sal.mah denotes an article of clothing, whether worn, possessed, given, pledged, or torn.

The attested usage concerns articles of clothing: garments worn on the body, retained as property or pledge, included among wealth or tribute, and used in a prophetic act of tearing. The same clothing term also appears in descriptions of garments aging, not wearing out, carrying scent, or being compared with light.

1. Articles of clothing in varied settings · dominant

   Plural forms occur among tribute and spoil in 1 Kings 10:25 and Joshua 22:8, where the APB renders the clauses with "garments." Singular forms identify the new item worn by Jeroboam and then torn into twelve pieces in 1 Kings 11:29 and 1 Kings 11:30; Deuteronomy 24:13 places a construct form in the instruction to restore a pledge for sleeping. Other occurrences describe clothing becoming old, not wearing out, or bearing scent in Joshua 9:13, Nehemiah 9:21, and Song of Songs 4:11.

   1 Kings 10:25Joshua 22:81 Kings 11:291 Kings 11:30Deuteronomy 24:13Nehemiah 9:21

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the term as "garments" or "garment," while Deuteronomy 24:13 uses "cloak" and Micah 2:8 includes "robe." These English choices show the verse-level presentation rather than fixed separate meanings.