Lexicon
תִּלְבֹּשֶׁת
tal.bo.shet
H8516
H:N-F Hebrew

clothing

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tal.bo.shet denotes clothing worn in the verse's imagery of putting on righteousness and vengeance.

The sole attested use places the noun within imagery of being clothed: Isaiah 59:17 describes garments of vengeance alongside armor, a helmet, and a cloak.

Senses in use

  1. Clothing in a being-clothed image · dominant

    In Isaiah 59:17, the feminine singular absolute noun occurs in a clause of putting on and wrapping oneself. The APB renders the verse with "he clothed himself with garments of vengeance" and "wrapped himself in zeal as in a cloak."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Isaiah 59:17, the APB presents the clothing imagery through "garments of vengeance" and a "cloak,".

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