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כְּתֹנֶת H3801

H3801 is the Hebrew word כְּתֹנֶת, transliterated kᵉthôneth and said keth-o'-neth. The King James Version most often renders it coat.

Word: כְּתֹנֶתTransliteration: kᵉthônethSaid: keth-o'-nethLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 20 verses

What it means

a shirt.

Where it comes from

or כֻּתֹּנֶת; from an unused root meaning to cover (compare H3802 (כָּתֵף)).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 22 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

coat 14×coats 5×garment 2×robe 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: coat, garment, robe.

Verses using כְּתֹנֶת

All 20 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 3:21 · KJV

Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them.

Genesis 37:3 · KJV

Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours.

Genesis 37:23 · KJV

And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colours that was on him;

Genesis 37:31 · KJV

And they took Joseph’s coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;

Genesis 37:32 · KJV

And they sent the coat of many colours, and they brought it to their father; and said, This have we found: know now whether it be thy son’s coat or no.

Genesis 37:33 · KJV

And he knew it, and said, It is my son’s coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces.

Exodus 28:4 · KJV

And these are the garments which they shall make; a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a broidered coat, a mitre, and a girdle: and they shall make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, and his sons, that he may minister unto me in the priest’s office.

Exodus 28:39 · KJV

And thou shalt embroider the coat of fine linen, and thou shalt make the mitre of fine linen, and thou shalt make the girdle of needlework.

Exodus 28:40 · KJV

And for Aaron’s sons thou shalt make coats, and thou shalt make for them girdles, and bonnets shalt thou make for them, for glory and for beauty.

Exodus 29:5 · KJV

And thou shalt take the garments, and put upon Aaron the coat, and the robe of the ephod, and the ephod, and the breastplate, and gird him with the curious girdle of the ephod:

Exodus 39:27 · KJV

And they made coats of fine linen of woven work for Aaron, and for his sons,

Leviticus 8:7 · KJV

And he put upon him the coat, and girded him with the girdle, and clothed him with the robe, and put the ephod upon him, and he girded him with the curious girdle of the ephod, and bound it unto him therewith.

Leviticus 8:13 · KJV

And Moses brought Aaron’s sons, and put coats upon them, and girded them with girdles, and put bonnets upon them; as the LORD commanded Moses.

Leviticus 10:5 · KJV

So they went near, and carried them in their coats out of the camp; as Moses had said.

Leviticus 16:4 · KJV

He shall put on the holy linen coat, and he shall have the linen breeches upon his flesh, and shall be girded with a linen girdle, and with the linen mitre shall he be attired: these are holy garments; therefore shall he wash his flesh in water, and so put them on.

2 Samuel 13:18 · KJV

And she had a garment of divers colours upon her: for with such robes were the king’s daughters that were virgins apparelled. Then his servant brought her out, and bolted the door after her.

2 Samuel 13:19 · KJV

And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of divers colours that was on her, and laid her hand on her head, and went on crying.

2 Samuel 15:32 · KJV

And it came to pass, that when David was come to the top of the mount, where he worshipped God, behold, Hushai the Archite came to meet him with his coat rent, and earth upon his head:

Song of Solomon 5:3 · KJV

I have put off my coat; how shall I put it on? I have washed my feet; how shall I defile them?

Isaiah 22:21 · KJV

And I will clothe him with thy robe, and strengthen him with thy girdle, and I will commit thy government into his hand: and he shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to the house of Judah.

Common questions

What does Strong's H3801 mean?

H3801 is the Hebrew word כְּתֹנֶת (kᵉthôneth), meaning a shirt.

How is H3801 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it coat (14 times), coats (5 times), garment (2 times), robe (1 time).

How many times does H3801 appear in the Bible?

כְּתֹנֶת (kᵉthôneth) is tagged in 20 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H3801 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: or כֻּתֹּנֶת; from an unused root meaning to cover (compare H3802 (כָּתֵף)).

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