Lexicon
לוּט
lut
H3874
H:V Hebrew

to wrap

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lut describes wrapping or being wrapped as a covering, including Elijah covering his face and a covering over peoples.

The attested use concerns wrapping or being wrapped as a covering: Elijah covers his face in 1 Kings 19:13, and Isaiah 25:7 describes a covering over peoples; the passive participle in 1 Samuel 21:10 is not separately represented in the APB wording.

Senses in use

  1. Wrapping as a covering · dominant

    In 1 Kings 19:13, the Hiphil sequential imperfect occurs in the clause where Elijah covers his face; the APB renders, "he wrapped his face in his cloak." In Isaiah 25:7, the active participle stands in the description of a covering over all peoples, rendered by the APB as "the covering that covers all the peoples" and "the veil that is woven upon all the nations." In 1 Samuel 21:10, the passive participle occurs in the verse about David fleeing to Achish, though the APB does not isolate its contribution.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB explicitly renders the action in 1 Kings 19:13 with "he wrapped his face in his cloak" and presents a covering and veil in Isaiah 25:7. Its wording in 1 Samuel 21:10 does not visibly represent the passive participle.

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