What does מְעִיל (mĕʿiyl) mean in the Bible?
מְעִיל (mĕʿiyl): Outer ceremonial garment signifying status and authority; worn by priests, kings, and the wealthy.
Hebrew · H4598
מְעִיל
A robe (i.e. upper and outer garment)
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מְעִיל H4598
Pronunciation mĕʿiyl
What does מְעִיל (mĕʿiyl) mean in the Bible?
מְעִיל (mĕʿiyl): Outer ceremonial garment signifying status and authority; worn by priests, kings, and the wealthy.
Full entry for מְעִיל (H4598) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4598?
The BSB source-word alignment has 28 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of the robe (4), the robe (4), . . . (2), a robe (2), and cloak (2).
Where does מְעִיל (mĕʿiyl) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 28:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (9), 1 Samuel (7), Job (3), Ezra (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It of the robe 4× Exodus 28:34, Exodus 39:23, Exodus 39:24, Exodus 39:26
the robe 4× Exodus 28:31, Exodus 29:5, Exodus 39:22, 1 Samuel 18:4
. . . 2× 1 Samuel 24:11, 2 Samuel 13:18
a robe 2× Exodus 28:4, 1 Samuel 28:14
and cloak 2× Ezra 9:3, Ezra 9:5
his robe 2× Job 1:20, Job 2:12
in a robe 2× 1 Chronicles 15:27, Isaiah 61:10
robe 2× 1 Samuel 2:19, 1 Samuel 24:4
- 1× Exodus 39:25
in a cloak 1× Isaiah 59:17
like a robe 1× Psalms 109:29
of his robe 1× 1 Samuel 15:27
of your robe 1× 1 Samuel 24:11
their robes 1× Ezekiel 26:16
was my robe 1× Job 29:14
with the robe 1× Leviticus 8:7
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 28:4 וּמְעִ֔יל to a robe Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 28:31 מְעִ֥יל to the robe Noun - masculine singular construct Exodus 28:34 הַמְּעִ֖יל to of the robe Article | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 29:5 מְעִ֣יל to the robe Noun - masculine singular construct Exodus 39:22 מְעִ֥יל to the robe Noun - masculine singular construct Exodus 39:23 הַמְּעִ֥יל to of the robe Article | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 39:24 הַמְּעִ֔יל to of the robe Article | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 39:25 הַמְּעִיל֙ to - Article | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 39:26 הַמְּעִ֖יל to of the robe Article | Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 8:7 הַמְּעִ֔יל to with the robe Article | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 28:4
Aligned rows 28
Books represented 10
Exodus 9 Leviticus 1 1 Samuel 7 2 Samuel 1 1 Chronicles 1 Ezra 2 Job 3 Psalms 1 Isaiah 2 Ezekiel 1
Source forms
מְעִ֥יל 3x mə·‘îl Exodus 28:31, Exodus 39:22, Isaiah 61:10
הַמְּעִ֖יל 2x ham·mə·‘îl Exodus 28:34, Exodus 39:26
הַמְּעִ֥יל 2x ham·mə·‘îl Exodus 39:23, 1 Samuel 24:4
הַמְּעִ֔יל 2x ham·mə·‘îl Exodus 39:24, Leviticus 8:7
הַמְּעִיל֙ 2x ham·mə·‘îl Exodus 39:25, 1 Samuel 18:4
וּמְעִילִ֑י 2x ū·mə·‘î·lî Ezra 9:3, Ezra 9:5
מְעִל֔וֹ 2x mə·‘i·lōw Job 1:20, Job 2:12
בִּמְעִ֣יל 1x bim·‘îl 1 Chronicles 15:27
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine singular 8x Exodus 28:34, Exodus 39:23, Exodus 39:24, Exodus 39:25
Noun - masculine singular construct 4x Exodus 28:31, Exodus 29:5, Exodus 39:22, Isaiah 61:10
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 3x 1 Samuel 15:27, Job 1:20, Job 2:12
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 2x Exodus 28:4, 1 Samuel 2:19
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular 2x Ezra 9:3, Ezra 9:5
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular 2x 1 Samuel 24:11
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular 2x Psalms 109:29, Isaiah 59:17
Noun - masculine plural 1x 2 Samuel 13:18
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Outer ceremonial garment signifying status and authority; worn by priests, kings, and the wealthy.
Source Gloss
a robe (i.e. upper and outer garment)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Outer ceremonial garment signifying status and authority; worn by priests, kings, and the wealthy.
a robe (i.e. upper and outer garment) BDB: robe Usage: cloke, coat, mantle, robe.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
Garment of righteousness and salvation, worn as priestly or festive attire
Showing 1 selected witness from 28 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
מְעִיל is built from this root:
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain