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H4598 מְעִיל (mᵉʻîyl) meh-eel'
Hebrew
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Strong's Definition

from 4603 in the sense of covering; a robe (i.e. upper and outer garment)

KJV Usage: cloke, coat, mantle, robe

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

מְעִיל (me.il) — robe. 1) 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

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

noun m

Clothing | ≈ בֶּגֶד

robe, mantle, cloak = long garment, hanging down to the ankles, ◄ usually made of wool, ► and worn over the tunic; it is not clear whether it had sleeves or not, nor whether it was open or closed in the front; ≈ certain attitudes and emotions are often described in terms of such a garment, e.g. "he wore fury like a robe"

EXO 28:4 · EXO 28:31 · EXO 28:34 · EXO 29:5 · EXO 39:22 · EXO 39:23 · EXO 39:24 · EXO 39:25 · EXO 39:26 · LEV 8:7 · 1SA 2:19 · 1SA 15:27 · 1SA 18:4 · 1SA 24:5 · 1SA 24:12 · 1SA 24:12 · 1SA 28:14 · 2SA 13:18 · 1CH 15:27 · EZR 9:3 · EZR 9:5 · JOB 1:20 · JOB 2:12 · JOB 29:14 · PSA 109:29 · ISA 59:17 · ISA 61:10 · EZK 26:16

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

מְעִיל n.m. robe base

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