4304. mitpachath
Strong's Lexicon
mitpachath: Cloak, shawl, garment

Original Word: מִטְפַּחַת
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: mitpachath
Pronunciation: mit-pah'-khath
Phonetic Spelling: (mit-pakh'-ath)
Definition: Cloak, shawl, garment
Meaning: a wide cloak

Word Origin: Derived from the root verb טָפַח (taphach), meaning "to spread out" or "to extend."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "mitpachath," similar concepts of garments or cloaks can be found in Greek terms such as ἱμάτιον (himation) or περιβόλαιον (peribolaion), which also refer to outer garments or cloaks.

Usage: The term "mitpachath" refers to a type of garment, specifically a cloak or shawl. It is used in the context of clothing that is wrapped or spread over the body, often for warmth or modesty. In the biblical narrative, it can denote a piece of clothing that serves both practical and symbolic purposes.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, clothing was not only a necessity for protection against the elements but also a symbol of one's social status and identity. A "mitpachath" would have been a common garment, used by both men and women, and could be made from various materials depending on the wearer's wealth and status. The act of spreading or wrapping a garment could also carry connotations of care, protection, or authority.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from taphach
Definition
a cloak
NASB Translation
cloak (1), cloaks (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
מִטְמַּ֫חַת noun feminine cloak, absolute הַמִּטְמַּחַת אֲשֶׁרֿ עָלַיִךְ Ruth 3:15; plural הַמִּטְמָּחוֺת Isaiah 3:22.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
vail, wimple

From taphach; a wide cloak (for a woman) -- vail, wimple.

see HEBREW taphach

Forms and Transliterations
הַמִּטְפַּ֧חַת המטפחת וְהַמִּטְפָּח֖וֹת והמטפחות ham·miṭ·pa·ḥaṯ hammitPachat hammiṭpaḥaṯ vehammitpaChot wə·ham·miṭ·pā·ḥō·wṯ wəhammiṭpāḥōwṯ
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Englishman's Concordance
Ruth 3:15
HEB: וַיֹּ֗אמֶר הָ֠בִי הַמִּטְפַּ֧חַת אֲשֶׁר־ עָלַ֛יִךְ
NAS: Give me the cloak that is on you and hold
KJV: Bring the vail that [thou hast] upon thee, and hold
INT: said Give the cloak that is on

Isaiah 3:22
HEB: הַמַּֽחֲלָצוֹת֙ וְהַמַּ֣עֲטָפ֔וֹת וְהַמִּטְפָּח֖וֹת וְהָחֲרִיטִֽים׃
NAS: outer tunics, cloaks, money purses,
KJV: and the mantles, and the wimples, and the crisping pins,
INT: festal outer cloaks money

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4304
2 Occurrences


ham·miṭ·pa·ḥaṯ — 1 Occ.
wə·ham·miṭ·pā·ḥō·wṯ — 1 Occ.















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