Job 38:14

תִּ֭תְהַפֵּךְ כְּחֹ֣מֶר חוֹתָ֑ם וְ֝יִֽתְיַצְּב֗וּ כְּמ֣וֹ לְבֽוּשׁ
It is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as a garment.
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תִּ֭תְהַפֵּךְ
תִּ֭תְהַפֵּךְ
Root word turned, turn, overthrow, overthrown, overthrew, …
Dictionary form: הָפַךְ · haw-PAHK

Verb — Hithpael, Imperfect (Yiqtol), third person feminine singular reflexive — "he did it to / for himself" not-yet-complete action — try "he will ___" or "he ___s" the built-in subject is "she (or it)"

In the KJV here: it is turned
is turned ×8 turned ×8 was turned ×5 are turned ×4 he turned ×3 turn ×3 and i will overthrow ×2 be turned ×2
More options
turn — Broadest, most versatile rendering; fits most contexts.
overturn — Prefer for dramatic destruction or reversal of power.
transform — Use when identity or nature changes fundamentally.
reverse — Good for abstract or situational reversals of direction/fate.
overthrow — Best for violent toppling of cities, peoples, or rulers.
flip — Vivid, colloquial; suits physical turning upside down.

BDB2211 H2015

BDB2210 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2212

הָפַךְ verb turn, overturn (Late Hebrew id., Aramaic הֲפַךְ, , Arabic WSG 47, Assyrian abâku, apâku DlW) —

Qal Perfect Lev 13:3 + 13 t.; וְהָפַךְ consecutive 2Kgs 21:13; Job 34:25 3 masculine plural הָֽפְכוּ Ps 78:9 הֲפַכְתֶּם Amos 6:12; Jer 23:36, etc.; Imperfect יַהֲפֹךְ Lam 3:3; Jer 13:23 וַיַּהֲפֹךְ Gen 19:25 + 6 t.; וַיַּהֲפָךְֿ 1Sam 10:9 suffix וַיַּהַפְכֵהוּ Judg 7:13 3 feminine singular וַתַּהֲפֹךְ 2Chr 9:12 אֶהְפֹּךְ Zeph 3:9 וַיַּהַפְכוּ 1Sam 25:12; Job 12:15 Imperative הֲפֹךְ 1Kgs 22:34 = 2Chr 18:33 Infinitive absolute הָפוֺךְ Prov 12:7 construct הֲפֹךְ Gen 19:29; 1Chr 19:3 suffix הָפְכִּי Gen 19:21 הָפְכָהּ 2Sam 10:3 — on הַפְכְּכֶם (so Baer, q. v.) Isa 29:16, see הֶפֶךְ; Participle active הֹפֵךְ Amos 5:8 הַהֹפְכִי Ps 114:8 plural הַהֹפְכִים Amos 5:7 passive הֲפוּכָה Hos 7:8; Lam 4:6. —
1. transitive
  a. turn, turn about, turn over, with accusative: e.g. turn the back (עֹרֶף) Josh 7:8 (JE); a dish (צַלַּחַת) עַלפָּֿנֶיהָ 2Kgs 21:13 the hand, & so the horses of a chariot 1Kgs 22:34 = 2Chr 18:33; 2Kgs 9:23 but also (followed by בְּ) of hostility Lam 3:3 turn a cake (passive) Hos 7:8 of ׳י, שָׂפָה בְּרוּרָה ׳ה Zeph 3:9 i.e. restore speech of a pure kind, followed by אֶלעַֿמִּים; לֵב אַחֵר 1Sam 10:9 another heart, followed by לוֺ; turn a wind (רוּחַ; i.e. bring from different quarter) Exod 10:19 (J).
  b. overturn, overthrow, followed by accusative Sodom, etc., Gen 19:21; Gen 19:25; Gen 19:29 (J), Deut 29:22; Jer 20:16; Lam 4:6 (compare ׳מַהְפֵּכַת וגו Amos 4:11 see below; also הֲפֵכָה, [מַהְפֵּכָה]); city of Ammon 2Sam 10:3 = 1Chr 19:3 (object omitted); mountains Job 9:5; Job 28:9 throne Hag 2:22 (|| הִשְׁמִיד), chariots vHag 2:22 tent (אֹהֶל), לְמַ֫עְלָה ׳ה Judg 7:3 object earth (׳ה = devastate) Job 12:15 wicked men Amos 4:11 (יֲמֹרָה הָפַכְּתִּי בָּכֶם כְּמַהְפֵּכַת אֱלֹהִים אֶתסְֿדֹם וְאֶתֿ) Prov 12:7; Job 34:25 (object omitted).
  c. turn = change, transform (1) followed by accusative = alter; a colour (עֵינוֺ) Lev 13:55 (P); skin Jer 13:33 bed (מִשְׁכָּבוֺ see ׳מ; Che his lying down) Ps 41:4 i.e. restore to health; (2) pervert דִבְרֵי אֱלֹהִים Jer 23:36 (3) followed by accusative with Infinitive Ps 105:25 he turned their heart to hate his people; (4) turn to, into, followed by two accusative Lev 13:10; Ps 114:8 rock into pool of water; usually followed by accusative + לְ, Ps 66:6 sea into dry land, Ps 78:44 rivers into blood, compare Ps 105:29; Jer 31:13 mourning into joy, so Ps 30:12; Amos 5:7 justice into wormwood, compare Amos 6:12; Amos 8:10 feasts into mourning; Deut 23:6 = Neh 13:2 curse into blessing; Amos 5:8 death-shade into morning.
2. intransitive
  a. turn, turn back, Judg 20:39; Judg 20:41; 2Kgs 5:26; Ps 78:9; 2Chr 9:12 followed by לדרך 1Sam 25:12
  b. turn = change, change into, followed by predicate adjective לָבָן ׳ה turn white Lev 13:3; Lev 13:4; Lev 13:13; Lev 13:20 (all P). Niph`al Perfect נֶהְפַּךְ Exod 7:15 + 10 t.; נֶהְפָּ֑ךְ Job 20:14 וְנֶהְפַּךְ consecutive Lev 13:16 נֶהֶפְכָה Lam 5:2 3 masculine plural נֶהְפְּכוּ Job 19:19 + 3 t., נֶהֶפְכוּ 1Sam 4:19; Dan 10:16, וְנֶהֶפְכוּ consecutive Exod 7:17; Isa 34:9, etc.; Imperfect יֵהָפֵךְ Isa 60:5; Joel 3:4 וַיֵּהָפֵךְ Exod 14:5; Isa 63:10 2 masculine singular תֵּהָפֵךְ Job 30:21; Ezek 4:8 וַיֵּהָֽפְכוּ Exod 7:20 Infinitive absolute נַהֲפוֺךְ Esth 9:1 Participle נֶהְפָּךְ Prov 17:20 נֶהְפָּ֑כֶת Jonah 3:4 —
1. reflexive & intrans.
  a. turn oneself, turn, turn back (compare Qal 2 a) Josh 8:20 (JE); turn aside Ps 78:57 turn from side to side Ezek 4:8 pains turned upon (עַל) her 1Sam 4:19 (i.e. came suddenly upon her) compare Dan 10:16 turn against followed by בְּ Job 19:19 turn to (ward), followed by עַל, Isa 60:5 (|| בא לְ).
  b. turn = change (oneself) followed by predicate adjective Lev 13:25 (P); followed by predicate noun (?), vine turns into degenerate plant Jer 2:21 no predicate expressed Job 20:14 (compare vb); of heart turned in compassion Hos 11:8 (|| נִכְמְרוּ נִחוּמָ֑י), in sorrow, distress, Lam 1:20 of heart changed, so as to be favourably disposed toward (followed by אֶל) Exod 14:5 (J) = change of mind; followed by לְ, of plague spots changing colour Lev 13:16; Lev 13:17 (P); rod changing to serpent Exod 7:15 (P); faces to paleness Jer 30:6 dance to mourning Lam 5:15 comeliness to corruption Dan 10:8 וַיֵּהָפֵךְ לָהֶם לְאוֺיֵב Isa 63:10; Job 30:21.
  c. be perverse, only participle used substantive נֶהְפָּךְ בִּלְשׁוֺנוֺ Prov 17:20 he that is perverse with his tongue.
2. passive,
  a. be turned, turned over to followed by לְ, an inheritance to strangers Lam 5:2.
  b. be reversed Esth 9:1.
  c. be turned, changed, followed by לְ, waters into blood Exod 7:17; Exod 7:20 (E); Saul into another man 1Sam 10:6 streams into pitch Isa 34:9 sun to darkness Joel 3:4 stones to chaff Job 41:20 month changed from sorrow to gladness Esth 9:22 compare Ps 32:4 where complement omitted
  d. be overturned, overthrown, of city Nineveh Jonah 3:4.
  e. be upturned, of subterran. work of miners Job 28:5 = there is an upturning. Hithpa`el Imperfect 3 feminine singular תִּתְהַפֵּךְ Job 38:14 Participle מִתְהַפֵּךְ Judg 7:13; Job 37:12 מִתְהַפֶּכֶת Gen 3:24 — reflexive & intransitive:
1. turn this way & that, every way, of the flaming sword Gen 3:24 (J); storm-cloud Job 37:12 turn over & over Judg 7:13, of bread-cake tumbling into the host of Midian.
2. transform oneself, Job 38:14 of earth under rising dawn. Hoph`al Perfect הָהְפַּךְ עָלַי בַּלָּהוֺת Job 30:15 there have been turned upon me terrors (compare הִתְגַּלְגָּ֑לוּ vJob 30:14, of foes).

turned, turn, overthrow, overthrown, overthrew, …
hāpak
to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert
  • to turn, overthrow, overturn
    • (Qal)
      • to overturn, overthrow
        • "to turn, turn about, turn over, turn around"to change, transform
      (Niphal)
      • to turn oneself, turn, turn back
        • "to change oneself"to be perverse"to be turned, be turned over, be changed, be turned against"to be reversed"to be overturned, be overthrown"to be upturned
      (Hithpael)
      • to transform oneself
        • "to turn this way and that, turn every way
      (Hophal) to turn on someone

כְּ חֹ֣מֶר
כְּ
Prefix — preposition like, as
חֹ֣מֶר
Root word clay, homer, morter, mire, homers, …
Dictionary form: חֹמֶר · hoh-MER

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

In the KJV here: as clay
of an homer ×5 of clay ×3 as the clay ×2 and for an homer ×1 are an homer ×1 are the clay ×1 as clay ×1 clay ×1
More options
clay — Best default; material shaped by a potter.
mortar — Building material; modernizes KJV 'morter'.
mud — Informal register; good for mire/slime contexts.
homer — Dry measure (~220 liters); use in quantity passages.
heap — Rare sense; use only for rubble/pile contexts.
mire — Poetic; sticky, swampy mud in figurative passages.

BDB2888 H2563

BDB2887 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2889

I. חֹ֫מֶר noun masculine cement, mortar, clay; — ׳ח absolute Gen 11:3 + 13 t.; construct Isa 10:6 + 2 t.; —

1. mortar, cement for holding building-stones (brick) together Gen 11:3 (J), Exod 1:14 (P; both || לְבֵנִים); Nah 3:14 (|| טיט).
2. clay:
  a. as material of vessels Jer 18:4; Jer 18:6, היצר ׳ח Isa 29:16, in simile of God's fashioning man Isa 45:9; Isa 64:7; Job 10:9 as material of human bodies ׳בָּתֵּי ח Job 4:19 compare Job 33:6 as material of bulwarks (disparagingly) Job 13:12 חותם ׳ח = seal-clay i.e. clay upon which seal is pressed.
  b. = mire חוצות ׳ח Isa 10:6 ׳הֹרָנִי לַח Job 30:19 he hath cast me into the mire, i.e. deeply humiliated me (עָפָר and אֵפֶר in || clause); as simile of commonness, abundance Job 27:16 (|| עָפָר).

BDB2891 H2563

BDB2890 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2892

II. חֹ֫מֶר noun [masculine] heap (compare 1. חֲמוֺר) — ׳ח construct מַיִם רַבִּים ׳ח Hab 3:15 a heap of great waters (|| יָם) — but text dubious, see I. חמר; plural הֳמָרִים חֳמָרִים Exod 8:10 (J), of dead frogs gathered in heaps.

BDB2892 H2563

BDB2891 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2893

III. חֹ֫מֶר noun masculine homer, a dry measure (perhaps from above √, but dubious; compare Assyrian amâru, surround, contain, II. R Exod 36:19 a. b Strm4760, Imêru, a measure ZimBP 6 n) — ׳ח absolute Isa 5:10 + 5 t. Ezekiel; construct Hos 3:2 + 3 t.; plural חֳמָרִיםNum 11:32 — ׳ח of barley Hos 3:2; Ezek 45:13, compare שְׂעֹרִים ׳זֶרַע ח Lev 27:16 i.e. land on which a ׳ח of barley seed was sown (taxed at 50 shekels); ׳ח of wheat Ezek 45:13 in general ׳זֶרַע ח Isa 5:10 = 10 ephahs (or baths, see בַּת below בתת) Ezek 45:11 (3 t. in verse); Ezek 45:14 (twice in verse) (in vEzek 45:14 strike out Co); on actual size of ׳ח, = 393.9 litres, see HultschMetrol. 2nd ed. 448, 452f. See further II. בַּת and references, BenzArch 183 f NowArch. i, 203 f.

clay, homer, morter, mire, homers, …
ḥōmer
properly, a bubbling up, i.e., of water, a wave; of earth, mire or clay (cement)
  • cement, mortar, clay
    • mortar, cement
      • "clay"mire
    heap
    • swelling, surging (of water)
    homer—a unit of dry measure about 65 imperial gallons (300 l)

חוֹתָ֑ם
חוֹתָ֑ם
Root word signet, seal, signets
Dictionary form: חוֹתָם · hoh-TAWM

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: to the seal
of a signet ×5 as a seal ×1 as signets ×1 me as a seal ×1 seal ×1 the signet ×1 thee as a signet ×1 them with his seal ×1
More options
seal — Broadest modern term; works in most contexts.
signet — Retains ancient ring-stamp nuance; slightly formal.
signet ring — Clarifies the object's form; good for narrative passages.
stamp seal — Archaeological/technical register; precise for scholarly work.
impression seal — Emphasizes the marking function over the object itself.
official seal — Highlights authority or legal weight of the seal.

BDB3253 H2368

BDB3252 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB3254

I. חֹתָם, חוֺתָם noun masculineJob 41:7 seal, signet-ring (Aramaic ; Ethiopic — see LagBN 116) — absolute חֹתָם Exod 28:11 + 2 t.; חוֺתָם Jer 22:24 + 8 t.; suffix חֹתָֽמְךָ Gen 38:18, חֹתָמוֺ 1Kgs 21:8 — on supposed construct חוֺתַם see foregoing; — seal, signet-ring, hung by a cord (פָּתִיל) about the neck Gen 38:18 (J; = חֹתֶמֶת vGen 38:25), or (later ?) worn on (finger of) right hand Jer 22:24, (BenzArchäol. 106); the two customs apparently combined Song 8:6 (עַללִֿבֶֹּךָ, עַלזְֿרוֺעֶךָ); used to attest a royal missive 1Kgs 21:8 (instrumental of verb חתם); a precious article Hag 2:23 (simile of Zerubbabel); ׳פִּתּוּחֵי ח engravings of a seal, as model for cutting names and inscription on precious stones and gold plate Exod 28:11; Exod 28:21; Exod 28:26; Exod 39:6; Exod 39:14; Exod 39:30 (all P; see Benz258 ff.); ׳חֹמֶר ח Job 38:14 = clay of (under) a signet; צָ֑ר ׳ח Job 41:7 a close signet, i.e. one that is closely pressed down, simile of closely joined (סָגוּר) scales of crocodile.

signet, seal, signets
ḥôtām
a signature-ring
  • seal, signet, signet-ring

וְ ֝יִֽתְיַצְּב֗וּ
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
֝יִֽתְיַצְּב֗וּ
Root word stand, stood, set, present, presented, …
Dictionary form: יָצַב · yaw-TSAHB

Verb — Hithpael, Imperfect (Yiqtol), third person masculine plural reflexive — "he did it to / for himself" not-yet-complete action — try "he will ___" or "he ___s" the built-in subject is "they"

In the KJV here: and they stand
stand ×5 and stand ×3 and stood ×2 be able to stand ×2 to present themselves ×2 and present yourselves ×1 and presented himself ×1 and presented themselves ×1
More options
take a stand — Best for confrontational or resolute positioning contexts.
stand firm — Emphasizes resolve or steadfastness; good for battle or challenge scenes.
present oneself — Formal register; suits appearing before an authority or God.
position oneself — Neutral and versatile; works for deliberate physical placement.
station oneself — Implies assigned or fixed location; good for military or priestly contexts.
withstand — Use when the sense is resistance or holding one's ground against opposition.

BDB3665 H3320

BDB3664 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB3666

[יָצַב] verb only Hithpa`el set or station oneself, take one's stand (ᵑ7 יצב Pa`el & derivatives; Arabic be constant, firm) —

Hithpa`el Perfect 3 plural הִתְיַצְּבוּ 2Chr 11:13 ׳וְהִת consecutive Num 11:16 Imperfect יִתְיַצֵּב Deut 7:24 + 6 t.; יִתְיַצָּ֑ב Job 41:2 יִתְיַצַּ֑ב Prov 22:29 וַיִּתְיַצֵּב 1Sam 3:10 + 5 t.; 3 feminine singular וַתֵּתַצֵּב Exod 2:4 (but read וַתִּתְיַצֵּב compare Sam Ges«GKC:71»§ 71 Köi, 430); 2 masculine singular תִּתְיַצֵּב 2Sam 18:13 וְאֶתְיַצְּבָה Hab 2:1 יִתְיַצְּבוּ Ps 2:2 + 2 t.; וַיִּתְיַצְּבוּ Exod 19:17 + 4 t.; Imperative הִתְיַצֵּב Exod 8:16 + 5 t.: הִתְיַצְּבוּ 1Sam 10:19 + 6 t.; infinitive construct (מֵ)הִתְיַצֵּב 2Sam 21:5 + 4 t.; — station oneself, take one's stand, stand:
  a. with phrase of place, Exod 2:4 (E, with מֵרָחוֺק), 2Sam 18:13 (with מִנֶּגֶד), figurative = stand aloof (VB Dr); v2Sam 18:30 (with כֹּה, || עָמַד): with ב loc, Exod 19:17; Num 22:22 (both E), Judg 20:2; Deut 31:14 (twice in verse), also (in sense of having a place or position) נִשְׁמַדְנוּ מֵהִתְיַצֵּב בְּכָלגְּֿבֻל יִשְׂרָאֵל 2Sam 21:5 with בְּתוֺךְ person 1Sam 10:23, location 2Sam 23:12 = 2Chr 11:14 with עַל location, at, by Num 23:3; Num 23:15 (JE), upon Hab 2:1 (|| עמד), Ps 36:5 (figurative); with עַל person see below; with שָׁם and עִם person Exod 34:5 (subject ׳י), Num 11:16 (both J E).
  b. absolute 1Sam 3:10 (׳י subject); especially of standing quiet and passive, to see the mighty deliverance of ׳י Exod 14:13 (J), 1Sam 12:7; 1Sam 12:16; 2Chr 20:17 (|| עמד); of taking a stand to fight 1Sam 17:16; Ps 2:2 in military array Jer 46:4 (with ב accompare), vJer 46:14 (|| הָכֵן לָךְ); to answer a charge Job 33:5 וְיִתְיַצְּבוּ כְמוֺ לְבוּשׁ Job 38:14 and they (terrestrial things) stand forth (in the light) like a garment.
  c. with לִפְנֵי person = present oneself before Exod 8:16; Exod 9:13 (both J), Prov 22:29 (twice in verse); ׳לִפְנֵי י Josh 24:1 (E), 1Sam 10:19 (see also d); so as servants or courtiers (see לְ 6 c), with implication of readiness for service עַלאֲֿדֹנָי Zech 6:5 ׳לְ י Job 1:6; Job 2:1 (twice in verse).
  d. with לְַ person take one's stand on the side of 2Chr 11:13 with ל, מִייִֿתְצֵּב לִי עִם Ps 94:16 who will take a stand forme against the workers of iniquity (|| מִי יָקוּם לִי עִם); of holding one's ground, maintaining one's position before ׳י ( לְנֶגֶד עֵינֶיךָ ׅ Ps 5:6 so with לִפְנֵי Josh 1:5 (D), Deut 9:2; Job 41:2 with בְּפָנֶיךָ Deut 7:24; Deut 11:25 absolute וְאֵין עִמְּךָ לְהִתִיַצֵּב 2Chr 20:6

stand, stood, set, present, presented, …
yāṣab
to place (any thing so as to stay); reflexively, to station, offer, continue
  • to place, set, stand, set or station oneself, present oneself
    • (Hithpael) to station oneself, take one's stand, stand, present oneself, stand with someone

כְּמ֣וֹ
כְּמ֣וֹ
Preposition as, like, thee, him, it, …
Dictionary form: כְּמוֹ · keh-MOH

Preposition

In the KJV here: as
as ×23 like ×9 like him ×7 like unto thee ×7 like thee ×5 as i ×4 like it ×4 as thou ×3
More options
like — Most natural, versatile choice for comparisons in modern prose.
as — Slightly more formal; suits poetic or elevated register.
similar to — Explicit similarity; good when likeness needs emphasis.
just as — Stresses close correspondence; fits parallel or climactic clauses.
comparable to — More analytical tone; useful in didactic or wisdom contexts.
in the same way as — Adverbial use; clarifies manner rather than identity.

BDB3872 H3644

BDB3871 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB3873

כְּמוֺ adverb and conjunction like, as, when (literally the like of what (namely) . . ., a pleonastic form of כְּ (see מוֺ), and, like it, properly a substantive: compare Aramaic כְּמָא like Ps 78:68 Levy, usually כְּמָא דְּ like as; (i.e. ) like what, like, usually followed by like as; Samaritan ; Arabic Ethiopic kama, like as, Di Gr§ 63 a Sabean כמוZMG 1883, 394) — used

1. (56 t.) as an independent word (except Gen 19:15; Neh 9:11, only in poetry);
2. as an equivalent for כְּ before suffixes, always before light ones, and occasionally before heavy ones (see כְּ at the beginning): —
1. a. adverb, as poetic synonym of כְּ, like, as, Exod 15:5 they went down כמואֿבן like a stone (hence in prose Neh 9:11), vNeh 9:8 (Ps 78:13), Isa 30:22; Isa 51:6 (see כֵּן), Isa 26:17 כְּמוֺ חָרָח תַּקְרִיב לָלֶרֶת (see כְּ 1 c (2), on the construct: so Isa 41:25; Ps 58:5; Ps 58:9), vIsa 26:18 we have brought forth the like of, as it were, wind, Jer 13:21; Jer 15:18; Jer 50:26; Ezek 16:57 (כמו עת as at the time of: see כְּ Note), Hos 7:4; Hos 8:12; Hos 13:7; Hab 3:14 (as it were), Zech 9:15; Zech 10:2; Zech 10:7 (as with wine: see ib.) Elsewhere chiefly in Psalms (19 t.) and Job (11 t.), as Ps 29:6; Ps 61:7; Ps 63:6; Ps 78:69; Ps 79:5; Ps 88:6; Ps 90:9; Job 6:15; Job 10:22 (twice in verse); Job 12:3 כמו אלה the like of these things, Job 14:9; Song 6:10; Song 7:2; Lam 4:6 כמו רגע (in prose כרגע). Repeated, like כְּ ֗֗֗ כְּ, Ps 58:10 and answered by כֵּן Isa 26:17. — Ps 58:8b כמו יתמוללו, as it were is against usage of כמו (with a verb), and yields a lame sense: read perhaps ׳ית [חָצִיר] כמו (Lag Che); Ps 73:15 if I said, אֲסַפְּרָה כְמ֑וֺ, the text is untranslateable, the rendering thus for כמו being indefensible: probably הֵנָּה has dropped out before the following ׃הִנֵּה for כְּמוֺ הֵנָּה the like of these things, compare Job 23:14 כָּהֵנָּה, and Job 12:3 above b. conjunction = כַּאֲשֶׁר: (a) of time, once, Gen 19:15 כְּמוֺ עָלָה הַשַּׁחַר when the dawn arose; (β) of mode, according as, Zech 10:8 וְרָבוּ כְּמוֺ רָבוּ Prov 23:7 (answered by כֵּן). — For 2 (before suffixes), see עכּ.

as, like, thee, him, it, …
kĕmô
as, thus, so
  • (adv) like, as, the like of which
    • "(conj) when, according as, as it were

לְבֽוּשׁ
לְבֽוּשׁ
Root word clothing, apparel, garment, garments, vesture, …
Dictionary form: לְבוּשׁ · leh-BOOSH

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: a garment
apparel ×2 clothing ×2 her clothing ×2 the apparel ×2 a garment ×1 also my garment ×1 and as the raiment ×1 and let this apparel ×1
More options
clothing — Most natural, everyday term; fits most contexts.
garment — Slightly more formal; good for single-item references.
attire — Suggests deliberate dress or finery; good for formal scenes.
outfit — Casual register; fits narrative or descriptive passages.
dress — Concise; works well as a collective or singular noun.
robe — Use when context implies a long, dignified outer garment.

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BDB4321 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4323

לְבוּשׁ, לְבֻשׁ noun masculineJob 30:18 garment, clothing, raiment (on formation compare Ges«GKC:84a»§ 84a. 12 LagBN 64, 179); — לְבוּשׁ absolute 2Kgs 10:22 + 9 t.; construct לְבוּשׁ Esth 4:2 + 2 t., לְבֻשׁ Isa 14:19 suffix לְבוּשִׁי Job 30:18 + 3 t.; לְבוּשֶׁ֑ךָ Isa 63:2; Prov 27:26 לְבוּשׁוֺ Isa 63:1; Job 41:5, לְבֻשׁוֺ 2Sam 20:8 + 2 t.; לְבוּשָׁהּ Ps 45:14 + 2 t.; לְבוּשְׁכֶן 2Sam 1:24 לְבוּשָׁם Jer 10:9 plural suffix לְבֻשֵׁיהֶם Lam 4:14 — garment, clothing, Gen 49:11 (poem in J; || סוּתֹה), Job 24:7 ׅ || (כְּסוּת, vJob 24:10; Job 30:18; Job 31:19; Prov 27:26; Ps 22:19; Lam 4:14 of women's raiment 2Sam 1:24; Prov 31:22, also figurative וְהָדָר לְבוּשָׁהּ עֹז vProv 31:25 specifically of princess Ps 45:14 of warrior's tunic 2Sam 20:8, compare Isa 63:1; Isa 63:2 (׳י as warrior); raiment for worshippers 2Kgs 10:22 for mourners, לְבוּשִׁי שָׂ֑ק Ps 35:13, compare Ps 69:12 בִּלְבוּשׁ שָׂק Esth 4:2 of royal apparel מַלְכוּת ׳ל Esth 6:8; Esth 8:15, compare (without ׳מ) Esth 6:9; Esth 6:10; Esth 6:11 scaly coat of crocodile לְבוּשׁוֺ ׳פְּנֵ Job 41:5 cover garment with violence Mal 2:16, figurative of putting away a wife, compare RSK, 269 We; in other figurative uses: — as changed Ps 102:27 (simile of heavens and earth), as covering Ps 104:6 (simile of deep upon earth); of cloud as garment of sea Job 38:9, simile of terrestrial objects in the light vJob 38:14.

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BDB9637 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9639

[לְְבוּשׁ] noun masculine garment (Biblical Hebrew id.); — suffix לְבוּשֵׁהּ Dan 7:9 plural suffix לְבוּשֵׁיהוֺם Dan 3:21.

לָה see לָאabove

clothing, apparel, garment, garments, vesture, …
lĕbûš
a garment (literally or figuratively); by implication (euphemistically) a wife
  • clothing, garment, apparel, raiment

This book is chanted to the poetic accent system (used only in Job, Psalms, and Proverbs). Each group below ends at one of its pausing accents — translate a group as one unit.
תִּ֭תְהַפֵּךְ Dechi — a lesser break כְּחֹ֣מֶר חוֹתָ֑ם Atnach — the verse's main pause — take a breath here וְ֝יִֽתְיַצְּב֗וּ Revia Mugrash — a lesser break כְּמ֣וֹ לְבֽוּשׁ Silluq — end of the verse

תִּתְהַפֵּךְ כְּחֹמֶר חוֹתָם וְיִֽתְיַצְּבוּ כְּמוֹ לְבֽוּשׁ׃
14
It is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as a garment.
Cross References

Psalms 104:6

תְּהוֹם כַּלְּבוּשׁ כִּסִּיתוֹ עַל-הָרִים יַעַמְדוּ מָֽיִם׃
6
Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains.

Psalms 104:2

עֹֽטֶה-אוֹר כַּשַּׂלְמָה נוֹטֶה שָׁמַיִם כַּיְרִיעָֽה׃
2
Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:
Job 38:13
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Job 38:15