meil · robe

What it means

meil (מְעִיל) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “robe”.

A long garment without sleeves worn over the tunic.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. A long garment over the tunic.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• robe ×26
• robes ×2

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Exodus×9
• Leviticus×1
• 1 Samuel×7
• 2 Samuel×1
• 1 Chronicles×1
• Ezra×2
• Job×3
• Psalms×1
• Isaiah×2
• Ezekiel×1

• Exodus 28:4

  These are the garments that they shall make: a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, a checkered tunic, a turban, and a sash. They shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother and for his sons to serve as priests for me.

• Exodus 28:31

  You shall make the robe of the ephod all of blue.

• Exodus 28:34

  a golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, on the hem of the robe all around.

• Exodus 29:5

  You shall take the garments and clothe Aaron with the tunic, the robe of the ephod, the ephod, and the breastpiece, and gird him with the woven band of the ephod.

• Exodus 39:22

  And he made the robe of the ephod, the work of a weaver, all of blue.

• Exodus 39:23

  And the opening of the robe was in its middle, like the opening of a coat of mail, with a binding for its opening all around, so that it would not be torn.

• Exodus 39:24

  And they made on the hem of the robe pomegranates of blue and purple and scarlet, twisted.

• Exodus 39:25

  And they made bells of pure gold and put the bells between the pomegranates on the hem of the robe all around, between the pomegranates:

• Exodus 39:26

  a bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate, on the hem of the robe all around, for ministering, as YHWH had commanded Moses.

• Leviticus 8:7

  He put on him the tunic, girded him with the sash, clothed him with the robe, put on him the ephod, and girded him with the band of the ephod, and bound it to him with it.

• 1 Samuel 2:19

  And his mother would make for him a little robe and bring it up to him year by year when she came up with her husband to sacrifice the yearly sacrifice.

• 1 Samuel 15:27

  Samuel turned to go, and he seized the edge of his robe, and it tore.

• 1 Samuel 18:4

  Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was on him and gave it to David, and his garment, and even his sword, and even his bow, and even his belt.

• 1 Samuel 24:4

  David’s men said to him, “Look, the day of which YHWH said to you, ‘Look, I am giving your enemy into your hand, and you shall do to him as seems good in your eyes.’” David arose and cut off the edge of the robe that belonged to Saul secretly.

• 1 Samuel 24:11

  And, my father, see, yes, see the edge of your robe in my hand! For in that I cut off the edge of your robe and did not kill you, know and see that there is no evil or rebellion in my hand, and I have not sinned against you; but you are hunting my life to take it.

• 1 Samuel 28:14

  He said to her, “What is his appearance?” She said, “An old man is coming up, and he is wrapped in a robe.” Saul knew that it was Samuel, and he bowed with his face to the ground and prostrated himself.

• 2 Samuel 13:18

  She was wearing a long robe, for so the king’s virgin daughters used to dress, in robes. His attendant brought her outside and bolted the door after her.

• 1 Chronicles 15:27

  David was wrapped in a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites who were carrying the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah, the chief of the carrying of the singers; and on David was a linen ephod.

• Ezra 9:3

  And when I heard this thing, I tore my garment and my robe, and pulled out some of the hair of my head and my beard, and sat appalled.

• Ezra 9:5

  And at the evening offering I rose from my affliction, and having torn my garment and my robe, I fell on my knees and spread out my hands to YHWH my Elohim,

• Job 1:20

  Job got up and tore his robe and shaved his head and fell to the ground and bowed down.

• Job 2:12

  They lifted up their eyes from a distance and did not recognize him, and they raised their voices and wept; each tore his robe, and they scattered dust over their heads toward the heavens.

• Job 29:14

  Righteousness I put on, and it clothed me; like a robe and a turban was my justice.

• Psalms 109:29

  Let my accusers be clothed with humiliation, and let them wrap themselves as in a robe in their shame.

• Isaiah 59:17

  And he put on righteousness like a breastplate, and a helmet of salvation on his head; and he put on garments of vengeance for clothing, and wrapped himself in zeal as in a robe.

• Isaiah 61:10

  I will greatly rejoice in YHWH; my soul will exult in my Elohim, for he has clothed me with garments of salvation; with the robe of righteousness he has wrapped me, as a bridegroom puts on the headdress like a priest, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

• Ezekiel 26:16

  And all the chiefs of the sea will come down from their thrones, and remove their robes, and strip off their embroidered garments; with tremblings they will clothe themselves; on the ground they will sit, and tremble every moment, and be appalled at you.

And 1 more times.