Bible Dictionary
RUG
Rug is a possible translation of a Hebrew word in Judges 4:18 meaning a mantle or thick covering. The precise rendering is uncertain.
Definition
Rug is a possible translation of a Hebrew word in Judges 4:18. The word may refer to a mantle, thick coverlet, or other substantial covering, but the precise meaning is uncertain.
Biblical Usage
The term appears in Judges 4:18, where the King James Version has “mantle” and the Revised Version gives “rug” in the margin.
Historical Background
The proposed rendering “rug or thick coverlet” is expressly uncertain.
Historical Bible Dictionaries
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>rug: Alternative rendering of a word (semikhah) in Jud 4:18 the Revised Version (British and American), "mantle" the King James Version. The translation is doubtful; Oxford Hebrew Lexicon; see Brown, Driver, and Briggs gives "rug or thick coverlet (?)."</p>