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.
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Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 9:23
Complete exact-word concordance
If one bear holy flesh in the skirt of his garment, and with his skirt do touch bread, or pottage, or wine, or oil, or any meat, shall it be holy? And the priests answered and said, No.
If one beare holy flesh in the skirt of his garment, and with his skirt doe touch bread or pottage, or wine, or oile, or any meate, shall it be holy? and the priests answered and said, No.
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the prophets shall be ashamed every one of his vision, when he hath prophesied; neither shall they wear a rough garment to deceive:
And it shall come to passe in that day, that the prophets shalbe ashamed euery one of his vision, when hee hath prophecied: neither shall they weare a rough garment to deceiue.
1611 marginal noteHebr. a garment of haire.
1611 marginal noteHebr. to lie.
For the Lord, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away: for one covereth violence with his garment, saith the Lord of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously.
For the LORD the God of Israel saith, that he hateth putting away: for one couereth violence with his garment, saith the LORD of hosts, therfore take heed to your spirit, that ye deale not treacherously.
1611 marginal noteOr, if hee hate her, put her away.
1611 marginal noteHeb. to put away.
No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old garment, for that which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment, and the rent is made worse.
No man putteth a piece of new cloth vnto an olde garment: for that which is put in to fill it vp, taketh from the garment, & the rent is made worse.
1611 marginal noteOr, raw, or vnwrought cloth.
¶ And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment:
(¶ And behold, a woman which was diseased with an issue of blood twelue yeeres, came behinde him, and touched the hemme of his garment.
For she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be whole.
For she said within her selfe, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be whole.
And besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment: and as many as touched were made perfectly whole.
And besought him, that they might onely touch the hemme of his garment; and as many as touched, were made perfectly whole.
¶ And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment:
¶ And when the King came in to see the guests, hee sawe there a man, which had not on a wedding garment,
And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.
And hee sayth vnto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither, not hauing a wedding garment? And hee was speechlesse.
No man also seweth a piece of new cloth on an old garment: else the new piece that filled it up taketh away from the old, and the rent is made worse.
No man also soweth a piece of new cloth on an old garment: else the new piece that filled it vp, taketh away from the old, & the rent is made worse.
1611 marginal noteOr, raw, or vnwrought.
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An article of clothing; collectively, clothing or dress.
