Lûwṭ — H3874

Definition

verb

to wrap up

1. to wrap closely or tightly, enwrap, envelop
1. (Qal) to wrap tightly
2. (Hiphil) to envelop, wrap

Usually translated as

cast, wrap

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

• eneiléō (G1750)
• epikalýptō (G1943)

Occurrences

Lûwṭ occurs 3 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Samuel (1), 1 Kings (1), Isaiah (1)

• 1 Samuel 21:9 — And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped (לוּטָ֣ה) in a cloth behind the ephod: if thou wilt take that, take it: for there is no other save that here. And David said, There is none like that; give it me.
• 1 Kings 19:13 — And it was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped (וַיָּ֤לֶט) his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entering in of the cave. And, behold, there came a voice unto him, and said, What doest thou here, Elijah?
• Isaiah 25:7 — And he will destroy in this mountain the face of the covering cast (הַלּ֖וֹט) over all people, and the vail that is spread over all nations.