳מוֺסְדוֺת הַשּׁ 2Sam 22:8 (|| הָאָרֶץ; in || Ps 18:8 חָרִים ׳מ), ׳עַמּוּרֵי שׁ Job 26:11, ׳חוּג שׁ Job 22:14 towards the sky is הַשָּׁמַ֫יְמָה Josh 8:20(J), Exod 9:8; Exod 9:10 (P), Job 2:12; Judg 13:20; Judg 20:40; 2Chr 6:13 עַלהַֿשָּׁמַיִם Exod 9:22; Exod 9:23; Exod 10:21; Exod 10:22(all E), ׳אֶלשֿׁ Deut 32:40 (poem), Dan 12:7, ׳שׁ alone 1Kgs 8:22; 1Kgs 8:54; Job 35:5; Prov 23:5.
2. a. as abode of God (׳י) 1Kgs 8:30; 1Kgs 8:32 + often, where he sits enthroned Ps 2:3; Isa 66:1, etc., compare ׳רֹכֵבשׁ Deut 33:26(poem), Ps 68:34, whence he rains brimstone Gen 19:24 (J), bread Exod 16:4 (E), compare Neh 9:15, casts hailstones Josh 11:11 (E), talks with Israel Exod 20:22 (E; Gi vExod 20:19) +, compare Gen 21:17; Gen 22:11; Gen 22:15 (E), looks down Deut 26:15 +, hears his people Ps 20:7+ 10 t. Chronicles, etc.; he thunders ׳בַּשּׁ 1Sam 2:10; Ps 18:14,|| ׳מִןשֿׁ 2Sam 22:14 he bends (נטה) ׳שׁ to come down v2Sam 22:10= Ps 18:10, compare Ps 144:5 and (rend) Isa 63:19 ׳נִפְּתְּחוּ הַשּׁ Ezek 1:1 in vision of God, compare ׳שַׁעַר הַשּׁ Gen 28:17 (E; + בֵּית אֱלֹהִים); though even ׳שְׁמֵי הַשּׁ the highest heuvens cannot hold him Deut 10:14; 1Kgs 8:27 2 Chron 6:18, 2Chr 2:5; Neh 9:6; Ps 148:4, שְׁמֵי שְׁמֵיקֶֿדֶם Ps 68:34 he is called ׳אֱלֹהֵי הַשּׁ (post-exilic title) Ezra 1:2 = 2Chr 36:23 + 11 t. Ezra Nehemiah; Jonah 1:9 (compare Aramaic, Dan 2:18; Dan 2:19; Dan 2:37; Dan 2:44 in Gen 24:7 add with ᵐ5 וֵאלֹהֵי הָאָרֶץ, as vGen 24:3), ׳אֵלהַֿשׁ Ps 136:26 his sword is ׳בַּשׁ Isa 34:5, but also his חֶסֶד Ps 36:6, צֶדֶק Ps 85:12, אֱמוּנָח Ps 89:3, his word fixed Ps 119:89. — ׳שׁ are שָׁמָיו (of Israel) Deut 33:28 (poem), שְׁמֵיכֶם Lev 26:19 שָׁמֶיךָ Ps 8:4; Ps 144:5, ׳שְׁמֵי י Lam 3:66, קָדְשׁוֺ ׳שׁ Ps 20:7.
  b. Elijah taken up ׳הַשּׁ in whirlwind 2Kgs 2:1, compare v2Kgs 2:11.
3. ׳הַשּׁ personified in various relations Isa 1:2; Jer 2:12; Job 15:15; Ps 19:2; Ps 50:6 = Ps 97:6; Ps 89:6; Ps 148:4.
4. מְלֶכֶת ׳הַשּׁ see ׳מ p. 573.

I, II. שַׁמָּה see שׁמם. שָׂ֫מָּה see שָׁם.

BDB9965 H8064 H8065

BDB9964 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9966

[שְׁמַ֫יִן] noun masculine plural heavens (Biblical Hebrew [שָׁמַי], שָׁמַיִם, √ שׁמה); — always emphatic שְׁמַיָּא:

1. visible sky Jer 10:11; Dan 4:8; Dan 4:10; Dan 4:17; Dan 4:19; Dan 4:20; Dan 4:27; Dan 4:28 ׳עוֺף שׁ Dan 2:38 ׳צִפֲּרֵי שׁ Dan 4:9; Dan 4:18 ׳טַל שׁ v.Dan 4:12 v.Dan 4:20 v.Dan 4:22 v.Dan 4:30; Dan 5:21 ׳רוּחֵי שׁ Dan 7:2 winds of the sky; ׳עֲנָנֵי שׁ vDan 7:13 heavens + earth = universe Jer 10:11, where God shews signs Dan 6:28.
2.heavens as abode of God Dan 2:28; Dan 4:31, hence, figurative, as ruling v.Dan 4:23 (׳שׁ sometimes = God in Late Hebrew, J, Aramaic, DWorte Jesu 179; Eng.Tr.218 f.); as abode of angels v.Dan 4:32 (Dr); elsewhere in phrase ׳אֱלָהּ שׁ Dan 2:18; Dan 2:19; Dan 2:37; Dan 2:44; Ezra 5:11; Ezra 5:12; Ezra 6:9; Ezra 6:10; Ezra 7:12; Ezra 7:21; Ezra 7:23 (twice in verse), ׳מֶלֶךְ שׁ Dan 4:34, ׳מָרֵא שׁ Dan 5:23.

heaven, heavens, air
šāmayim
the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
  • heaven, heavens, sky
    • visible heavens, sky
      • as abode of the stars
        • "as the visible universe, the sky, atmosphere, etc
      Heaven (as the abode of God)

קַדְר֑וּת
קַדְר֑וּת
Root word blackness
Dictionary form: קַדְרוּת · kahd-ROOT

Noun — Common, feminine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: with blackness
with blackness ×1
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darkness — Broad, vivid term; suits poetic or dramatic contexts.
blackness — Modernizes KJV; retains intensity of the original image.
gloom — Emphasizes foreboding atmosphere; good for prophetic passages.
deep shadow — Two-word phrase; useful when visual darkness is foregrounded.
murk — Informal; conveys thick, obscuring darkness vividly.

BDB7317 H6940

BDB7316 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB7318

קַדְרוּת noun feminine darkness, gloom; — אַלְבִּישׁ ׳שָׁמַיִם ק Isa 50:3 (compare √, Jer 4:28; 1Kgs 18:45 || שַׂק).

blackness
qadrût
duskiness
  • darkness, gloom

וְ שַׂ֖ק
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
שַׂ֖ק
Root word sackcloth, sack, sacks, sackclothes
Dictionary form: שַׂק · sahk

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: sackcloth
sackcloth ×14 with sackcloth ×7 in sackcloth ×4 themselves with sackcloth ×3 you with sackcloth ×3 his sack ×2 and sackcloth ×1 and with sackclothes ×1
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sackcloth — Standard modern term; prefer for mourning/penitence contexts.
sack — Use when referring to a literal bag or container.
burlap — Contemporary fabric equivalent; vivid for modern readers.
mourning cloth — Clarifies ritual function for non-specialist audiences.
rough cloth — Descriptive of texture; suits narrative or explanatory contexts.

BDB8304 H8242

BDB8303 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8305

שַׂק noun masculineJosh 9:4 sack, sackcloth (see SchwZAW xi (1891), 173 who conjectures Egyptian origin; Late Hebrew סַק sackcloth (rare); Assyrian ša‡‡u, sack (DlHWB 687 a), sackcloth (WklAltor. Forsch, vi. 44); Ethiopic = Biblical Hebrew; Aramaic סַקָּא, ; Greek σάκκος LewyFremdw. 87); — absolute ׳שׂ Gen 37:34 +, שָׂ֑ק Jer 48:37 +; suffix שַׂקִּי Ps 30:12, etc.; plural שַׂקִּים Josh 9:4 +, suffix שַׂקֵּיהֶם Gen 42:35 —

1. sack, for grain Gen 42:25; Gen 42:27 (|| אַמְתַּחַת), vGen 42:35 vGen 42:35 (E), Josh 9:4 (JE), perhaps also Lev 11:32 (P).
2. sackcloth:
  a. worn in mourning and humiliation (see NowArchaeology i. 192 f. SACookEncy. Bib. under the word), either loose garment like sack, or piece of similar material (of rough, dark hair), fastened round body: put (שִׂים) on loins Gen 37:34 (J), 1Kgs 20:31, on (bare) flesh 1Kgs 21:27; 2Kgs 6:30, compare Jer 48:37; Job 16:15 (with תָּפַר); ׳וְהַעֲלֵיתִי עַלכָּֿלמָֿתְנַיִם שׂ Amos 8:10 usually girt on (חָגַר) 2Sam 3:31; Isa 15:3; Isa 22:12; Jer 4:8; Jer 6:26; Jer 49:3; Ezek 7:18; Ezek 27:31; 1Kgs 20:32; Joel 1:8, compare Isa 3:24 ׳כִּסָּה בַּשּׂ 2Kgs 19:1; 2Kgs 19:2 = Isa 37:1; Isa 37:2; Jonah 3:6; Jonah 3:8; 1Chr 21:16, figurative of heavens (compare קָדַר), אָשִׂים כְּסוּתָם ׳שׂ Isa 50:3 late ׳לָבַשׁ שׂ put on sackcloth Jonah 3:5; Esth 4:1, compare vEsth 4:2; Ps 35:13; Ps 69:12 ׳בְּצוֺם וְשׂ Neh 9:1, compare Dan 9:3 ׳פִּתַּח שׂ loosen sackcloth Isa 20:2 (+ מֵעַל), Ps 30:12 (opposed to שִׂמְחָה), מֵעַל ׳הֵסִיר שׂ Esth 4:4.
  b. same garment (or material) spread out (to lie on), 2Sam 21:10 (with הִטָּה), Isa 58:5 (with הִצִּיעַ), compare Esth 4:3 ׳וַיִּשְׁכַּב בַּשׂ 1Kgs 21:27, ׳לִינוּ בַּשּׂ Joel 1:13.

sackcloth, sack, sacks, sackclothes
śaq
properly, a mesh (as allowing a liquid to run through), i.e., coarse loose cloth or sacking (used in mourning and for bagging); hence, a bag (for grain, etc.)
  • mesh, sackcloth, sack, sacking
    • sack (for grain)
      • "sackcloth
      • worn in mourning or humiliation
        • "same material spread out to lie on

אָשִׂ֥ים
אָשִׂ֥ים
Root word put, set, make, made, laid, …
Dictionary form: שׂוּם · soom

Verb — Qal, Imperfect (Yiqtol), first person singular simple action — "he did" not-yet-complete action — try "he will ___" or "he ___s" the built-in subject is "I"

In the KJV here: and i make
and put ×43 set ×31 put ×21 and set ×12 and he put ×11 and i will make ×8 and laid ×8 and made ×8
More options
place — Best default; concrete positioning of objects or people.
set — Slightly more formal; good for official or solemn contexts.
put — Everyday, neutral; modernizes the most common KJV rendering.
make — Prefer when the result is a transformation or appointment.
appoint — Best for roles, offices, or formal designations.
lay — Use for foundations, burdens, or things placed flat.

BDB8185 H7760 H5493 H7787

BDB8184 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8186

I. שׂוּם, שִׂים :582 verb put, place, set (compare NöZMG xxxvii (1883), 532; Late Hebrew סוּס Pi`el designate, fix, שׂום Eccl 49:6 Phoenician שם, Assyrian šâmu. fix, determine; Sabean שׂים set, set up, SabDenkmNo. 7, 1. 6 CISiv. 1; Arabic () is insert, sheathe, also compute; Ethiopic : put, place; ᵑ7 שׂוּם, Syriac Old Aramaic שים); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular שָׂם Gen 21:14 + (2Chr 1:5 read שָׁם ᵐ5 ᵑ9 Gi Be Kau Benz), suffix שָׂמוֺ Ezek 17:4 +, שָׂמָ֫הוּ Ezek 7:20 3 feminine singular שָׂ֫מָה 1Sam 19:13, suffix שָׂמָ֫תְהוּ Ezek 19:5; Ezek 24:7 2 masculine singular שַׂמְתָּ Jer 32:20 +; 3 plural שָׂמוּ Gen 40:15 +; 1 plural שַׂמְנוּ Isa 28:15, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יָשׂוּם Exod 4:11, יָשִׂים Gen 30:42 +, יָשִׂם Job 23:6 jussive יָשֵׂם 1Sam 22:15 +; וַיָּשֶׂם Gen 2:8 +; suffix יְשִׂמֵנִי 2Sam 15:4, וַיְשִׂימְךָ 1Kgs 10:9 2 feminine singular וַתָּשִׂימִי Isa 51:23 וָאָשִׂים 1Sam 28:21 +, וָאָשִׂימָה Ezra 8:17; Judg 12:3 Qr (Kt ואישׂמה); 2 masculine plural תָּשִׂימוּ Gen 32:17 +, תְּשִׂימ֫וּן Exod 22:24 +, etc.; Imperative masculine singular שִׂים Gen 24:2 +, etc.; Infinitive absolute שׂוֺם Deut 17:15 +, construct שׂוּם Deut 45:7 +, שִׂים Job 20:4 + 2Sam 14:7 Qr (Kt שׂום), שׂימו Isa 10:6 Kt (Qr שׂוּמוֺ), etc.; Participle שָׂם Amos 7:8 +, feminine singular הַשָּׂמָ֫ה Isa 51:10 (so read for ᵑ0 הַשָּׂ֫מָה); plural שָׂמִים Mal 2:2 +; pass. שִׂים Num 24:21 (compare Di), Obad 1:4 feminine according to most שׂוּמָה 2Sam 13:22 (van d. H. שׂימה Kt), but see below; שִׂימָ֫ה Ps 56:9 Bae Buhl, but most Imperative masculine singular; — put, set (often || נָתַן 2, q. v.), with accusative of person or of thing (expressed or implied):
1. a. put, set, in a place, + שָׁם Gen 2:8 (J), + accusative of location Gen 28:11 (E) + 5 t.+, with 2 accusative + location, 2Kgs 10:8 heads (in) heaps at (accusative of location), compare Lev 24:6 (עַל); + ב Lev 40:15 (E), figurative of ׳י, put his name, ׳בִּירוּשׁ 2Kgs 21:47 = 2Chr 33:7, compare with שָׁם 1Kgs 9:3; Deut 12:5 + 6 t.; especially ב of receptacle Gen 31:34 (E), Exod 2:3 (E), Judg 6:19 + often; sackcloth on (ב) loins Gen 37:34 (J), 1Kgs 20:31, crown on head Zech 6:11; Esth 1:17, shoes on feet Ezek 24:17 hook, etc., in nose 1Kgs 19:28 = Isa 37:29; Job 40:26, incense בְּאַפֶּ֑ךָ Deut 33:10, i.e. cause thee (׳י) to smell it; feet in stocks (figurative) Job 13:27; Job 33:11 knife into throat Prov 23:2 (figurative of self-restraint, Fl in De); words into mouth Exod 4:15 (J), Num 22:38 (E) + 8 t., + Deut 31:19 teach to say or sing; into heart Job 22:22, insert also 1Sam 29:10 ᵐ5 Th We Dr Kit Bu HPS; trust in God Ps 78:7 (guilt of) blood into house Deut 22:8, compare Judg 9:24 (עַל person; so, with נָתַן Deut 21:8; Jer 26:15; Jonah 1:14); something into hand Exod 4:21 (E), of wonders, i.e. enable hand to do them; elsewhere = take, of hammer Judg 4:21, booty 1Kgs 20:6, so (figurative) take one's life (נֶפֶשׁ) into one's palm (i.e. risk it) Judg 12:3; 1Sam 19:5; 1Sam 28:21; Job 13:14 put eyes בַּפּוּךְ 2Kgs 9:30 (see פּוּךְ, compare Isa 54:11); נֶפֶשׁ ( = person), בַּחַיִּים Ps 66:9 (subject ׳י); set men at (the use of) implements 2Sam 12:31 (probably, compare Dr HPS; > ( ם) וַיָּשַׂ sawed them with, as || 1Chr 20:3, Th We); 1Kgs 2:5 (|| נתן) is dubious; ᵐ5L Klo Kit read וַיִּקֹּם; charge something against (ב person; properly put in, i.e. attribute, impute, to) 1Sam 22:15; Job 4:18 so, with ל person Deut 22:14, compare (ל omitted) vDeut 22:17 put בְּקֶרֶב Amos 7:8; Isa 63:11, בְּתוֺךְ Ezek 26:12.
  b. put something upon (עַל) Num 21:8; Num 21:9 (E) + often; jewels, clothes, on person Gen 24:17 (J), Gen 41:42 (E), Lev 8:8 (P), Ruth 3:3, turban Zech 3:5 (twice in verse); Exod 29:5 (P), Lev 8:9 (P), compare (preposition omitted) Job 24:15; Job 36:13 (figurative), girdle Jer 13:1; Jer 13:2, sackcloth 1Kgs 21:27 אָדָם עַלהָֿאָרֶץ ׳שׂ Job 20:4 (of man's creation); of siege and siege engines, עַל = against, Mic 4:14; Ezek 23:24 put, lay, upon (עַל), 2Kgs 4:29 +; hand Gen 48:18 (J) + 3 t., + upon mouth, in silence Judg 18:19; Job 21:5, and awe Mic 7:16, so with ל Job 29:9, לְמוֺ Job 40:4; Job 40:40, upon (עַל) head 2Sam 13:19 (in despair, compare Jer 2:37); accusative of disease Exod 15:26 (J), so (ב person) vExod 15:26; Deut 7:16 figurative, spirit (עַל) Num 11:17 (JE), name Num 6:27 (P), duty Job 37:15 (?), reproach 1Sam 11:2, רָעָה תַּחַת מוֺדָה Ps 109:5 (ᵑ6 Bae וַיָּשִׁיבוּ so, or וַיְשַׁלְּמוּ, Hup Che); עַל לֵב ׳שׂ Song 8:6 (simile), so, figurative, = remember, treasure up, Isa 42:25; Isa 47:7 (|| זָכַר), + 6 t., with אֶל 2Sam 13:33; 2Sam 19:20 (|| id.); with ב 1Sam 21:13 compare בְּאָזְנֵי ׳שׂ Exod 17:14 (E), impress upon.
  c. put, lay, set, with ל, 2Kgs 11:16 lay (violent) hands on = 2Chr 23:15 put end to Job 18:2; Job 28:3 set לְמָרוֺם Job 5:11 render glory to Josh 7:19 (J E; || נָתַן), Isa 42:12 make covenant with 2Sam 23:5 set food for Gen 43:32 (J), 2Sam 12:20, preposition omitted Gen 43:31 (J), so, with לִפְנֵי 1Sam 9:24; 1Sam 28:22; 2Kgs 6:22 לִפְנֵי ׳שׂ elsewhere Judg 18:21, of precedence Gen 48:20b (E) : set laws (as authoritative) לִפְנֵי Exod 19:7; Exod 21:1 (both E), Deut 4:44 God (as moral ruler) לְנֶגְדָּם Ps 54:5; Ps 86:14 נֶגֶד ׳שׂ also Gen 31:37 (E), נֹכַח Ezek 14:4; Ezek 14:7 לְעֵינֵי Gen 30:41 (J).
  d. put, with בֵּין Josh 24:7 (E) + 5:t. (Exod 8:19 see פְּדוּת p. 804), + Gen 30:36 (J), Gen 32:17 (E), put space between; with תַּחַת Exod 17:12 (E), + 3 t. (Obad 1:7 strike out לַחְמְךָ We GASm Now and others) + יָד תַּחַת יָרִךְ ׳שׂ in oath Gen 24:2; Gen 24:9; Gen 47:29 (all J); put, with אֶל location 1Sam 6:11; 1Sam 6:15; 1Sam 19:13 a Hab 2:15, אֶל person Job 5:8 commit unto; with אֵצֶל of thing Lev 6:3 (P), מִצַּד of thing Deut 31:26 (P); עִמְּךָ ׳שׂ 1Sam 9:23 lay up something with thee, reserve it; put, with יַחַד Mic 2:12 put together = collect (|| אָסַף קִבֵּץ); without modifier 1Kgs 18:23 (twice in verse); 1Kgs 18:25; Ezek 30:21 apply bandage (|| נָתַן).
2. set, direct:
  a. sword against (ב) Judg 7:22 figurative extend compassion, ל person Isa 47:6.
  b. direct לֵב (mind) toward, pay attention to, with ל 1Sam 9:20; Deut 32:46; Ezek 40:4; Ezek 44:5b; with אֶל Exod 9:21 (J), 1Sam 25:25; 2Sam 18:3 (twice in verse); Job 2:3; Job 34:14 (Bu Du strike out לֵב and read רוּחוֺ יָשִׁיב); with עַל Hag 1:5; Hag 1:7; Job 1:8 compl. omitted Ezek 44:5a Hag 2:15; Hag 2:18 (twice in verse); Isa 41:22; Judg 19:30 read perhaps לְבַבְכֶם for לָכֶם (or עֵצָה for עֻצוּ), see especially GFMHeb. Hpt.; לֵב omitted, Isa 41:20 ( + רָאָה, יָדַע, הִשְׂכִּיל), with ב person Job 23:6 (so Bu, who compares Job 4:20; Job 24:12; Job 34:23, but all cases dubious); שִׂים לֵב, with עַל = intend Dan 1:8 (object clause).
  c. set face (פָּנִים) toward (accusative of location) Gen 31:21 (E), + לָבוֺא Jer 42:15 (twice in verse); Jer 42:17; Jer 44:12, compare 2Kgs 12:18; Dan 11:17 with אֶל, toward or against (implying opposition) Ezek 6:2 + 5 t. Ezekiel, with עַל Ezek 29:2; Ezek 35:2, with דֶּרֶךְ of direction Ezek 21:2 with ב (figurative of oppos., subject ׳י): הִנְנְי שָׂם פָּנַי בָּכֶם לְרָעָה Jer 44:11, compare Jer 21:10; Ezek 15:7 (|| נתן), Lev 20:5 (P); with ל of thing (human subject) Dan 11:18 Qr ( < Kt ישׁב); with עַל person + לִמְלֹךְ of purpose 1Kgs 2:15 set eyes (עֵינַים) upon, with עַל person = behold Gen 44:21 (J), = look after, take care of Jer 39:12; Jer 40:4, לְטוֺבָה Jer 24:6, but לְרָעָה Amos 9:4.
3. a. set, ordain, with accusative of thing Num 24:23 ( > accusative of person Di).
  b. set, establish a law, statute, + ל person Exod 15:25; Josh 24:25 (both E), compare Prov 8:29 + ב location Isa 42:4; Ps 78:5 (|| הֵקִים), also Ps 81:6; Jer 33:25 + 2Sam 20:19 (שָׂמוּ for שְׁלֻמֵי ᵐ5 Ew We Kit Bu HPS, compare Dr); establish something as (ל) law Gen 47:26 (J), 1Sam 30:25 ( + ל person); establish bazaars (as a right), ב location, 1Kgs 20:34 appoint a set time Exod 9:5 (J), Job 34:23 (reading מוֺעֵד for עוֺד GHBWr Bu), insert (perhaps) 1Sam 13:8 so Dr Klo HPS ( > insert אמר Th We Bu Kit, after ᵐ5 Tagrum); a place, + ל person Exod 21:13; 2Sam 7:10 = 1Chr 17:9, ל of thing 1Kgs 8:21 ( + שָׁם).
  c. set, found a nation, Isa 44:7 (several.), establish it Ps 89:30 (לָעַד).
  d. set, appoint (as ruler, official) + עַל person or of a people, Exod 1:11; Exod 5:14; Exod 18:21 (all E), Deut 17:14; Deut 17:15 (3 t. in verse); Judg 11:11 ( + ל of office), 2Sam 17:25 ( + תַּחַת instead of) + 6 t. + Gen 47:6 (J; second accusative = ruler, expressed), 2Sam 23:23 (אֶל), עַל in || 1Chr 11:25 also 2 accusative + ל and ב location Ps 105:21 ב location 2Sam 15:4; 2Chr 33:14, בְּראֹשׁ at the head of, Deut 1:13, 2 accusative alone Song 1:6 with accusative of person + ל person Gen 27:37 (E), Hos 2:2; 1Sam 8:5 ( + infinitive); + of title Gen 45:8; Gen 45:9; Exod 2:14 ( + עַל; all E) + 4 t. + Judg 8:33 ( + ל person), + Ezek 44:8 (perhaps read וַתְּשִׂימוּם Hi Sm Co and most); + ל of purpose Hab 1:12 + ב of position, ל person 1Sam 8:11 with accusative of office alone 1Sam 8:12 ( + ל person), so Co Ezek 21:27 a (שָׂרִים for כָּרִים, see בַּר below כרר), 1Kgs 20:24 ( + תחת), compare 2Chr 23:18, + עַל, אֶל, of task Num 4:19 (P); Job 7:20 set me as (ל) mark for (ל) him.
  e. set, constitute, make, with כ person or thing, Gen 13:16 (J) I will make thy seed the dust, Gen 32:13 (J) Gen 48:20 (E), Deut 10:22; Hos 11:8 + 16 t. + (bad sense) Hos 2:5; Nah 3:6; 1Kgs 19:2. feminine set, determine, fix, bounds Jer 5:22 (2 accusative) Job 38:5; Job 38:33; Ps 104:9 passive determined, settled, + עַלפֶּֿה 2Sam 13:32 (but see II. שׂום); appoint, send, frogs לְפַרְעֹךְ Exod 8:8 (J), with accusative of person + עַל against 2Kgs 18:14.
4. a. set, station, at a post, etc., accusative of person Josh 8:13 (JE), + ב location 2Kgs 10:24; Jer 9:7 + 5 t., + adverb accusative Gen 33:2 (J), + בֵּין location Josh 8:12, + ל (against) and אַחֲרֵי location vJosh 8:2 (both J E), + ל against Judg 9:25 ( + עַל location), + אֶל against Judg 20:29; Judg 20:36 doubtful are 1Sam 15:2 (with ל person), 1Kgs 20:12 (twice in verse) (עַלהָֿעִיר), where no object expressed (in MT); either an object has fallen out, or verb (in techn. Military sense), here intransitive or inwardly transitive (DlZK ii. 397 forward ! take direction toward; compare also [on Sm] We Dr Löhr), or else ׳שׂ is corrupt (compare HPSsm)
  b. put in position, sacred bread, sword, staves, bars, with accusative 1Sam 21:7; Ezek 21:27; Num 4:6; Num 4:8; Num 4:11; Num 4:14 + 4 t. P, Job 38:10 + עַל Exod 32:27 (E), Exod 40:20 (P), מִמַּעַל ל Jer 43:10, מֵעַל Esth 3:1 + (various modifiers) 8 t.; set in place, תֵּבֵל Job 34:13 (De and others), but context favours שָׁמַר Bu; Du לִבּוֺ בְּתֵבֵל ׳שׂ.
  c. set up altars 1Kgs 2:19; Jer 11:13, stone as memorial Gen 18:18 (J), Gen 28:22 (E), 1Sam 7:12 (compare הֵקִים Gen 31:45 + ), image, etc. Judg 18:31 (|| הֵקִים), Deut 27:15; 1Kgs 12:29 (ב location, || נָתַן), 2Kgs 21:7 (ב location) = 2Chr 33:7, compare Ps 74:4; Isa 57:8 and, + ב location, Jer 7:30; Jer 32:34 rods before (לְעֵינֵי) cattle Gen 30:41 (|| וַיַּצֵּג vGen 30:38), compare vGen 30:42, guide-posts Jer 31:21, bed 2Kgs 4:10 ( + ל person).
  d. = plant, wheat Isa 28:25, tree Isa 41:19 (ב location; || נָתַן), slip Ezek 17:5 (עַל by).
  e. set, fix (countenance) 2Kgs 8:11, so usually, but accusative omitted, and sense dubious; read perhaps וַיִּשֹּׁם (√ שׁמם, compare e.g. 1Kgs 9:8), so Klo Kmp Kit Benz.
5. a. make a thing, or person (accusative), for, transform into (ל), Josh 6:18 (J) make camp לְחֵרֶם, Mic 1:6 make Samaria לְעִיִ, Gen 21:13; Gen 21:18 (E), Exod 14:21 (JE), Mic 4:7 (both good sense), Isa 28:17; Isa 42:15; Isa 42:16 + 12 t. Isaiah (Isa 25:2 read עִיר for מֵעִיר Vrss. Comm.), Jer 2:7 + 8 t. Jeremiah, + 14 t. + Judg 1:28 they made the Canaanites into the corvée; וְיָשֵׂם לְדֶרֶךְ פְּעָמָיו Ps 85:14 maketh his steps into a way (so RV Hup Che Dr, but meaning obscure; De Bae attend to the way of (לֵב omitted); Schr Hup-Now read ׳וְיִשְׁמֹר ד); with 2 accusative Josh 8:28 (J), 1Sam 11:11; Mic 1:7; 1Kgs 5:23 (praegn. with עַד location), + 29 t.
  b. make, constitute, 2 accusative, 1Sam 8:1; 1Sam 18:13 ( + ל person) 1Sam 22:7 (לְבֻלְּכֶם, ל of accusative; or < read וְכֻלְּכֶם), Isa 3:7; Isa 60:17 + 6 t., + 1Sam 11:11 form people in bands, compare Job 1:17 (one accusative, form bands), + (accusative of person omitted) Exod 4:11b (J), compare (beast, in figure) Ezek 19:5 2 accusative and accusative + ל in same ver., Isa 54:12 I will make rubies thy prinnacles, and (transform) thy gates into carbuncles; in phrase of naming, שָׂם שְׁמוֺ יִשְׂרָאֵל 2Kgs 17:34, compare Judg 8:31; Neh 9:7 with ל, וַיָּשֶׂם לָהֶם שֵׁמוֺת Dan 1:7, לְדָנִיֵּאל בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר ׳וַיּ vDan 1:7 make, fashion, with accusative of thing + ל person Exod 4:11a (J; ׳י subject); grave Nah 1:14 (but on text and meaning see Now BiSB Wiener Akkadian 1894, Abh. V); with accusative דֶּרֶךְ Isa 43:19 (ב location), compare Ezek 21:24; Ezek 21:25 ( + ל infinitive); Ps 50:23 is dubious, usually order (one's) way, De Dr prepare way (which), et., Gr Che תֹּם for שָׂם; make name + ל person 2Sam 7:23 = 1Chr 17:21; 2Sam 14:7 make for, ל person (or give to), with accusative of posterity Gen 45:7 (E); 1Sam 2:20 read probably יַשַׁלֵּם ᵐ5 We Kit Bu HPS, compare Dr; Ezra 10:44b is obscure, Gu-Batten strike out וַיָּשִׂימוּ and read וַיְשַׁלְּחוּ before נָשִׁים, compare 3 Esdr 9:36 BeRy Ryle.
  c. work, bring to pass, with accusative of thing, of ׳י's signs, etc., + ב location Exod 10:2 (J), Jer 32:20; Isa 66:19; Ps 46:9; Ps 78:43; Ps 105:27.
  d. appoint, give, accusative of thing Num 6:26 (P), Isa 61:3 (|| נָתַן; both with ל person); a pledge Job 17:3 (|| עָרְבֵנִי go surety for me, but read perhaps עֶרְבֹנִי as object); וַשׂוֺם שֵׂכֶל Neh 8:8 giving understanding (making sense clear). Hiph`il Perfect 1 singular consecutive וַהֲשִׂמֹתִיהוּ Ezek 14:8, accusative of person + ל, I will make him for a sign (< שׁ for שׂ van d. H., √ שׁמם; Co Berthol Toy וְשַׂמְתִּיהוּ (Qal), Krae וַהִשְׁמַדְתִּיהוּ); Imperative feminine singular הָשׂימִי Ezek 21:21, probably del as dittograph Co Krae after ᵐ5 ᵑ6 ᵑ9 ᵑ7 NöZMG xxxvii (1888), 530 ( > Bö Toy and others הִקְדִּימוּ); Participle מֵשִׂים Job 4:20 = Qal (לֵב) שׂום (Job 4:23b), but phrase dubious, and text perhaps corrupt, see Me Nöl.c. Hoph`al Imperfect 3 masculine singular וַּיּוּשׂם Gen 24:33 Qr (Kt ויישׂם Ges«GKC:73f»§ 73f) there was set before him (לְפָנָיו) to eat, compare OlMBAk. 1870, 389 Köi. 435, who read also וַיוּשַׂם Gen 50:26 he was laid in (ב) a mummy-case (for ᵑ0 וַיִּישֶׂם), Di (ed. 4.5.6) allows this.

BDB8189 H7760 H8040 H8057

BDB8188 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8190

שׂוּמָה (van d. H. שׂימה Kt) perhaps noun feminine token of unluckiness, scowl; — 2Sam 13:32, so EwG iii. 234, H.172 (abbreviated fromשׂמאל; or emendation שִׁטְמָה) We RSEncy. Brit.(9) DAVID Kit, compare Dr HPS.

BDB9915 H7760 H7761

BDB9914 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9916

[שׂוּם], שׂים verb set, make (see Biblical Hebrew; for Persian influence on usage compare Scheft65); —

Pe`al Perfect 3 masculine singular שָׂם Ezra 5:3 +, suffix שָׂמֵהּ Ezra 5:14 2 masculine singular, שַׂ֫מְתָּ Dan 3:10 1 singular שָׂ֫מֶת טְעֵם Ezra 6:12 3 masculine plural שָׂמוּ Dan 3:12 Imperative masculine plural שִׂ֫ימוּ Ezra 4:21 —
1. make, accusative טְעֵם = make decree Dan 3:10; Ezra 6:1; Ezra 6:12 + verb finite vEzra 6:8, + infinitive Ezra 4:21; Ezra 5:13 and (with ל person) vEzra 5:3 vEzra 5:9.
2. make, appoint, one's name Dan 5:12 (2 accusative), one to office Ezra 5:14 (2 accusative).
3. set, fix, accusative בָּל mind, Dan 6:15 (c. infinitive); accusative טְעֵם Dan 3:12; Dan 6:14 pay due regard (טְעֵם) to (עַל person). Pe`il 3 masculine singular מִנִּי שִׂים טְעֵם Ezra 4:19, from me a decree is made, so Ezra 5:17; Ezra 6:8; Ezra 6:11; Ezra 7:13; Ezra 7:21; Dan 3:29; Dan 4:3; Dan 6:27 literal 3 feminine singular שֻׂמַת (read probably שִׂימַת K§ 45, Beisp. 1. d)) Dan 6:18 (of stone, עַל local). Hithpe`el be made: Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִתְּשָׂם Ezra 4:24 (of decree, סטְעֵס with מִן agent.); 3 masculine plural יִתְּשָׂמוּן Dan 2:5 subject of thing + noun predicate be made into; Participle Ezra 5:8 literally be set, laid, of wood, ב of wall.

put, set, make, made, laid, …
śûm
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
  • to put, place, set, appoint, make
    • (Qal)
      • to put, set, lay, put or lay upon, lay (violent) hands on
        • "to set, direct, direct toward
        • to extend (compassion) (figuratively)
        to set, ordain, establish, found, appoint, constitute, make, determine, fix"to set, station, put, set in place, plant, fix"to make, make for, transform into, constitute, fashion, work, bring to pass, appoint, give
      (Hiphil) to set or make for a sign"(Hophal) to be set

כְּסוּתָֽ ם
כְּסוּתָֽ
Root word covering, raiment, vesture
ם
Suffix — pronoun their / them
Dictionary form: כְּסוּת · keh-SOOT

Noun — Common, feminine singular, construct state "___ of …" — bound to the next word

In the KJV here: their covering
covering ×3 a covering is ×1 her raiment ×1 is his covering ×1 of thy vesture ×1 their covering ×1
More options
covering — Most versatile; suits literal and figurative contexts.
garment — Emphasizes wearable clothing; good for legal/social contexts.
clothing — Collective, everyday register; broad and accessible.
wrap — Highlights the enveloping function; vivid and concrete.
cloak — Suggests a single outer garment; fits protective or symbolic use.
vestment — Formal/ritual register; use in cultic or elevated contexts.

BDB4110 H3682

BDB4109 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4111

כְּסוּת noun feminine covering — ׳כ Gen 20:16 + 3 t.; suffix כְּסוּתְךָ Deut 22:12 + 3 t. suffixes; —

1. covering, clothing Exod 21:10; Exod 22:26 (Covt. code), Deut 22:12; Job 24:7; Job 31:19 of שַׂק as clothing of heavens Isa 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 Gen 20:16 (so that they cannot see the wrong, figurative of a present offered in compensation for it; E).

covering, raiment, vesture
kĕsût
a cover (garment); figuratively, a veiling
  • covering, clothing
    • covering, clothing
      • "covering (for concealment)

The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.
אַלְבִּ֥ישׁ שָׁמַ֖יִם Tipeha — a lesser break קַדְר֑וּת Etnahta — the verse's main pause — take a breath here וְשַׂ֖ק Tipeha — a lesser break אָשִׂ֥ים כְּסוּתָֽם Silluq — end of the verse

אַלְבִּישׁ שָׁמַיִם קַדְרוּת וְשַׂק אָשִׂים כְּסוּתָֽם׃
3
I clothe the heavens with blackness, and I make sackcloth their covering.
Cross References

Revelation 6:12

Καὶ εἶδον ὅτε ἤνοιξεν τὴν σφραγῖδα τὴν ἕκτην καὶ ἰδού σεισμὸς μέγας ἐγένετο καὶ ὁ ἥλιος ἐγένετο μέλας ὡς σάκκος τρίχινος καὶ ἡ σελήνη ἐγένετο ὡς αἷμα
12
And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;

Psalms 18:11

יָשֶׁת חֹשֶׁךְ׀ סִתְרוֹ סְבִֽיבוֹתָיו סֻכָּתוֹ חֶשְׁכַת-מַיִם עָבֵי שְׁחָקִֽים׃
11
He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.

Exodus 10:21

וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל-מֹשֶׁה נְטֵה יָֽדְךָ עַל-הַשָּׁמַיִם וִיהִי חֹשֶׁךְ עַל-אֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם וְיָמֵשׁ חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃
21
And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt.

Matthew 27:45

Ἀπὸ δὲ ἕκτης ὥρας σκότος ἐγένετο ἐπὶ πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν ἕως ὥρας ἐννάτης
45
Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour.
Isaiah 50:2
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