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שַׂלְמָה H8008

H8008 is the Hebrew word שַׂלְמָה, transliterated salmâh and said sal-maw'. The King James Version most often renders it raiment.

Word: שַׂלְמָהTransliteration: salmâhSaid: sal-maw'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 16 verses

What it means

a dress.

Where it comes from

transp. for H8071 (שִׂמְלָה).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 16 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

raiment 4×garments 4×garment 4×own raiment 1×clothes 1×nothing their clothes 1×mine own clothes 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: clothes, garment, raiment.

Verses using שַׂלְמָה

All 16 verses, quoted in full.

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.

Deuteronomy 29:5 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · KJV

And Ahijah caught the new garment that was on him, and rent it in twelve pieces:

2 Chronicles 9:24 · 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 · 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 · KJV

Yet shalt thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes shall abhor me.

Psalm 104:2 · KJV

Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:

Song of Solomon 4:11 · 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 · 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.

Common questions

What does Strong's H8008 mean?

H8008 is the Hebrew word שַׂלְמָה (salmâh), meaning a dress.

How is H8008 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it raiment (4 times), garments (4 times), garment (4 times), own raiment (1 time), clothes (1 time), among others.

How many times does H8008 appear in the Bible?

שַׂלְמָה (salmâh) is tagged in 16 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H8008 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: transp. for H8071 (שִׂמְלָה).

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