מַלְבּוּשׁmalbûwsh

raiment, attire (Zephaniah 1:8; 2 Kings 10:22; Ezekiel 16:3; Isaiah 63:3; 2 Chronicles 9:4)

Pronunciation: mal-boosh' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4403

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 8 times in the Bible.

  • 1 Kings 10:5 she was overwhelmed. She was also amazed at the food on his tables, the organization of his officials and their splendid clothing, the cup-bearers, and the burnt offerings Solomon made at the Temple of the Lord.
  • 2 Kings 10:22 And Jehu instructed the keeper of the wardrobe, “Be sure that every worshiper of Baal wears one of these robes.” So robes were given to them.
  • 2 Chronicles 9:4 she was overwhelmed. She was also amazed at the food on his tables, the organization of his officials and their splendid clothing, the cup-bearers and their robes, and the burnt offerings Solomon made at the Temple of the Lord.
  • Job 27:16 “Evil people may have piles of money and may store away mounds of clothing.
  • Isaiah 63:3 “I have been treading the winepress alone; no one was there to help me. In my anger I have trampled my enemies as if they were grapes. In my fury I have trampled my foes. Their blood has stained my clothes.
  • Ezekiel 16:13 And so you were adorned with gold and silver. Your clothes were made of fine linen and costly fabric and were beautifully embroidered. You ate the finest foods—choice flour, honey, and olive oil—and became more beautiful than ever. You looked like a queen, and so you were!
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).