sim.lah denotes a garment or outer piece of clothing, whether worn, changed, washed, carried, or spread out.

The term denotes a garment or outer article of clothing in personal use: it is worn, changed, washed, torn, or given as clothing. The same garment can also be handled as cloth—placed over shoulders to cover someone, bound around carried items, or spread out to receive objects.

1. Garment as clothing or usable covering · dominant

   In Exodus 19:10 and Exodus 19:14, plural forms occur in the command and report that the people wash their garments; in Genesis 35:2 and Genesis 41:14, they are changed in preparation for a changed circumstance. The singular form in Genesis 9:23 is taken, placed on two shoulders, and used to cover a father's nakedness, while Exodus 12:34 has plural forms bound around kneading bowls on the shoulders.

   Exodus 19:10Exodus 19:14Genesis 35:2Genesis 41:14Genesis 9:23Exodus 12:34

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the occurrences, the APB uses wording such as “garments,” “clothing,” “cloak,” and “mantle” in clauses containing the term, as in Exodus 19:10, Genesis 41:14, and Ruth 3:3. These variations show the verse-level presentation rather than fixed renderings of each form.