A heavy textile covering, likely a thick woven rug or blanket suitable for warmth and concealment. The word appears only in Judges 4:18, where Jael covers the fleeing Sisera with it—an act of apparent hospitality that precedes his assassination. The multilingual renderings ("rug," "manta," with the German borrowing the English term) suggest uncertainty about the exact textile type, though all translations point to a substantial covering. Ancient Near Eastern hospitality included providing bedding to guests, making this detail both culturally authentic and dramatically ironic.