And Ahijah caught the new garment that was on him, and rent it in twelve pieces:
The 1611 reading
And Ahiiah caught the new garment that was on him, and rent it in twelue pieces.
KJV dictionary & concordance
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
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 9:23
Complete exact-word concordance
And Ahijah caught the new garment that was on him, and rent it in twelve pieces:
And Ahiiah caught the new garment that was on him, and rent it in twelue pieces.
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.
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.
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.
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.
¶ 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,
¶ 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.
¶ 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.
¶ 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.
And he, as a rotten thing, consumeth, as a garment that is moth eaten.
And hee, as a rotten thing consumeth, as a garment that is moth-eaten.
By the great force of my disease is my garment changed: it bindeth me about as the collar of my coat.
By the great force of my disease, is my garment changed: it bindeth mee about as the collar of my coat.
When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it,
When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thicke darknesse a swadling band for it,
It is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as a garment.
It is turned as clay to the seale, and they stand as a garment.
Who can discover the face of his garment? or who can come to him with his double bridle?
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 English dictionary sources
An article of clothing; collectively, clothing or dress.