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שַׂלְמָה

A dress

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שַׂלְמָהH8008
Pronunciationšalĕmāh

What does שַׂלְמָה (šalĕmāh) mean in the Bible?

שַׂלְמָה (šalĕmāh): Upper garment or robe worn by women and men; marks social status or dignity through quality and appearance

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Questions this entry answers

What does שַׂלְמָה (šalĕmāh) mean in the Bible?

שַׂלְמָה (šalĕmāh): Upper garment or robe worn by women and men; marks social status or dignity through quality and appearance

How does the BSB render H8008?

The BSB source-word alignment has 16 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include cloak (3), clothing (3), clothes (2), a garment (1), and even my own clothes (1).

Where does שַׂלְמָה (šalĕmāh) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 22:9. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Kings (3), Joshua (3), Deuteronomy (2), Exodus (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
cloak3×Exodus 22:26, 1 Kings 11:29, 1 Kings 11:30
clothing3×Joshua 9:5, 1 Kings 10:25, 2 Chronicles 9:24
clothes2×Joshua 9:13, Joshua 22:8
a garment1×Exodus 22:9
and even my own clothes1×Job 9:31
as [with] a garment1×Psalms 104:2
in his own cloak1×Deuteronomy 24:13
of your garments1×Song Of Solomon 4:11
robe1×Micah 2:8
Their clothes1×Nehemiah 9:21
yet your clothes1×Deuteronomy 29:5
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 22:9שַׂלְמָ֜הtoa garmentNoun - feminine singularExodus 22:26שַׂלְמַ֣תtocloakNoun - feminine singular constructDeuteronomy 24:13בְּשַׂלְמָת֖וֹtoin his own cloakPreposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularDeuteronomy 29:5שַׂלְמֹֽתֵיכֶם֙toyet your clothesNoun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine pluralJoshua 9:5וּשְׂלָמ֥וֹתtoclothingConjunctive waw | Noun - feminine pluralJoshua 9:13שַׂלְמוֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙toclothesNoun - feminine plural construct | first person common pluralJoshua 22:8וּבִשְׂלָמ֖וֹתtoclothesConjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural1 Kings 10:25וּשְׂלָמוֹת֙toclothingConjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural1 Kings 11:29בְּשַׂלְמָ֣הtocloakPreposition-b | Noun - feminine singular1 Kings 11:30בַּשַּׂלְמָ֥הtocloakPreposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowExodus 22:9
Aligned rows16
Books represented10
Exodus2Deuteronomy2Joshua31 Kings32 Chronicles1Nehemiah1Job1Psalms1Song Of Solomon1Micah1
Source forms
וּשְׂלָמוֹת֙2xū·śə·lā·mō·wṯ1 Kings 10:25, 2 Chronicles 9:24
בְּשַׂלְמָ֣ה1xbə·śal·māh1 Kings 11:29
בַּשַּׂלְמָ֥ה1xbaś·śal·māh1 Kings 11:30
בְּשַׂלְמָת֖וֹ1xbə·śal·mā·ṯōwDeuteronomy 24:13
וּבִשְׂלָמ֖וֹת1xū·ḇiś·lā·mō·wṯJoshua 22:8
וּשְׂלָמ֥וֹת1xū·śə·lā·mō·wṯJoshua 9:5
כַּשַּׂלְמָ֑ה1xkaś·śal·māhPsalms 104:2
שַׂלְמָ֜ה1xśal·māhExodus 22:9
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural3xJoshua 9:5, 1 Kings 10:25, 2 Chronicles 9:24
Noun - feminine singular2xExodus 22:9, Micah 2:8
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural1xJoshua 22:8
Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common plural1xJoshua 9:13
Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular1xJob 9:31
Noun - feminine plural construct | second person feminine singular1xSong Of Solomon 4:11
Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural1xDeuteronomy 29:5
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural1xNehemiah 9:21
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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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