- Original: μηλωτή - Transliteration: melote - Phonetic: may-lo-tay' - Definition: 1. a sheepskin 2. an outer robe or mantle since most mantles were made of skins - Origin: from melon (a sheep) - TDNT entry: 14:37,6 - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: From μῆλον mēlon (a sheep); a sheep skin: - sheepskin. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • sheepskins, 1 Hebrews 11:37