What does שִׂמְלָה (šimĕlāh) mean in the Bible?
שִׂמְלָה (šimĕlāh): Outer garment worn as visible marker of status, dignity, or covenant identity in OT narrative
Hebrew · H8071
שִׂמְלָה
A dress , especially a mantle
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שִׂמְלָה H8071
Pronunciation šimĕlāh
What does שִׂמְלָה (šimĕlāh) mean in the Bible?
שִׂמְלָה (šimĕlāh): Outer garment worn as visible marker of status, dignity, or covenant identity in OT narrative
Full entry for שִׂמְלָה (H8071) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8071?
The BSB source-word alignment has 29 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include his clothes (4), their clothes (3), a garment (2), and clothing (2), [for] (1).
Where does שִׂמְלָה (šimĕlāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 9:23. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (7), Deuteronomy (6), Exodus (6), Isaiah (4).
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 his clothes 4× Genesis 37:34, Genesis 41:14, Joshua 7:6, 2 Samuel 12:20
their clothes 3× Genesis 44:13, Exodus 19:10, Exodus 19:14
a garment 2× Genesis 9:23, Judges 8:25
and clothing 2× Exodus 3:22, Deuteronomy 10:18
[for] 1× Exodus 22:27
and [every] garment 1× Isaiah 9:5
and for clothing 1× Exodus 12:35
clothing 1× Deuteronomy 22:5
garments 1× Genesis 45:22
his cloak 1× Deuteronomy 22:3
in a cloth 1× 1 Samuel 21:9
in clothing 1× Exodus 12:34
in His cloak 1× Proverbs 30:4
of clothes 1× Genesis 45:22
or clothing 1× Isaiah 3:7
our own clothes 1× Isaiah 4:1
the cloth 1× Deuteronomy 22:17
the clothing 1× Deuteronomy 21:13
You have a cloak 1× Isaiah 3:6
your best clothes 1× Ruth 3:3
Your clothing 1× Deuteronomy 8:4
your garments 1× Genesis 35:2
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 9:23 הַשִּׂמְלָ֗ה to a garment Article | Noun - feminine singular Genesis 35:2 שִׂמְלֹתֵיכֶֽם׃ to your garments Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural Genesis 37:34 שִׂמְלֹתָ֔יו to his clothes Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular Genesis 41:14 שִׂמְלֹתָ֔יו to his clothes Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular Genesis 44:13 שִׂמְלֹתָ֑ם to their clothes Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural Genesis 45:22 שְׂמָלֹ֑ת to garments Noun - feminine plural Genesis 45:22 שְׂמָלֹֽת׃ to of clothes Noun - feminine plural Exodus 3:22 וּשְׂמָלֹ֑ת to and clothing Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural Exodus 12:34 בְּשִׂמְלֹתָ֖ם to in clothing Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural Exodus 12:35 וּשְׂמָלֹֽת׃ to and for clothing Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 9:23
Aligned rows 29
Books represented 10
Genesis 7 Exodus 6 Deuteronomy 6 Joshua 1 Judges 1 Ruth 1 1 Samuel 1 2 Samuel 1 Proverbs 1 Isaiah 4
Source forms
הַשִּׂמְלָ֔ה 2x haś·śim·lāh Deuteronomy 22:17, Judges 8:25
שִׂמְלֹתָ֔יו 2x śim·lō·ṯāw Genesis 37:34, Genesis 41:14
שִׂמְלֹתָֽם׃ 2x śim·lō·ṯām Exodus 19:10, Exodus 19:14
בַשִּׂמְלָה֮ 1x ḇaś·śim·lāh 1 Samuel 21:9
בַּשִּׂמְלָ֗ה 1x baś·śim·lāh Proverbs 30:4
בְּשִׂמְלֹתָ֖ם 1x bə·śim·lō·ṯām Exodus 12:34
הַשִּׂמְלָ֗ה 1x haś·śim·lāh Genesis 9:23
וְשִׂמְלָ֖ה 1x wə·śim·lāh Isaiah 9:5
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular 4x Genesis 37:34, Genesis 41:14, Joshua 7:6, 2 Samuel 12:20
Article | Noun - feminine singular 3x Genesis 9:23, Deuteronomy 22:17, Judges 8:25
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural 3x Genesis 44:13, Exodus 19:10, Exodus 19:14
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural 2x Exodus 3:22, Exodus 12:35
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular 2x Deuteronomy 10:18, Isaiah 9:5
Noun - feminine plural 2x Genesis 45:22
Noun - feminine singular 2x Isaiah 3:6, Isaiah 3:7
Noun - feminine singular construct 2x Deuteronomy 21:13, Deuteronomy 22:5
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Outer garment worn as visible marker of status, dignity, or covenant identity in OT narrative
Source Gloss
a dress , especially a mantle
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Outer garment worn as visible marker of status, dignity, or covenant identity in OT narrative
a dress, especially a mantle BDB: wrapper Usage: apparel, cloth(-es, -ing), garment, raiment. Compare 8008.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שִׂמְלָה 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