clothing
ad.de.ret denotes an outer garment or covering, and in two figurative clauses is presented as splendor.
The term most often denotes a wearable outer covering: Elijah’s cloak, a robe removed by Nineveh’s king, a garment among spoil, and a hair covering. In Ezekiel 17:8 and Zechariah 11:3, the surrounding clauses present it in descriptions of a splendid vine and ruined splendor, indicating a rarer figurative use.
Senses in use
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Outer garment or covering · dominant
The construct form occurs with Elijah’s cloak: in 2 Kings 2:8 the APB renders the clause “Elijah took his cloak and folded it and struck the water,” and 2 Kings 2:13 describes Elisha lifting up the cloak that fell from Elijah. The same use appears in a robe removed by the king in Jonah 3:6, a fine garment taken from spoil in Joshua 7:21, and a cloak of hair put on in Zechariah 13:4.
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Figurative splendor · occasional
In Ezekiel 17:8, the absolute form occurs in a clause the APB renders as a vine becoming “a splendid vine.” In Zechariah 11:3, the construct form stands in the reason for the shepherds’ wailing, rendered “because their splendor is ruined”; these clauses present a non-wearable, figurative use.
In the Anselm Paraphrase: Across the clothing contexts, the APB uses “cloak,” “robe,” “garment,” and “cloak of hair.” In Ezekiel 17:8 and Zechariah 11:3 it instead presents the clauses with “splendid” and “splendor”; because the APB is not word-aligned, these render the verse contexts rather than establish a precise English equivalent.