# robe

## Related Ideas:

cloak, coat, skirt, wings

## Definition:

A robe is an outer garment with long sleeves that can be worn by a man or a woman. It is similar to a coat.

* Robes are open in the front and are tied shut with a sash or belt.
* Robes can be long or short.
* Purple robes were worn by kings as a sign of royalty, wealth, and prestige.
* The edges of a robe are called its "wings." When one person covers another person with his "wings," he covers him with that part of his robe.
* A "cloak" is a long outer garment that hangs loosely from the shoulders. It covers the back and hangs loosely in the front.
* A "skirt" is a woman's garment that hangs loosely from the waist and covers the legs.


(See also: [royal](../other/royal.md), [tunic](../other/tunic.md))

## Picture of man in a Robe:

<a href="https://content.bibletranslationtools.org/WycliffeAssociates/en_tw/raw/branch/master/PNGs/r/Robe.png"><img src="https://content.bibletranslationtools.org/WycliffeAssociates/en_tw/raw/branch/master/PNGs/r/Robe.png" ></a>

## Bible References:

* [Exodus 28:4-5](rc://en/tn/help/exo/28/04)
* [Genesis 49:11-12](rc://en/tn/help/gen/49/11)
* [Luke 15:22](rc://en/tn/help/luk/15/22)
* [Luke 20:46](rc://en/tn/help/luk/20/46)
* [Matthew 27:27-29](rc://en/tn/help/mat/27/27)

## Word Data:

* Strong's: H145, H155, H899, H1545, H2436, H2684, H3671, H3801, H3830, H3847, H4060, H4254, H4598, H5497, H5622, H6614, H7640, H7897, H8008, H8071, G1746, G2067, G2440, G4749, G4016, G5511

## Forms Found in the English ULB:

cloak, cloaks, coat, fancy robes, robe, robed, robes, skirt, skirts, wings