A symbol of mourning 1Ki 20:31,32; Job 16:15; Isa 15:3; Jer 4:8; 6:26; 49:3; La 2:10; Eze 7:18; Da 9:3; Joe 1:8
Worn by Jacob when it was reported to him that Joseph had been devoured by wild animals Ge 37:34
Animals covered with, at a time of national mourning Jon 3:8
See Mourning