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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #8071 - שִׂמְלָה

Transliteration

simlâh

Phonetics

sim-law'

Origin

perhaps by permutation for the fem. of (H5566) (through the idea of a cover assuming the shape of the object beneath)

Parts of Speech

feminine noun

TWOT

2270a

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

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

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 2440 ‑ ἱμάτιον (him‑at'‑ee‑on); 2441 ‑ ἱματισμός (him‑at‑is‑mos'); 4749 ‑ στολή (stol‑ay');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (28)

Genesis 7

Exodus 6

Deuteronomy 6

Joshua 1

Judges 1

Ruth 1

1 Samuel 1

2 Samuel 1

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 3

BSB (29)

Genesis 7

Exodus 6

Deuteronomy 6

Joshua 1

Judges 1

Ruth 1

1 Samuel 1

2 Samuel 1

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 4

CSB (29)

Genesis 7

Exodus 6

Deuteronomy 6

Joshua 1

Judges 1

Ruth 1

1 Samuel 1

2 Samuel 1

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 4

ESV (29)

Genesis 7

Exodus 6

Deuteronomy 6

Joshua 1

Judges 1

Ruth 1

1 Samuel 1

2 Samuel 1

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 4

KJV (29)

Genesis 7

Exodus 6

Deuteronomy 6

Joshua 1

Judges 1

Ruth 1

1 Samuel 1

2 Samuel 1

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 4

LEB (29)

Genesis 7

Exodus 6

Deuteronomy 6

Joshua 1

Judges 1

Ruth 1

1 Samuel 1

2 Samuel 1

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 4

LSB (29)

Genesis 7

Exodus 6

Deuteronomy 6

Joshua 1

Judges 1

Ruth 1

1 Samuel 1

2 Samuel 1

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 4

N95 (29)

Genesis 7

Exodus 6

Deuteronomy 6

Joshua 1

Judges 1

Ruth 1

1 Samuel 1

2 Samuel 1

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 4

NAS (29)

Genesis 7

Exodus 6

Deuteronomy 6

Joshua 1

Judges 1

Ruth 1

1 Samuel 1

2 Samuel 1

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 4

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (29)

Genesis 7

Exodus 6

Deuteronomy 6

Joshua 1

Judges 1

Ruth 1

1 Samuel 1

2 Samuel 1

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 4

ASV (28)

a garment 2

and raiment 3

and the garments 1

garment 1

his apparel 1

his clothes 1

his garments 1

his raiment 1

in a cloth 1

in his garment 1

in their clothes 1

it is his garment 1

nor clothing 1

of raiment 2

our own apparel 1

the garment 1

the raiment 1

their clothes 1

their garments 2

thy raiment 2

with his garment 1

your garments 1

BSB (29)

a garment 2

and clothing 2

and every garment 1

and for clothing 1

clothing 1

for 1

garments 1

his cloak 1

his clothes 4

in a cloth 1

in clothing 1

in his cloak 1

of clothes 1

or clothing 1

our own clothes 1

the cloth 1

the clothing 1

their clothes 3

you have a cloak 1

your best clothes 1

your clothing 1

your garments 1

CSB (29)

a cloak 1

cloak 2

cloth 1

clothes 12

clothing 4

garment 2

garments 1

mantle 1

or clothing 1

our own clothing 1

the cloth 1

the clothes 1

the clothing 1

ESV (29)

cloak 5

cloaks 1

cloth 1

clothes 8

clothing 6

garment 4

garments 4

KJV (29)

apparel 2

cloth 2

clothes 6

clothing 2

garment 4

garments 2

raiment 11

LEB (29)

⌊you have a cloak⌋ 1

a garment 2

and clothing 1

and for clothing 1

and garment 1

and garments 1

cloak 1

clothes 1

clothing 2

concerning his garment 1

his clothes 1

his clothing 2

in a cloth 1

in a garment 1

in their cloaks 1

it is his cloak 1

our own clothing 1

the cloth out ⌊before⌋ 1

the clothing of 2

their clothes 3

your clothing 2

your garments 1

LSB (29)

cloak 4

cloth 1

clothes 9

clothing 5

garment 5

garments 5

N95 (29)

cloak 4

cloth 1

clothes 9

clothing 5

garment 5

garments 5

NAS (29)

cloak 4

cloth 1

clothes 9

clothing 5

garment 5

garments 5

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (29)

a garment 2

and clothing 3

clothing 1

dressed 1

his clothes 2

his clothing 2

in a cloth 1

in his garment 1

in their clothes 1

it is his garment 1

nor clothing 1

of clothing 2

our own clothing 1

the cloth 1

the clothing 1

their clothes 2

their garments 1

with his garment 1

your clothing 1

your garments 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2489) l m x (סמל SML) AC: ? CO: Image AB: ?: The form or shape of an image.

N^m) l m x (סמל SML) - Image: KJV (5): figure, image, idol - Strongs: H5566 (סֵמֶל)

e^f1) e l m i x (סימלה SYMLH) - Garment: As forming to the image of the body. [df: hlmV] KJV (29): raiment, clothes, garment, apparel, cloth, clothing - Strongs: H8071 (שִׂמְלָה)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

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 Mackie^{Hast. DB. i. 625}; Benz^{Ency. 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).

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

שִׂמְלָה f. a garment, whether of men or women (Deuteronomy 22:5); especially a large outer garment, Genesis 9:23; Deuteronomy 10:18; 1 Samuel 21:10; Isaiah 3:6, with which, at night, persons wrapped themselves, Deuter. 22:17. From this primitive form, by transposition, comes שַׂלְמָה which see.

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List of Word Forms

בְּשִׂמְלֹתָ֖ם בַּשִּׂמְלָ֗ה בַשִּׂמְלָה֮ בשמלה בשמלתם הַשִּׂמְלָ֔ה הַשִּׂמְלָ֗ה השמלה וְשִׂמְלָ֖ה וְשִׂמְלָֽה׃ וְשִׂמְלָתֵ֖נוּ וּשְׂמָלֹ֑ת וּשְׂמָלֹֽת׃ ושמלה ושמלה׃ ושמלת ושמלת׃ ושמלתנו לְשִׂמְלָתוֹ֒ לשמלתו שְׂמָלֹ֑ת שְׂמָלֹֽת׃ שִׂמְלַ֣ת שִׂמְלַ֨ת שִׂמְלָ֑ה שִׂמְלָ֣ה שִׂמְלָ֨תְךָ֜ שִׂמְלָת֖וֹ שִׂמְלֹתֵיכֶֽם׃ שִׂמְלֹתָ֑ם שִׂמְלֹתָ֔יו שִׂמְלֹתָ֗יו שִׂמְלֹתָֽם׃ שִׂמְלֹתַ֛יִךְ שִׂמְלֹתָ֔יו שמלה שמלת שמלת׃ שמלתו שמלתיו שמלתיך שמלתיכם׃ שמלתך שמלתם שמלתם׃ baś·śim·lāh ḇaś·śim·lāh bassimLah baśśimlāh ḇaśśimlāh bə·śim·lō·ṯām besimloTam bəśimlōṯām haś·śim·lāh hassimLah haśśimlāh lə·śim·lā·ṯōw lesimlaTo ləśimlāṯōw śə·mā·lōṯ semaLot śəmālōṯ śim·lā·ṯə·ḵā śim·lā·ṯōw śim·lāh śim·laṯ śim·lō·ṯa·yiḵ śim·lō·ṯām śim·lō·ṯāw śim·lō·ṯê·ḵem simLah śimlāh simLat śimlaṯ simLatecha śimlāṯəḵā simlaTo śimlāṯōw simloTam śimlōṯām simloTav śimlōṯāw simloTayich śimlōṯayiḵ simloteiChem śimlōṯêḵem ū·śə·mā·lōṯ usemaLot ūśəmālōṯ vassimLah vesimLah vesimlaTenu wə·śim·lā·ṯê·nū wə·śim·lāh wəśimlāh wəśimlāṯênū