5258 cloth

A woven material from which garments or coverings were made. Different kinds of material are associated with different ranks and social positions.

Cloth for daily wear

Pr 31:22 See also Nu 15:38; Jdg 5:30; Jdg 14:12; 2Sa 1:24; 1Ch 15:27; Ps 45:14; Eze 16:10,13; Mt 9:16; Jn 19:23; Ac 9:39

Cloth for general coverings

1Sa 21:9 See also 2Sa 17:19; Pr 7:16

Cloth for special uses

For religious garments Ex 28:6 See also Ex 28:8,31,39,42; Ex 35:19; Ex 39:1,5,22,41

For the tabernacle Ex 26:1 See also Ex 26:4; Ex 36:8; 2Ch 3:14

To cover religious objects Nu 4:5-13

Sackcloth as a sign of mourning Ge 37:34 See also 2Sa 3:31; 1Ki 21:27; 2Ki 19:1; Ne 9:1; Ps 35:13; Isa 3:24; Jer 4:8; Joel 1:13

For burials Mt 27:59 pp Mk 15:46 pp Lk 23:53 See also Jn 11:44; Jn 20:7

To wrap babies in Eze 16:4 See also Lk 2:7,12

Rules relating to cloth

Lev 13:47-49; Lev 19:19

See also