Reference: Cloak
Easton
an upper garment, "an exterior tunic, wide and long, reaching to the ankles, but without sleeves" (Isa 59:17). The word so rendered is elsewhere rendered "robe" or "mantle." It was worn by the high priest under the ephod (Ex 28:31), by kings and others of rank (1Sa 15:27; Job 1:20; 2:12), and by women (2Sa 13:18).
The word translated "cloke", i.e., outer garment, in Mt 5:40 is in its plural form used of garments in general (Mt 17:2; 26:65). The cloak mentioned here and in Lu 6:29 was the Greek himation, Latin pallium, and consisted of a large square piece of wollen cloth fastened round the shoulders, like the abba of the Arabs. This could be taken by a creditor (Ex 22:26-27), but the coat or tunic (Gr. chiton) mentioned in Mt 5:40 could not.
The cloak which Paul "left at Troas" (2Ti 4:13) was the Roman paenula, a thick upper garment used chiefly in travelling as a protection from the weather. Some, however, have supposed that what Paul meant was a travelling-bag. In the Syriac version the word used means a bookcase. (See Dress.)
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"If you ever take your neighbor's cloak as collateral, return it to him before sunset. For it is his only covering; it is the clothing for his body. What will he sleep in? And if he cries out to Me, I will listen because I am compassionate.
"You are to make the robe of the ephod entirely of blue yarn.
When Samuel turned to go, Saul grabbed the hem of his robe, and it tore.
Amnon's servant threw her out and bolted the door behind her. Now Tamar was wearing a long-sleeved garment, because this is what the king's virgin daughters wore.
Then Job stood up, tore his robe and shaved his head. He fell to the ground and worshiped,
When they looked from a distance, they could [barely] recognize him. They wept aloud, and each man tore his robe and threw dust into the air and on his head.
He put on righteousness like a breastplate, and a helmet of salvation on His head; He put on garments of vengeance for clothing, and He wrapped Himself in zeal as in a cloak.
As for the one who wants to sue you and take away your shirt, let him have your coat as well.
As for the one who wants to sue you and take away your shirt, let him have your coat as well.
He was transformed in front of them, and His face shone like the sun. Even His clothes became as white as the light.
Then the high priest tore his robes and said, "He has blasphemed! Why do we still need witnesses? Look, now you've heard the blasphemy!
If anyone hits you on the cheek, offer the other also. And if anyone takes away your coat, don't hold back your shirt either.
When you come, bring the cloak I left in Troas with Carpus, as well as the scrolls, especially the parchments.
Morish
See GARMENTS.