(carry). The veil (Gen. 24:65; 38:14; Ruth 3:15; Song of Sol. 5:7; Isa. 3:23), was a shawl or mantle. The veil proper was worn by Hebrew women only on special occasions, as in marriage (Gen. 24:65); for ornament (Song of Sol. 4:1,3); for concealment as in harlotry (Gen. 38:14).