שֵׂעָר
sêʻâr · H8181 · Hebrew · 28 occurrences
Meanings
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hair
The fine thread-like strands growing from the skin of humans and certain animals
ExamplesGenesis 25:25 Now the first came out red, all over like a hairy garment; and they named him Esau.
Leviticus 13:3 “The priest shall look at the infected area on the skin of the body, and if the hair in the infection has turned white and the infection appears to be deeper than the skin of his body, it is an infection of leprosy; when the priest has looked at him, he shall pronounce him unclean.
Leviticus 13:4 “But if the bright spot is white on the skin of his body, and it does not appear to be deeper than the skin, and the hair on it has not turned white, then the priest shall isolate the person who has the infection for seven days.
How it’s used In 7 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
15 occurrences in 6 groups
- רֹאשׁhead, top, chief 5
- ךְyour 3
- הוּhis 3
- הּher 2
- הָלַךְto go, to walk 1
- רֶגֶלfoot, leg 1
Words describing itAdjectives, demonstratives, participles
7 occurrences in 4 groups
- צָהֹבyellowish (of hair 3
- לָבָןwhite 2
- שָׁחֹרblack 2
- דַּקthin 1
What it doesIt is the subject
8 occurrences in 4 groups
- הָפַךְto turn, to change, to overturn 4
- צָמַחto sprout 2
- הָיָהto be, to become 1
- חָלַלto profane, to begin 1
What is done to itIt is the object
7 occurrences in 4 groups
- גָּלַחto shave (oneself) 4
- הָפַךְto turn, to change, to overturn 1
- לָקַחto take, to receive 1
- שָׁקַלto weigh out 1
What it is said to bePredicate
6 occurrences in 3 groups
- אַיִןthere is no, not 3
- עֵדֶרflock 2
- וֹhim 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- מִןfrom 2
- לto/for 2
In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive
5 occurrences in 4 groups
- אַדֶּרֶתrobe, mantle 2
- בַּעַלowner, master, husband 1
- פֶּרַעlocks 1
- קׇדְקֹדscalp 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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.
In the other Testament 1 word
- θρίξ thríx · G2359 · hair
- Greek θρίξ is the direct translation equivalent for Hebrew שֵׂעָר in its core sense of 'hair' (body hair, head hair), supported by strong alignment data across Old Testament passages rendered in the Septuagint.
Word family 10 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H8181. sear שֵׂעָר27 noun masculineLev 13:3 hair; — absolute ׳שׂ Gen 25:25 +, construct…
שֵׂעָר27 noun masculineLev 13:3 hair; — absolute ׳שׂ Gen 25:25 +, construct שְׂעַר Jdg 16:22 +, שַׂ֫עַר Isa 7:20 (Ges§ 93hh Köii. 1. 78); suffix שְׂעָרֵךְ Eze 16:7, שַׂעֲרֵךְ Son 4:1; Son 6:5 (Köl.c.); שְׂעָרוֺ Lev 14:8 +, שְׂעָרָהּ Lev 14:20, שְׂעָרָהֿ Lev 14:4 (Ges§ 91e); — hair:
1 of animals, as material, שׂ ׳אַדֶּרֶת Gen 25:5 (J), Zec 13:4; probably also שׂ בַּעַל ׳אִישׁ 2Ki 1:8 i.e. a man with a garment of skin.
2 human: ׳שׂ ראֹשׁוֺ Jdg 16:22; 2Sa 14:26; Num 6:5 (P), compare Num 6:18 (P); + beard Ezr 9:3; שׂ ׳קָדְקֹד Psa 68:22; including head, beard, eyebrows Lev 14:8-9, Lev 14:10 (P); ׳שׂ הָרַגְלַיִם Isa 7:20 (i.e. of Genitals; + זָקָן ראֹשׁ,; in figure) long hair of woman Eze 16:7; Son 4:1; Son 6:5; hair of skin in (leprosy-)marks Lev 13:3 Lev 13:10t. 13 (P).
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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