Strong's H8071 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: שִׂמְלָה (simlâh)

Pronunciation: sim-law'

Morphology: n-f

Derivation: perhaps by permutation for the feminine of סֶמֶל (çemel) [H5566] (through the idea of a cover assuming the shape of the object beneath);

Definition: a dress, especially a mantle

KJV Renderings: apparel, cloth(-es, -ing), garment, raiment. Compare שַׂלְמָה (salmâh) [H8008].

Senses

1. wrapper, mantle, covering garment, garments, clothes, raiment, a cloth

Cross References

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.