Thing
Animal skin
Human-made Things in the Bible
The hide or skin of an animal could be tanned or untanned. It could be tanned with the hair or wool left on or after the hair or wool had been removed.
How it was used
Animal skins served many purposes, including their use as a rough kind of outer clothing.
In the Bible
The Hebrew and Greek words for it, and every verse where each is used
עוֹר ‘or · 82 verses
δέρμα derma · 1 verse
μηλωτή mēlōtē · 1 verse
Also in Clothing
Clothing (generic)248 versesOuter garment, cloak, mantle, robe161 versesShirt, tunic44 versesLoincloth2 versesWaistband, sash, belt34 versesHeaddress, turban, hat11 versesWreath, crown32 versesGarland1 verseApron1 versePhylactery1 verseVeil19 versesSandal, shoe40 versesWristband, magic charm2 versesWidow’s clothing5 versesCloth for wrapping a baby5 verses
Sources
Plants and Trees in the Bible, Animals in the Bible and Human-made Things in the Bible © United Bible Societies, 2025 (adapted from Each According to its Kind: Plants and Trees in the Bible by Robert Koops, All Creatures Great and Small: Living Things in the Bible by Edward R. Hope, and The Works of Their Hands: Man-made Things in the Bible by Ray Pritz), CC BY-SA 4.0; adapted for eRhema