שִׂמְלָהsimlâh
wrapper, mantle, more generally garment, clothes (plural) (Genesis 9:23; Deuteronomy 21:13; Deuteronomy 22:5; Deuteronomy 8:4; Genesis 45:22)
Pronunciation: sim-law' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H8071
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 29 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 9:23 Then Shem and Japheth took a robe, held it over their shoulders, and backed into the tent to cover their father. As they did this, they looked the other way so they would not see him naked.
- Genesis 35:2 So Jacob told everyone in his household, “Get rid of all your pagan idols, purify yourselves, and put on clean clothing.
- Genesis 37:34 Then Jacob tore his clothes and dressed himself in burlap. He mourned deeply for his son for a long time.
- Genesis 41:14 Pharaoh sent for Joseph at once, and he was quickly brought from the prison. After he shaved and changed his clothes, he went in and stood before Pharaoh.
- Genesis 44:13 When the brothers saw this, they tore their clothing in despair. Then they loaded their donkeys again and returned to the city.
- Genesis 45:22 And he gave each of them new clothes—but to Benjamin he gave five changes of clothes and 300 pieces of silver.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).