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Commentary Index | Return to PrayerRequest.comFausset Bible Dictionary: Mantle
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(1) Semikah, the thick plaid or rug wherewith Jael covered Sisera ().
(2) The meil, the priestly robe which the child Samuel's mother made for him, a miniature of his robe in later life (; ; ).
(3) Mataphah (), a lady's outer full tunic, with sleeves, reaching to the feet.
(4) 'addereth, Elijah the prophet's sole mantle except the leather girdle about his loins (; ); the Septuagint render it "sheepskin." The recognized dress of a prophet (, "a rough garment" of prophets).