The meaning of “עוֹר”
Understanding ʻôwr reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
hide, leather, skin. - skin (as naked) - by implication, hide, leather 1) skin, hide 1a) skin (of men) 1b) hide (of anim...
עוֹר
hide, leather, skin. - skin (as naked) - by implication, hide, leather 1) skin, hide 1a) skin (of men) 1b) hide (of animals)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 27:16 | “And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck:” Word: עוֹר (ʻôwr) | |
| Leviticus 13:27 | “And the priest shall look upon him the seventh day: and if it be spread much abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is the plague of leprosy.” Word: עוֹר (ʻôwr) | |
| 2 Kings 1:8 | “And they answered him, He was an hairy man, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.” Word: עוֹר (ʻôwr) | |
| Jeremiah 13:23 | “Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.” Word: עוֹר (ʻôwr) | |
| Ezekiel 37:8 | “And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh came up upon them, and the skin covered them above: but there was no breath in them.” Word: עוֹר (ʻôwr) |