According to Genesis, what was Joseph’s distinctive garment called?

According to Genesis, Joseph’s distinctive garment was a coat of many colors.

Genesis says that Jacob gave this special garment to Joseph because he loved him more than his other sons. The gift made Joseph’s brothers jealous, especially after he told them about dreams suggesting that they would one day bow before him.

The exact Hebrew wording is debated. Some translations describe the garment as a “coat of many colors,” while others render it as a long robe, an ornamented tunic, or a garment with sleeves. The familiar colorful description comes from influential English translations and later artistic tradition.

Joseph’s brothers eventually stripped him of the garment and sold him to passing traders. They then dipped it in goat’s blood and showed it to Jacob, leading him to believe that Joseph had been killed. Joseph later rose to power in Egypt.