Strong's Hebrew · H899

H899 beged

בֶּגֶד

behg'-ed

treachery

Looking for Greek G899 báthos? It has the same number in Strong's Greek lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of H899. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.

beged appears 217 times in Scripture, including Genesis 24:53 and Exodus 28:2. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.

Definition

a covering, i.e. clothing; also treachery or pillage

In the King James Version

apparel, cloth(-es, ing), garment, lap, rag, raiment, robe, × very (treacherously), vesture, wardrobe.

Derivation

from H898 (בָּגַד);

Appears 217 times in Scripture

Genesis 24:53

“Then he brought out jewels of silver and gold, and articles of clothing, and he gave them to Rebekah. He also gave precious gifts to her brother and her mother.”

Exodus 28:2

“Make holy garments for your brother Aaron, to give him glory and splendor.”

Genesis 28:20

“Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and watch over me on this journey, and if He will provide me with food to eat and clothes to wear,”

Exodus 28:3

“You are to instruct all the skilled craftsmen, whom I have filled with a spirit of wisdom, to make garments for Aaron’s consecration, so that he may serve Me as priest.”

Leviticus 13:47

“If any fabric is contaminated with mildew—any wool or linen garment,”

Genesis 27:27

“So he came near and kissed him. When Isaac smelled his clothing, he blessed him and said: “Ah, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field that the LORD has blessed.”

Genesis 27:15

“And Rebekah took the finest clothes in the house that belonged to her older son Esau, and she put them on her younger son Jacob.”

Exodus 28:4

“These are the garments that they shall make: a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, a woven tunic, a turban, and a sash. They are to make these holy garments for your brother Aaron and his sons, so that they may serve Me as priests.”

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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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