Simla (שמלה) means dress in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
dress
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Simla.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1בגד, נשי בדרך כלל, הבנוי כמקשה אחת ומכסה הן את פלג הגוף העליון והן את הרגליים.
וְשָׁאֲלָה אִשָּׁה מִשְּׁכֶנְתָּהּ וּמִגָּרַת בֵּיתָהּ כְּלֵי-כֶסֶף וּכְלֵי זָהָב וּשְׂמָלֹת וְשַׂמְתֶּם עַל-בְּנֵיכֶם וְעַל-בְּנֹתֵיכֶם וְנִצַּלְתֶּם אֶת-מִצְרָיִם
- 2אחד ממלכי אדום
וַיָּמָת הֲדָד וַיִּמְלֹךְ תַּחְתָּיו שַׂמְלָה מִמַּשְׂרֵקָה. וַיָּמָת שַׂמְלָה וַיִּמְלֹךְ תַּחְתָּיו שָׁאוּל מֵרְחֹבוֹת הַנָּהָר.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Simla is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שִׂמְלָה
- Written without vowel points
- שמלה
- Said
- simla
- Root
- ש־מ־ל
- Pattern
- קִטְלָה
- Plural
- שְׂמָלוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' שְׂמָלוֹת; שִׂמְלַת־, ר' שִׂמְלוֹת־
- Gematria
- 375
This is how Simla is said in other languages.
- English
- dress
- Arabic
- فُسْتان
- Russian
- платье
- French
- robe
- Spanish
- vestido, falda
- German
- Kleid
These words mean nearly the same as Simla.
These words rhyme with Simla.
The word Simla is part of these phrases and sayings.
- רודף שמלות
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The word Simla comes from the root ש־מ־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Simla in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Simla.
What does Simla (שמלה) mean in Hebrew?
Simla (שמלה) means dress. It is said simla, with the stress on la.
What is a synonym for Simla (שמלה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Simla (שמלה) are שלמה.
What rhymes with Simla (שמלה)?
Words that rhyme with Simla (שמלה) include מחלה, פעולה, מילה, מעלה, מילה, and תפילה.
Is Simla (שמלה) masculine or feminine?
The word Simla (שמלה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is שְׂמָלוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שמלה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.