Mantles in Easton's Bible Dictionary
(1.) Heb. 'addereth, a large over-garment. This word is used
of
Elijah's mantle (1 Kings 19:13, 19; 2 Kings 2:8, 13,
etc.),
which was probably a sheepskin. It appears to have
been his only
garment, a strip of skin or leather binding it to
his loins.
_'Addereth_ twice occurs with the epithet "hairy"
(Gen. 25:25;
Zech. 13:4, R.V.). It is the word denoting the
"goodly
Babylonish garment" which Achan coveted (Josh.
7:21).
(2.) Heb. me'il, frequently applied to the "robe of
the ephod"
(Ex. 28:4, 31; Lev. 8:7), which was a splendid under
tunic
wholly of blue, reaching to below the knees. It was
woven
without seam, and was put on by being drawn over the
head. It
was worn not only by priests but by kings (1 Sam.
24:4),
prophets (15:27), and rich men (Job 1:20; 2:12).
This was the
"little coat" which Samuel's mother brought to him
from year to
year to Shiloh (1 Sam. 2:19), a miniature of the
official
priestly robe.
(3.) Semikah, "a rug," the garment which Jael threw
as a
covering over Sisera (Judg. 4:18). The Hebrew word
occurs
nowhere else in Scripture.
(4.) Maataphoth, plural, only in Isa. 3:22, denoting
a large
exterior tunic worn by females.
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