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garment

Meaning of “garment”

1. An article of clothing or covering worn or placed about the body. 2. Figuratively, something that covers or surrounds as clothing does.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
86 occurrences82 verses28 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 9:23

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1 Kings 11:30
And Ahijah caught the new garment that was on him, and rent it in twelve pieces:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Kings 11:30 · retained source text

And Ahiiah caught the new garment that was on him, and rent it in twelue pieces.

2 Kings 9:13
Then they hasted, and took every man his garment, and put it under him on the top of the stairs, and blew with trumpets, saying, Jehu is king.
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1611 witness · 2 Kings 9:13 · retained source text

Then they hasted, and tooke euery man his garment, and put it vnder him on the top of the staires, and blewe with trumpets, saying, Iehu is king.

1611 marginal noteHeb. reigneth.

Ezra 9:3
And when I heard this thing, I rent my garment and my mantle, and plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down astonied.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ezra 9:3 · retained source text

And when I heard this thing, I rent my garment and my mantle, and pluckt off the haire of my head, and of my beard, and sate downe astonied.

Ezra 9:5
¶ And at the evening sacrifice I arose up from my heaviness; and having rent my garment and my mantle, I fell upon my knees, and spread out my hands unto the Lord my God,
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1611 witness · Ezra 9:5 · retained source text

¶ And at the euening sacrifice, I arose vp from my heauinesse, and hauing rent my garment and my mantle, I fell vpon my knees, and spread out my hands vnto the LORD my God,

1611 marginal noteOr, affliction.

Esther 8:15
¶ And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad.
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1611 witness · Esther 8:15 · retained source text

¶ And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king, in royall apparell, of blew and white, and with a great crowne of gold, and with a garment of fine linnen, and purple, and the citie of Shushan reioyced, and was glad:

1611 marginal noteOr, violet.

Job 13:28
And he, as a rotten thing, consumeth, as a garment that is moth eaten.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 13:28 · retained source text

And hee, as a rotten thing consumeth, as a garment that is moth-eaten.

Job 30:18
By the great force of my disease is my garment changed: it bindeth me about as the collar of my coat.
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1611 witness · Job 30:18 · retained source text

By the great force of my disease, is my garment changed: it bindeth mee about as the collar of my coat.

Job 38:14
It is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as a garment.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 38:14 · retained source text

It is turned as clay to the seale, and they stand as a garment.

Job 41:13
Who can discover the face of his garment? or who can come to him with his double bridle?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 41:13 · retained source text

Who can discouer the face of his garment? or who can come to him, with his double bridle?

1611 marginal noteOr, within.

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Historical definitions

An article of clothing; collectively, clothing or dress.

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