CategoryArchaic Word / Clothing Term
Modern Equivalentgarment; clothing; robe.
KJV Word TypeNoun
DefinitionClothing, a garment, or a robe. In the KJV, “vesture” can refer to ordinary clothing or to significant garments connected with Christ, kingship, or judgment imagery.
Key Verses"They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture." (Psalm 22:18); "And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God." (Revelation 19:13)
KJV Usage NoteUsually means a garment or clothing, often in solemn or prophetic contexts.
Common MisunderstandingIt does not refer to furniture or a vessel; it means clothing or a garment.
EtymologyFrom Latin vestire, meaning to clothe.