Know the Word.

Hebrew word

simlâh

sim-law'

שִׂמְלָה

What it means

a dress, especially a mantle

Where it comes from

perhaps by permutation for the feminine of çemel (סֶמֶל) (through the idea of a cover assuming the shape of the object beneath)

How the King James translates it

  • raiment8
  • garment4
  • clothes4
  • cloth2
  • apparel2
  • clothing2
  • garments1

Every place it appears 23

Joshua7:6
Judges8:25
Ruth3:3
1 Samuel21:9
2 Samuel12:20
Proverbs30:4
simlâh — Hebrew word meaning “a dress, especially a mantle”