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ways, according to the results of his deeds” (Jer. 17:10,
NASB
; cf. 21:14). In most
passages similar to these, the
NASB
renders
“fruit” (cf. Prov. 18:21).
B. Verb.
(
$
#
, 6504), “to be fruitful, bear fruit.” This verb appears 29 times in the Old
Testament. Its first occurrence is in Gen. 1:22: “And God blessed them, saying, Be
fruitful, and multiply, …”
G
GARMENT
(
$&,
, 899), “garment; covering; cloth; blanket; saddlecloth.” This word
appears in biblical Hebrew about 200 times and in all periods.
The word signifies any kind of “garment” or “covering,” usually for human wear.
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first appears in Gen. 24:53: “And the servant brought forth jewels of silver, and
jewels of gold, and garments [
KJV
, “raiment”], and gave them to Rebekah.…” Here the
word represents “garments made of precious materials.” The “garments” of widows, on
the other hand, must have been quite common and valueless (Gen. 38:14). Certainly
mourners’ “garments” must have been very plain, if not torn (2 Sam. 14:2).
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sometimes refers to “outer garments.” Thus in 2 Kings 7:15, the Syrian
soldiers who fled from Jerusalem left behind their “clothes” and equipment; they left
behind everything that would hinder their escape. Surely this did not include their
essential “clothing.” In Judg. 14:12, however, the word is distinguished from linen
wrappings (“outer garments”)—Samson promised the Philistines that if they would solve
his riddle, he would give them “thirty linen wraps [
KJV
, “sheets”] and thirty change of
garments” (cf. Judg. 17:10). The “holy garments” Moses was commanded to make for
Aaron included everything he was to wear while officiating before the Lord: “… A
breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and an embroidered coat, a mitre, and a [sash]; and
they shall make holy garments for Aaron …” (Exod. 28:4).
In passages such as Num. 4:6,
means “covering,” in the sense of a large flat
piece of cloth material to be laid over something: “And [they] shall put thereon the
covering of badgers’ skins, and shall spread over it a cloth wholly of blue.…” When put
over people, such clothes were probably “blankets”: “Now king David was old and
stricken in years; and they covered him with blankets [
KJV
and
NASB
, “clothes”], but he
gat no heat” (1 Kings 1:1). When put over beasts, such coverings were “saddlecloths”
(Ezek. 27:20).
GATE
(
, 8179), “gate.” This word has cognates in Ugaritic, Arabic, Moabite,
Aramaic, and Phoenician. Biblical Hebrew attests it about 370 times and in all periods.
Basically, this word represents a structure closing and enclosing a large opening
through a wall, or a barrier through which people and things pass to an enclosed area. The