Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
covering
Usage: 1) covering, clothing 1a) covering, clothing 1b) covering (for concealment)
Strong's Number
H3682
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
8
Books
5
Strong's H3682 Quick Answer
Strong's H3682 כְּסוּת (kcuwth) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. kcuwth (kes-ooth') n-f. 1. a cover (garment) 2. (figuratively) a veiling It has 8 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include covering, raiment, and coverest. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- kcuwth (kes-ooth') n-f. 1. a cover (garment) 2. (figuratively) a veiling
- Usage
- 8 linked usages
- Books
- 5 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- covering, raiment, and coverest
Meaning and Definition
kcuwth (kes-ooth') n-f. 1. a cover (garment) 2. (figuratively) a veiling [from H3680] KJV: covering, raiment, vesture. Root(s): H3680
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H3682. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H3682 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render kcuwth, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
How Strong's H3682 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 8 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H3682 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H3682 in the Old Testament
8 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver: behold, he is to thee a covering of the eyes, unto all that are with thee, and with all other: thus she was reproved.
If he take him another wife; her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, shall he not diminish.
For that is his covering only, it is his raiment for his skin: wherein shall he sleep? and it shall come to pass, when he crieth unto me, that I will hear; for I am gracious.
Usage Excerpts
First 8 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H3682.
And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver: behold, he is to thee a covering of the eyes, unto all that are with thee, and with all other: thus she was reproved.
If he take him another wife; her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, shall he not diminish.
For that is his covering only, it is his raiment for his skin: wherein shall he sleep? and it shall come to pass, when he crieth unto me, that I will hear; for I am gracious.
Thou shalt make thee fringes upon the four quarters of thy vesture, wherewith thou coverest thyself.
They cause the naked to lodge without clothing, that they have no covering in the cold.
Hell is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering.
If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering;
I clothe the heavens with blackness, and I make sackcloth their covering.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H3682, grouped by book.
Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
Exodus 2 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H3682 FAQ
What does kecuth (כְּסוּת) mean?
Kecuth (Strong's H3682) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "covering". kcuwth (kes-ooth') n-f. 1. a cover (garment) 2. (figuratively) a veiling
How many times is kecuth (כְּסוּת) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 8 linked usages for Strong's H3682 across 5 books.
Where can I study kecuth (כְּסוּת) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H3682 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate kecuth (כְּסוּת)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as covering, raiment, and coverest. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.