מְעִיל
me.il
“robe”
Definition
a robe (i.e. upper and outer garment)
from H4603 (מָעַל) in the sense of covering;
- robe 1a) a garment worn over a tunic by men of rank 1b) a long garment worn by David's daughters 1c) a garment of the high priest 1d) (fig.) of attributes
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
מְעִיל appears 25 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Now David was dressed in a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who were carrying the ark, as well as the singers and Chenaniah, the director of music for the singers. David also wore a linen ephod.
So Amnon’s attendant threw her out and bolted the door behind her. Now Tamar was wearing a robe of many colors, because this is what the king’s virgin daughters wore.
They made the robe of the ephod entirely of blue cloth, the work of a weaver,
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Then Job stood up, tore his robe, and shaved his head. He fell to the ground and worshiped,
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