Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A kind of coarse, heavy frieze, formerly used for garments. 2. (n.) A piece of thick, nappy fabric, commonly made of wool, -- used for various purposes, as for covering and ornamenting part of a bare floor, for hanging in a doorway, for protecting a portion of carpet, for a wrap to protect the legs from cold, etc. 3. (n.) A rough, woolly, or shaggy dog. 4. (v. t.) To pull roughly or hastily; to plunder; to spoil; to tear. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia RUG rug: Alternative rendering of a word (semikhah) in Judges 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 (?)."

Multi-Version Concordance Rug (1 Occurrence) Judges 4:18 Jael went out to meet Sisera, and said to him, "Turn in, my lord, turn in to me; don't be afraid." He came in to her into the tent, and she covered him with a rug. (WEB JPS ASV DBY NAS RSV)