Simlah שִׂמְלָה

Simlah (Hebrew שִׂמְלָה, Strong's H8071) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “mantle”. It occurs 29 times in 28 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Simlah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Genesis

• Genesis 9:23
  And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father’s nakedness.Then Shem and Japheth took a garment and placed it across their shoulders, and walking backward, they covered their father’s nakedness. Their faces were turned away so that they did not see their father’s nakedness.
• Genesis 35:2
  Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods that are among you, and be clean, and change your garments:So Jacob told his household and all who were with him, “Get rid of the foreign gods that are among you. Purify yourselves and change your garments.
• Genesis 37:34
  And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.Then Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth around his waist, and mourned for his son many days.
• Genesis 41:14
  Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon: and he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh.So Pharaoh sent for Joseph, who was quickly brought out of the dungeon. After he had shaved and changed his clothes, he went in before Pharaoh.
• Genesis 44:13
  Then they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city.Then they all tore their clothes, loaded their donkeys, and returned to the city.
• Genesis 45:22
  To all of them he gave each man changes of raiment; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver, and five changes of raiment.He gave new garments to each of them, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred shekels of silver and five sets of clothes.

Exodus

• Exodus 3:22
  But every woman shall borrow of her neighbour, and of her that sojourneth in her house, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment: and ye shall put them upon your sons, and upon your daughters; and ye shall spoil the Egyptians.Every woman shall ask her neighbor and any woman staying in her house for silver and gold jewelry and clothing, and you will put them on your sons and daughters. So you will plunder the Egyptians.”
• Exodus 12:34
  And the people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneadingtroughs being bound up in their clothes upon their shoulders.So the people took their dough before it was leavened, carrying it on their shoulders in kneading bowls wrapped in clothing.
• Exodus 12:35
  And the children of Israel did according to the word of Moses; and they borrowed of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment:Furthermore, the Israelites acted on Moses’ word and asked the Egyptians for articles of silver and gold, and for clothing.
• Exodus 19:10
  And the Lord said unto Moses, Go unto the people, and sanctify them to day and to morrow, and let them wash their clothes,Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow. They must wash their clothes
• Exodus 19:14
  And Moses went down from the mount unto the people, and sanctified the people; and they washed their clothes.When Moses came down from the mountain to the people, he consecrated them, and they washed their clothes.
• Exodus 22:27
  For that is his covering only, it is his raiment for his skin: wherein shall he sleep? and it shall come to pass, when he crieth unto me, that I will hear; for I am gracious.because his cloak is the only covering he has for his body. What else will he sleep in? And if he cries out to Me, I will hear, for I am compassionate.

Deuteronomy

• Deuteronomy 8:4
  Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years.Your clothing did not wear out and your feet did not swell during these forty years.
• Deuteronomy 10:18
  He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.He executes justice for the fatherless and widow, and He loves the foreigner, giving him food and clothing.
• Deuteronomy 21:13
  And she shall put the raiment of her captivity from off her, and shall remain in thine house, and bewail her father and her mother a full month: and after that thou shalt go in unto her, and be her husband, and she shall be thy wife.and put aside the clothing of her captivity. After she has lived in your house a full month and mourned her father and mother, you may have relations with her and be her husband, and she shall be your wife.
• Deuteronomy 22:3
  In like manner shalt thou do with his ass; and so shalt thou do with his raiment; and with all lost thing of thy brother’s, which he hath lost, and thou hast found, shalt thou do likewise: thou mayest not hide thyself.And you shall do the same for his donkey, his cloak, or anything your brother has lost and you have found. You must not ignore it.
• Deuteronomy 22:5
  The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman’s garment: for all that do so are abomination unto the Lord thy God.A woman must not wear men’s clothing, and a man must not wear women’s clothing, for whoever does these things is detestable to the LORD your God.
• Deuteronomy 22:17
  And, lo, he hath given occasions of speech against her, saying, I found not thy daughter a maid; and yet these are the tokens of my daughter’s virginity. And they shall spread the cloth before the elders of the city.And now he has accused her of shameful conduct, saying, ‘I discovered that your daughter was not a virgin.’ But here is the proof of her virginity.” And they shall spread out the cloth before the city elders.

Joshua

• Joshua 7:6
  And Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the Lord until the eventide, he and the elders of Israel, and put dust upon their heads.Then Joshua tore his clothes and fell facedown before the ark of the LORD until evening, as did the elders of Israel; and they all sprinkled dust on their heads.

Judges

• Judges 8:25
  And they answered, We will willingly give them. And they spread a garment, and did cast therein every man the earrings of his prey.“We will give them gladly,” they replied. So they spread out a garment, and each man threw an earring from his plunder onto it.

Ruth

• Ruth 3:3
  Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, and get thee down to the floor: but make not thyself known unto the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking.Therefore wash yourself, put on perfume, and wear your best clothes. Go down to the threshing floor, but do not let the man know you are there until he has finished eating and drinking.

1 Samuel

• 1 Samuel 21:9
  And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if thou wilt take that, take it: for there is no other save that here. And David said, There is none like that; give it me.The priest replied, “The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the Valley of Elah, is here; it is wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. If you want, you may take it. For there is no other but this one.” And David said, “There is none like it; give it to me.”

2 Samuel

• 2 Samuel 12:20
  Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his apparel, and came into the house of the Lord, and worshipped: then he came to his own house; and when he required, they set bread before him, and he did eat.Then David got up from the ground, washed and anointed himself, changed his clothes, and went into the house of the LORD and worshiped. Then he went to his own house, and at his request they set food before him, and he ate.

Proverbs

• Proverbs 30:4
  Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son’s name, if thou canst tell?Who has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in His hands? Who has bound up the waters in His cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name, and what is the name of His Son— surely you know!

Isaiah

• Isaiah 3:6
  When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father, saying, Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler, and let this ruin be under thy hand:A man will seize his brother within his father’s house: “You have a cloak—you be our leader! Take charge of this heap of rubble.”
• Isaiah 3:7
  In that day shall he swear, saying, I will not be an healer; for in my house is neither bread nor clothing: make me not a ruler of the people.On that day he will cry aloud: “I am not a healer. I have no food or clothing in my house. Do not make me leader of the people!”
• Isaiah 4:1
  And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us be called by thy name, to take away our reproach.In that day seven women will take hold of one man and say, “We will eat our own bread and provide our own clothes. Just let us be called by your name. Take away our disgrace!”
• Isaiah 9:5
  For every battle of the warrior is with confused noise, and garments rolled in blood; but this shall be with burning and fuel of fire.For every trampling boot of battle and every garment rolled in blood will be burned as fuel for the fire.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).