The meaning of “שֵׂעָר”
Understanding sêʻâr reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or שַׂעַר saʻar (sah'-ar); (Isaiah 7:20), from שָׂעַר in the sense of dishevelling hair(-y), [idiom] rough. - hair (as i...
שֵׂעָר
or שַׂעַר saʻar (sah'-ar); (Isaiah 7:20), from שָׂעַר in the sense of dishevelling hair(-y), [idiom] rough. - hair (as if tossed or bristling) 1) hair 1a) hair (of animals, man) 1b) hair (of garment made of hair)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 25:25 | “And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.” Word: שֵׂעָר (sêʻâr) | |
| Numbers 6:18 | “And the Nazarite shall shave the head of his separation at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall take the hair of the head of his separation, and put it in the fire which is under the sacrifice of the peace offerings.” Word: שֵׂעָר (sêʻâr) | |
| 2 Samuel 14:26 | “And when he polled his head, (for it was at every year’s end that he polled it: because the hair was heavy on him, therefore he polled it:) he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred shekels after the king’s weight.” Word: שֵׂעָר (sêʻâr) | |
| Ezra 9:3 | “And when I heard this thing, I rent my garment and my mantle, and plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down astonied.” Word: שֵׂעָר (sêʻâr) | |
| Song of Solomon 6:5 | “Turn away thine eyes from me, for they have overcome me: thy hair is as a flock of goats that appear from Gilead.” Word: שֵׂעָר (sêʻâr) |
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