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Strong's H8008 שַׂלְמָה (salmah)

Salmah means “dress” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H8008
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 16
Books 10

Strong's H8008 Quick Answer

Strong's H8008 שַׂלמָה (salmah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. salmah (sal-maw') n-f. 1. a dress [transp. for H8071] It has 16 linked Bible usages across 10 books. Visible English usage signals include raiment, garments, garment, and clothes. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
salmah (sal-maw') n-f. 1. a dress [transp. for H8071]
Usage
16 linked usages
Books
10 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
raiment, garments, garment, and clothes

Meaning and Definition

salmah (sal-maw') n-f. 1. a dress [transp. for H8071] KJV: clothes, garment, raiment. Root(s): H8071

Original Word
שַׂלמָה
Transliteration
salmah
Derivation
First root strongs: 8071
Morphology
noun fem

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H8008. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H8008 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render salmah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

raiment Exodus 22:9 garment 1 Kings 11:29 garments Joshua 9:5 clothes Deuteronomy 29:5

How Strong's H8008 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 16 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H8008 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H8008 in the Old Testament

16 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Exodus 22:9 KJV

For all manner of trespass, whether it be for ox, for ass, for sheep, for raiment, or for any manner of lost thing which another challengeth to be his, the cause of both parties shall come before the judges; and whom the judges shall condemn, he shall pay double unto his neighbour.

Exodus 22:26 KJV

If thou at all take thy neighbour's raiment to pledge, thou shalt deliver it unto him by that the sun goeth down:

Deuteronomy 24:13 KJV

In any case thou shalt deliver him the pledge again when the sun goeth down, that he may sleep in his own raiment, and bless thee: and it shall be righteousness unto thee before the LORD thy God.

Usage Excerpts

First 16 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H8008.

Exodus 22:9 Old Testament, KJV
For all manner of trespass, whether it be for ox, for ass, for sheep, for raiment, or for any manner of lost thing which another challengeth to be his, the cause of both parties shall come before the judges; and whom the judges shall condemn, he shall pay double unto his neighbour.
Exodus 22:26 Old Testament, KJV
If thou at all take thy neighbour's raiment to pledge, thou shalt deliver it unto him by that the sun goeth down:
Deuteronomy 24:13 Old Testament, KJV
In any case thou shalt deliver him the pledge again when the sun goeth down, that he may sleep in his own raiment, and bless thee: and it shall be righteousness unto thee before the LORD thy God.
Deuteronomy 29:5 Old Testament, KJV
And I have led you forty years in the wilderness: your clothes are not waxen old upon you, and thy shoe is not waxen old upon thy foot.
Joshua 9:5 Old Testament, KJV
And old shoes and clouted upon their feet, and old garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry and mouldy.
Joshua 9:13 Old Testament, KJV
And these bottles of wine, which we filled, were new; and, behold, they be rent: and these our garments and our shoes are become old by reason of the very long journey.
Joshua 22:8 Old Testament, KJV
And he spake unto them, saying, Return with much riches unto your tents, and with very much cattle, with silver, and with gold, and with brass, and with iron, and with very much raiment: divide the spoil of your enemies with your brethren.
1 Kings 10:25 Old Testament, KJV
And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and armour, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.
1 Kings 11:29 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass at that time when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him in the way; and he had clad himself with a new garment; and they two were alone in the field:
1 Kings 11:30 Old Testament, KJV
And Ahijah caught the new garment that was on him, and rent it in twelve pieces:
2 Chronicles 9:24 Old Testament, KJV
And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and raiment, harness, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.
Nehemiah 9:21 Old Testament, KJV
Yea, forty years didst thou sustain them in the wilderness, so that they lacked nothing; their clothes waxed not old, and their feet swelled not.
Job 9:31 Old Testament, KJV
Yet shalt thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes shall abhor me.
Psalms 104:2 Old Testament, KJV
Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:
Song of Solomon 4:11 Old Testament, KJV
Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.
Micah 2:8 Old Testament, KJV
Even of late my people is risen up as an enemy: ye pull off the robe with the garment from them that pass by securely as men averse from war.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H8008, grouped by book.

Exodus 2 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 2 usages, Old Testament
Joshua 3 usages, Old Testament
1 Kings 3 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Nehemiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Song of Solomon 1 usage, Old Testament
Micah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H8008 FAQ

What does salmah (שַׂלְמָה) mean?

Salmah (Strong's H8008) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "dress". salmah (sal-maw') n-f. 1. a dress [transp. for H8071]

How many times is salmah (שַׂלְמָה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 16 linked usages for Strong's H8008 across 10 books.

Where can I study salmah (שַׂלְמָה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H8008 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate salmah (שַׂלְמָה)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as raiment, garments, garment, and clothes. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.