כְּסוּת
ke.sutcoveringHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · feminine8 occurrences5 books8 verses
Definition
from H3680; a cover (garment); figuratively, a veiling
Traditional renderings: covering, raiment, vesture.
Traditional renderings: covering, raiment, vesture.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders כְּסוּת:
- περιβόλαιονperibolaion“covering”75%
- τιμήtimē“honor”25%
Usage patterns
Occurrences
8 total
- Genesis 20:16כְּס֣וּת · vindicationAnd he said to Sarah, “See, I am giving your brother a thousand pieces of silver. It is your vindication before all who are with you; you are completely cleared.”
- Exodus 21:10כְּסוּתָ֥הּ · clothingIf he takes another wife, he must not reduce the food, clothing, or marital rights of his first wife.
- Exodus 22:27כְסוּתָה · covering…because his cloak is the only covering he has for his body. What else will he sleep in? And if he cries out to Me, I will hear, for I am compassionate.
- Deuteronomy 22:12כְּסוּתְךָ֖ · of the cloakYou are to make tassels on the four corners of the cloak you wear.
- Job 24:7כְּ֝ס֗וּת · coveringWithout clothing, they spend the night naked; they have no covering against the cold.
- Job 26:6כְּ֝ס֗וּת · coveringSheol is naked before God, and Abaddon has no covering.
- Job 31:19כְּ֝ס֗וּת · a cloak…if I have seen one perish for lack of clothing, or a needy man without a cloak,
- Isaiah 50:3כְּסוּתָֽם׃ס · their coveringI clothe the heavens in black and make sackcloth their covering.”