Strong's H3801 · Hebrew
כְּתֹנֶת
kᵉthôneth · /keth-o'-neth/
Definition
a shirt
KJV: coat, garment, robe.
Root / derivation: or כֻּתֹּנֶת; from an unused root meaning to cover (compare H3802 (כָּתֵף));
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered כְּתֹנֶת across 26 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
26 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Genesis6 verses
Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them.
Genesis 37:3Now 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. colours: or, pieces
Genesis 37:23And 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; colours: or, pieces
Genesis 37:31And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;
Genesis 37:32And 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 37:33And he knew it, and said, It is my son's coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces.
Exodus7 verses
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 28:39And 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 28:40And 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 29:5And 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 29:8And thou shalt bring his sons, and put coats upon them.
Exodus 39:27And they made coats of fine linen of woven work for Aaron, and for his sons,
Exodus 40:14And thou shalt bring his sons, and clothe them with coats:
Leviticus4 verses
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 8:13And 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. put bonnets: Heb. bound bonnets
Leviticus 10:5So they went near, and carried them in their coats out of the camp; as Moses had said.
Leviticus 16:4He 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 Samuel3 verses
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 13:19And 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 15:32And 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:
Nehemiah2 verses
And some of the chief of the fathers gave unto the work. The Tirshatha gave to the treasure a thousand drams of gold, fifty basons, five hundred and thirty priests' garments. some: Heb. part.
Nehemiah 7:72And that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand pound of silver, and threescore and seven priests' garments.
Song of Solomon1 verse
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H3801 (kᵉthôneth) mean?
a shirt
How many times does H3801 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H3801 (כְּתֹנֶת) appears in 26 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “coat.”
How is kᵉthôneth translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H3801 is rendered as “coat” (16×), “coats” (7×), “garments” (3×), “garment” (2×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word כְּתֹנֶת come from?
or כֻּתֹּנֶת; from an unused root meaning to cover (compare H3802 (כָּתֵף));