Thematic Bible: Hyke or upper garment


Thematic Bible



When the sun goes down you shall surely return the pledge to him, that he may sleep in his cloak and bless you; and it will be righteousness for you before the Lord your God. Verse ConceptsCloaksThe SunSunsetslent

Most of the crowd spread their coats in the road, and others were cutting branches from the trees and spreading them in the road. Verse ConceptsSpreadingCutting Off BranchesCrowds Around JesusFoliageUsing Roads

I also shook out the front of my garment and said, “Thus may God shake out every man from his house and from his possessions who does not fulfill this promise; even thus may he be shaken out and emptied.” And all the assembly said, “Amen!” And they praised the Lord. Then the people did according to this promise. Verse ConceptsAmenEmptyingPeople ShakingPeople Abandoning People

Give, and it will be given to you. They will pour into your lap a good measure—pressed down, shaken together, and running over. For by your standard of measure it will be measured to you in return.” Verse ConceptsGiving, Of PossessionsGenerosity, HumanAbundant LifeBad LeadershipEquality In PaymentGiving To OthersBeing BlessedGod, The ProviderProfitsStewardshipPressingPeople ShakingPlenty Through GodGood ReboundingRight MeasuresEconomicsGivingTreating OthersGiving Backmeasurement

Then one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine and gathered from it his lap full of wild gourds, and came and sliced them into the pot of stew, for they did not know what they were. Verse ConceptsUnknown ThingsHerbsWeedpot

If a man carries holy meat in the fold of his garment, and touches bread with this fold, or cooked food, wine, oil, or any other food, will it become holy?’” And the priests answered, “No.” Verse ConceptsFringe Of ClothesTouching Holy ThingsDissent

You shall make yourself tassels on the four corners of your garment with which you cover yourself. Verse ConceptsTasselsFour CornersFringe Of ClothesMixing MaterialsFour SidesGarments

“Speak to the sons of Israel, and tell them that they shall make for themselves tassels on the corners of their garments throughout their generations, and that they shall put on the tassel of each corner a cord of blue. Verse ConceptsClothGenerationsTasselsFringe Of ClothesBlue CordsGarmentsColorbordersknots

But when David returned to bless his household, Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David and said, “How the king of Israel distinguished himself today! He uncovered himself today in the eyes of his servants’ maids as one of the foolish ones shamelessly uncovers himself!” Verse ConceptsFamilies, Examples OfBenedictionsIronySarcasmEmployers, Good ExamplesNudityPeople Stripping OffPeople Who Blessed Others

A young man was following Him, wearing nothing but a linen sheet over his naked body; and they seized him. But he pulled free of the linen sheet and escaped naked.

Whoever is in the field must not turn back to get his cloak. Verse ConceptsCloaksOuter GarmentsNot going home directly


The men of David said to him, "Behold, this is the day of which the LORD said to you, 'Behold; I am about to give your enemy into your hand, and you shall do to him as it seems good to you.'" Then David arose and cut off the edge of Saul's robe secretly. It came about afterward that David's conscience bothered him because he had cut off the edge of Saul's robe.

"If you ever take your neighbor's cloak as a pledge, you are to return it to him before the sun sets, for that is his only covering; it is his cloak for his body. What else shall he sleep in? And it shall come about that when he cries out to Me, I will hear him, for I am gracious.

As Samuel turned to go, Saul seized the edge of his robe, and it tore. Verse ConceptsClothing

Then the hand of the Lord was on Elijah, and he girded up his loins and outran Ahab to Jezreel. Verse ConceptsBeltsWaistsPower, HumanRunningTranceGod's HandOutrunningPreparing For ActionGod's Hands On PeopleGifts Of Supernatural StrengthRace

Then Ahijah took hold of the new cloak which was on him and tore it into twelve pieces. Verse ConceptsCloaksThe Number TwelveThose Who Tore ClothesTwelve Thingsrehabilitation

Then the high priest tore his robes and said, “He has blasphemed! What further need do we have of witnesses? Behold, you have now heard the blasphemy; Verse ConceptsTearing Of ClothesGesturesBlasphemy, Falsely AccusedHearing ChristThose Who Tore ClothesBlasphemyMan's Needs

Most of the crowd spread their coats in the road, and others were cutting branches from the trees and spreading them in the road. Verse ConceptsSpreadingCutting Off BranchesCrowds Around JesusFoliageUsing Roads

But they do all their deeds to be noticed by men; for they broaden their phylacteries and lengthen the tassels of their garments. Verse ConceptsPride, Examples OfHypocrites, Description OfDisplayingLong ThingsBroadnessFringe Of ClothesBeing Seen By ManSeeing PeopleGarmentspeoplephariseesdeeds

So the people took their dough before it was leavened, with their kneading bowls bound up in the clothes on their shoulders. Verse ConceptsDoughShouldersJoining ThingsKneading DoughPots For Cooking And Eating

But will he not say to him, ‘Prepare something for me to eat, and properly clothe yourself and serve me while I eat and drink; and afterward you may eat and drink’? Verse ConceptsClothing OneselfEating And DrinkingPreparing Food


*got up from supper, and *laid aside His garments; and taking a towel, He girded Himself. Verse ConceptsPeople Stripping Off

Again he said, “Give me the cloak that is on you and hold it.” So she held it, and he measured six measures of barley and laid it on her. Then she went into the city. Verse ConceptsSix ThingsOther Volume Measures