לבש

See also: ל־ב־ש

Aramaic

Verb

לבש • (ləḇaš)

1. to clothe oneself, to wear clothing

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ל־ב־שׁ (l-b-š)

From the root ל־ב־ש (l-b-š), from Proto-Afroasiatic *(l-)b-s. Cognate with Arabic لَبَسَ (labasa, “to wear”) and Central Atlas Tamazight ⵍⵙ (ls, “to put on”).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /laˈvaʃ/

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Verb

לָבַשׁ • (lavásh) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

1. (transitive) To wear (an article of clothing).
2. (transitive) To put on (an article of clothing).

Usage notes

• The verb לָבַשׁ (lɔvášh) is specific to clothing;

the verb נָעַל (nɔʿál) is used for shoes, sandals;

the verb חָבַשׁ (kḥɔvášh) for headwear, bandages;

the verb הִרְכִּיב (hirkív) for (sun)glasses;

the verb עָנַד (ʿɔnáđ) for rings, bracelets, necklaces;

the verb שָׂם (sɔ́m) for gloves; and sometimes

the verb גָּרַב (gɔráv) for socks, stockings.

Conjugation

Conjugation of לָבַשׁ (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: ללבוש / לִלְבֹּשׁ action noun: לְבִישָׁה passive participle: לָבוּשׁ
finite forms		singular		plural
		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	לָבַשְׁתִּי		לָבַשְׁנוּ
	second	לָבַשְׁתָּ	לָבַשְׁתְּ	לְבַשְׁתֶּם1	לְבַשְׁתֶּן1
	third	לָבַשׁ	לָבְשָׁה	לָבְשׁוּ
present		לוֹבֵשׁ	לוֹבֶשֶׁת	לוֹבְשִׁים	לוֹבְשׁוֹת
future	first	אֶלְבַּשׁ		נִלְבַּשׁ
	second	תִּלְבַּשׁ	תִּלְבְּשִׁי	תִּלְבְּשׁוּ	תִּלְבַּשְׁנָה2
	third	יִלְבַּשׁ	תִּלְבַּשׁ	יִלְבְּשׁוּ	תִּלְבַּשְׁנָה2
imperative		לְבַשׁ	לִבְשִׁי	לִבְשׁוּ	לְבַשְׁנָה2
notes		Pronounced לָבַשְׁתֶּם and לָבַשְׁתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References

• H3847 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Anagrams

• בלש
• בשל