Strong's Hebrew · H8071
שִׂמְלָה
simlâh · sim-law'
Definitiona dress, especially a mantle
Derivationperhaps by permutation for the feminine of H5566 (סֶמֶל) (through the idea of a cover assuming the shape of the object beneath);
KJV usageapparel, cloth(-es, -ing), garment, raiment. Compare H8008 (שַׂלְמָה).
Occurrences29 in the KJV · 28 verses
שִׂמְלָה in Scripture
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.
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:
Genesis 37:34
And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, 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.
Genesis 44:13
Then they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, 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.
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.
Exodus 12:34
And the people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneading troughs being bound up in their clothes upon their shoulders.
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:
Exodus 19:10
And the LORD said unto Moses, Go unto the people, and sanctify them today and tomorrow, and let them 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.
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.
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