θρίξ

κόμη kómē · G2864 · hair

The target term θρίξ and κόμη (“hair,” as ornament) both denote hair of the head; the target is the general term for hair, while κόμη carries an ornamental emphasis, denoting hair styled or worn as an adornment — a register or stylistic distinction rather than a difference in referent.

שֵׂעָר sêʻâr · H8181 · hair

שֵׂעָר (sêʻâr, H8181) is the standard Hebrew term for hair, directly equivalent to θρίξ (thríx, G2359) as the Greek term for hair; both denote the physical substance growing from human or animal skin without register or sense-scope restriction.

שַׂעֲרָה saʻărâh · H8185 · hair

Direct cross-linguistic equivalent: Greek θρίξ translates Hebrew שַׂעֲרָה in LXX contexts referring to hair (both human and animal), representing the same core lexical concept across languages.

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In Matthew 3:4, of John the Baptist it is written, “John himself had a garment of camel's hair and a leather belt around his waist,” using this word for the hair from which his garment was made.

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.