כְּסוּת
ke.sut
“covering”
Definition
a cover (garment); figuratively, a veiling
from H3680 (כָּסָה);
- covering, clothing 1a) covering, clothing 1b) covering (for concealment)
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
H:N-F
H:N-F
Occurrences
כְּסוּת appears 7 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
You are to make tassels on the four corners of the cloak you wear.
If he takes another wife, he must not reduce the food, clothing, or marital rights of his first wife.
And he said to Sarah, “See, I am giving your brother a thousand pieces of silver. It is your vindication before all who are with you; you are completely cleared.”
I clothe the heavens in blackand make sackcloth their covering.”
Without clothing, they spend the night naked;they have no covering against the cold.
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