HEBREW

שִׂמְלָה H8071

simlâh · pronounced sim-law'

Definition

a dress, especially a mantle

Derivation

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

King James Version Usage

apparel, cloth(-es, -ing), garment, raiment. Compare H8008 (שַׂלְמָה).