שִׂמְלָה
Transliteration
śimlâ
Pronunciation
sim-law'
Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Perhaps by permutation for the fem. of סֶמֶל (H5566) (through the idea of a cover assuming the shape of the object beneath)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2270a

Strong’s Definitions

שִׂמְלָה simlâh, sim-law'; perhaps by permutation for the feminine of H5566 (through the idea of a cover assuming the shape of the object beneath); a dress, especially a mantle:—apparel, cloth(-es, -ing), garment, raiment. Compare H8008.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 29x

The KJV translates Strong's H8071 in the following manner: raiment (11x), clothes (6x), garment (6x), apparel (2x), cloth (2x), clothing (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 29x
The KJV translates Strong's H8071 in the following manner: raiment (11x), clothes (6x), garment (6x), apparel (2x), cloth (2x), clothing (2x).

  1. wrapper, mantle, covering garment, garments, clothes, raiment, a cloth

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שִׂמְלָה simlâh, sim-law'; perhaps by permutation for the feminine of H5566 (through the idea of a cover assuming the shape of the object beneath); a dress, especially a mantle:—apparel, cloth(-es, -ing), garment, raiment. Compare H8008.
STRONGS H8071: Abbreviations
† שִׂמְלָה noun feminine wrapper, mantle; — absolute שׂ׳ Genesis 9:23 +, construct שִׂמְלַת Deuteronomy 21:13; Deuteronomy 22:5; suffix שִׂמְלָֽתְךָ Deuteronomy 8:4, etc.; plural שְׂמָלֹת Genesis 45:22 (twice in verse) +, suffix שִׂמְלֹתָם Genesis 44:13 +, etc.; — wrapper, mantle (of man or [Ruth 3:3 +] woman), usually square piece of cloth worn as outer garment (see MackieHast. DB. i. 625; BenzEncy. Bib. iii. 2932), Genesis 35:2; Exodus 22:26 (both E), Deuteronomy 8:4; Deuteronomy 10:18; Deuteronomy 21:13; Deuteronomy 22:3; Isaiah 3:6, 7; Isaiah 9:4; 2 Samuel 12:20 Kt, Ruth 3:3 Kt (Qr in both plural); as covering in sleep Genesis 9:23 (J; compare Exodus 22:26), bed-covering Deuteronomy 22:17; covering or receptacle for articles Exodus 12:34 (E), Judges 8:25; 1 Samuel 21:10, compare Proverbs 30:4; more generally garment, Deuteronomy 22:5, clothes (plural) Genesis 37:34; Genesis 44:13 (J), Genesis 41:14; Exodus 19:10, 14 (all E), Joshua 7:6 (JE); as costly gifts Genesis 45:22 (twice in verse); Exodus 3:22; Exodus 12:35 (all E).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

9:23; 9:23; 35:2; 37:34; 41:14; 44:13; 44:13; 45:22; 45:22

Exodus

3:22; 12:34; 12:35; 19:10; 19:14; 22:26; 22:26

Deuteronomy

8:4; 8:4; 10:18; 21:13; 21:13; 22:3; 22:5; 22:5; 22:17

Joshua

7:6

Judges

8:25

Ruth

3:3; 3:3

1 Samuel

21:10

2 Samuel

12:20

Proverbs

30:4

Isaiah

3:6; 3:7; 9:4