Dictionary entry

Mantle

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

man'-t'-l: Used 5 times of Elijah's mantle ('addereth,1Ki 19:18,19;2Ki 2:8,13,14), which was probably of hair. Found in plural once (Isa 3:22), where it (ma`ataphoth) is an upper wide tunic with sleeves (kethoneth).

SeeDRESS;KERCHIEF.