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Strong's H8071 שִׂמְלָה (simlah)

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

Strong's Number H8071
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 28
Books 10

Strong's H8071 Quick Answer

Strong's H8071 שִׂמלָה (simlah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. simlah (sim-law') n-f. 1. a dress, especially a mantle [perhaps by permutation for the feminine of H5566 (through the idea of a cover assuming the shape of the object beneath)] It has 28 linked Bible usages across 10 books. Visible English usage signals include clothes, garment, your, and covering. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
simlah (sim-law') n-f. 1. a dress, especially a mantle [perhaps by permutation for the feminine of H5566 (through the idea of a cover assuming the shape of the object beneath)]
Usage
28 linked usages
Books
10 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
clothes, garment, your, and covering

Meaning and Definition

simlah (sim-law') n-f. 1. a dress, especially a mantle [perhaps by permutation for the feminine of H5566 (through the idea of a cover assuming the shape of the object beneath)] KJV: apparel, cloth(-es, -ing), garment, raiment. Root(s): H5566 Compare: H8008

Original Word
שִׂמלָה
Transliteration
simlah
Derivation
First root strongs: 5566
Morphology
noun fem

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H8071. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H8071 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render simlah, 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.

clothes Genesis 37:34 covering Exodus 22:27 garment Genesis 9:23 your Genesis 35:2

How Strong's H8071 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 28 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H8071 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 H8071 in the Old Testament

28 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 9:23 KJV

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 KJV

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 KJV

And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.

Usage Excerpts

First 28 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H8071.

Genesis 9:23 Old Testament, KJV
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 Old Testament, KJV
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 Old Testament, KJV
And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.
Genesis 41:14 Old Testament, KJV
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 Old Testament, KJV
Then they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city.
Genesis 45:22 Old Testament, KJV
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 Old Testament, KJV
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 Old Testament, KJV
And the people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneadingtroughs being bound up in their clothes upon their shoulders.
Exodus 12:35 Old Testament, KJV
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 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD said unto Moses, Go unto the people, and sanctify them to day and to morrow, and let them wash their clothes,
Exodus 19:14 Old Testament, KJV
And Moses went down from the mount unto the people, and sanctified the people; and they washed their clothes.
Exodus 22:27 Old Testament, KJV
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.
Deuteronomy 8:4 Old Testament, KJV
Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years.
Deuteronomy 10:18 Old Testament, KJV
He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.
Deuteronomy 21:13 Old Testament, KJV
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.
Deuteronomy 22:3 Old Testament, KJV
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.
Deuteronomy 22:5 Old Testament, KJV
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.
Deuteronomy 22:17 Old Testament, KJV
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.
Joshua 7:6 Old Testament, KJV
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.
Judges 8:25 Old Testament, KJV
And they answered, We will willingly give them. And they spread a garment, and did cast therein every man the earrings of his prey.
Ruth 3:3 Old Testament, KJV
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.
1 Samuel 21:9 Old Testament, KJV
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.
2 Samuel 12:20 Old Testament, KJV
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.
Proverbs 30:4 Old Testament, KJV
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?
Isaiah 3:6 Old Testament, KJV
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:
Isaiah 3:7 Old Testament, KJV
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.
Isaiah 4:1 Old Testament, KJV
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.
Isaiah 9:5 Old Testament, KJV
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.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H8071, grouped by book.

Genesis 6 usages, Old Testament
Exodus 6 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 6 usages, Old Testament
Joshua 1 usage, Old Testament
Judges 1 usage, Old Testament
Ruth 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 4 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H8071 FAQ

What does simlah (שִׂמְלָה) mean?

Simlah (Strong's H8071) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "apparel". simlah (sim-law') n-f. 1. a dress, especially a mantle [perhaps by permutation for the feminine of H5566 (through the idea of a cover assuming the shape of the object beneath)]

How many times is simlah (שִׂמְלָה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 28 linked usages for Strong's H8071 across 10 books.

Where can I study simlah (שִׂמְלָה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H8071 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate simlah (שִׂמְלָה)?

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