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śimlā שִׂמְלָה ‘mantle’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: perhaps for the feminine of semel סֶ֫מֶל ‘idol’ ( through the idea of a cover assuming the shape of the object beneath), by permutation
Roots: סמל סמל

śimlā n, f
1) wrapper, mantle, covering garment, garments, clothes, raiment, a cloth

Mentioned in Genesis 9:23, 37:34, 44:13, 35:2, 41:14, 45:22 Exodus 19:10, 19:14, 22:26, 3:22, 12:34, 12:35 Deuteronomy 21:13, 22:3, 10:18, 22:5, 22:17, 8:4 Joshua 7:6 Judges 8:25 1 Samuel 21:10 2 Samuel 12:20 Isaiah 3:6, 4:1, 3:7, 9:4 Proverbs 30:4 Ruth 3:3

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