Cloak
מִטְפַּ֫חַתStrong’s H4304mitpachat (mit-pa-chat)
Appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Mitpachat is the Hebrew word usually translated “shawl” and “cloaks”. It appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
“Also he said, Bring the vail that thou hast upon thee, and hold it. And when she held it, he measured six measures of barley, and laid it on her: and she went into the city.”
Meaning
- Cloak
How it's translated
- the shawl 1
- and the cloaks 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Ruth 1
- Isaiah 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Hebrew dictionary
מִטְפַּ֫חַת mitpachat · cloak
cloak
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “shawl” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SHAWL, noun
A cloth of wool, cotton, silk or hair, used by females as a loose covering for the neck and shoulders. Shawls are of various sizes from that of a hankerchief to that of a counterpane. Shawls were originally manufactured in the heart of India from the fine silky wool of the Thibet sheep, and the best shawls now come from Cashmere; but they are also manufactured in Europe. The largest kinds are used in train-dresses and for long scarfs.
All definitions and other forms of “shawl”
SHAWM, noun
A hautboy or cornet; written also shalm, but not in use.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.