The Definition of the word Sackcloth

Sackcloth

Cloth made of black goats' hair, coarse, rough, and thick, used "for sacks, and also worn by mourners (Gen. 37:34; 42:25; 2 Sam." "3:31; Esther 4:1, 2; Ps. 30:11, etc.), and as a sign of" repentance (Matt. 11:21). It was put upon animals by the people of Nineveh (Jonah 3:8).