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
Hebrew · H8008
שַׂלְמָה
A dress
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שַׂלְמָה H8008
Pronunciation šalĕmāh
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
Full entry for שַׂלְמָה (H8008) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
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 cloak 3× Exodus 22:26, 1 Kings 11:29, 1 Kings 11:30
clothing 3× Joshua 9:5, 1 Kings 10:25, 2 Chronicles 9:24
clothes 2× Joshua 9:13, Joshua 22:8
a garment 1× Exodus 22:9
and even my own clothes 1× Job 9:31
as [with] a garment 1× Psalms 104:2
in his own cloak 1× Deuteronomy 24:13
of your garments 1× Song Of Solomon 4:11
robe 1× Micah 2:8
Their clothes 1× Nehemiah 9:21
yet your clothes 1× Deuteronomy 29:5
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 22:9 שַׂלְמָ֜ה to a garment Noun - feminine singular Exodus 22:26 שַׂלְמַ֣ת to cloak Noun - feminine singular construct Deuteronomy 24:13 בְּשַׂלְמָת֖וֹ to in his own cloak Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Deuteronomy 29:5 שַׂלְמֹֽתֵיכֶם֙ to yet your clothes Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural Joshua 9:5 וּשְׂלָמ֥וֹת to clothing Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural Joshua 9:13 שַׂלְמוֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙ to clothes Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common plural Joshua 22:8 וּבִשְׂלָמ֖וֹת to clothes Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural 1 Kings 10:25 וּשְׂלָמוֹת֙ to clothing Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural 1 Kings 11:29 בְּשַׂלְמָ֣ה to cloak Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular 1 Kings 11:30 בַּשַּׂלְמָ֥ה to cloak Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 22:9
Aligned rows 16
Books represented 10
Exodus 2 Deuteronomy 2 Joshua 3 1 Kings 3 2 Chronicles 1 Nehemiah 1 Job 1 Psalms 1 Song Of Solomon 1 Micah 1
Source forms
וּשְׂלָמוֹת֙ 2x ū·śə·lā·mō·wṯ 1 Kings 10:25, 2 Chronicles 9:24
בְּשַׂלְמָ֣ה 1x bə·śal·māh 1 Kings 11:29
בַּשַּׂלְמָ֥ה 1x baś·śal·māh 1 Kings 11:30
בְּשַׂלְמָת֖וֹ 1x bə·śal·mā·ṯōw Deuteronomy 24:13
וּבִשְׂלָמ֖וֹת 1x ū·ḇiś·lā·mō·wṯ Joshua 22:8
וּשְׂלָמ֥וֹת 1x ū·śə·lā·mō·wṯ Joshua 9:5
כַּשַּׂלְמָ֑ה 1x kaś·śal·māh Psalms 104:2
שַׂלְמָ֜ה 1x śal·māh Exodus 22:9
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural 3x Joshua 9:5, 1 Kings 10:25, 2 Chronicles 9:24
Noun - feminine singular 2x Exodus 22:9, Micah 2:8
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural 1x Joshua 22:8
Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common plural 1x Joshua 9:13
Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular 1x Job 9:31
Noun - feminine plural construct | second person feminine singular 1x Song Of Solomon 4:11
Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural 1x Deuteronomy 29:5
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural 1x Nehemiah 9:21
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Upper garment or robe worn by women and men; marks social status or dignity through quality and appearance
Source Gloss
a dress
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Upper garment or robe worn by women and men; marks social status or dignity through quality and appearance
a dress BDB: garment Usage: clothes, garment, raiment.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שַׂלְמָה is built from this root:
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