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Lexicon :: Strong's H8181 - śēʿār

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שֵׂעָר
Transliteration
śēʿār
Pronunciation
say-awr'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From שָׂעַר (H8175) in the sense of dishevelling
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TWOT Reference: 2274a

Strong’s Definitions

שֵׂעָר sêʻâr, say-awr'; or שַׂעַר saʻar; (Isaiah 7:20), from H8175 in the sense of dishevelling; hair (as if tossed or bristling):—hair(-y), × rough.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 28x

The KJV translates Strong's H8181 in the following manner: hair (24x), hairy (3x), rough (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 28x
The KJV translates Strong's H8181 in the following manner: hair (24x), hairy (3x), rough (1x).

  1. hair

    1. hair (of animals, man)

    2. hair (of garment made of hair)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שֵׂעָר sêʻâr, say-awr'; or שַׂעַר saʻar; (Isaiah 7:20), from H8175 in the sense of dishevelling; hair (as if tossed or bristling):—hair(-y), × rough.
STRONGS H8181: Abbreviations
שֵׂעָר 27 noun masculineLeviticus 13:3 hair; — absolute שׂ׳ Genesis 25:25 +, construct שְׂעַר Judges 16:22 +, שַׂ֫עַר Isaiah 7:20 (Ges§ 93hh Köii. 1. 78); suffix שְׂעָרֵךְ Ezekiel 16:7, שַׂעֲרֵךְ Songs 4:1; Songs 6:5 (Köl.c.); שְׂעָרוֺ Leviticus 14:8 +, שְׂעָרָהּ Leviticus 14:20, שְׂעָרָהֿ Leviticus 14:4 (Ges§ 91e); — hair:
1. of animals, as material, אַדֶּרֶת שׂ׳ Genesis 25:5 (J), Zechariah 13:4; probably also אִישׁ בַּעַל שׂ׳ 2 Kings 1:8 i.e. a man with a garment of skin.
2. human: ראֹשׁוֺ שׂ׳ Judges 16:22; 2 Samuel 14:26; Numbers 6:5 (P), compare Numbers 6:18 (P); + beard Ezra 9:3; קָדְקֹד שׂ׳ Psalm 68:22; including head, beard, eyebrows Leviticus 14:8, 9, 10 (P); הָרַגְלַיִם שׂ׳ Isaiah 7:20 (i.e. of genitals; + ראֹשׁ, זָקָן; in figure) long hair of woman Ezekiel 16:7; Songs 4:1; Songs 6:5; hair of skin in (leprosy-)marks Leviticus 13:3 + 10 times 13 (P).

See related Aramaic BDB entry H8177.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

25:5; 25:25

Leviticus

13:3; 13:3; 14:4; 14:8; 14:8; 14:9; 14:10; 14:20

Numbers

6:5; 6:18

Judges

16:22; 16:22

2 Samuel

14:26

2 Kings

1:8

Ezra

9:3

Psalms

68:22

Song of Songs

4:1; 4:1; 6:5; 6:5

Isaiah

7:20; 7:20

Ezekiel

16:7; 16:7

Zechariah

13:4

H8181

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H8181 matches the Hebrew שֵׂעָר (śēʿār),
which occurs 28 times in 27 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 25:25

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:25 - The first to come out was red, and his whole body was like a hairy garment; so they named him Esau.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:3 - The priest is to examine the sore on the skin, and if the hair in the sore has turned white and the sore appears to be more than skin deep, it is a defiling skin disease. When the priest examines that person, he shall pronounce them ceremonially unclean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:4 - If the shiny spot on the skin is white but does not appear to be more than skin deep and the hair in it has not turned white, the priest is to isolate the affected person for seven days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:10 - The priest is to examine them, and if there is a white swelling in the skin that has turned the hair white and if there is raw flesh in the swelling,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:20 - The priest is to examine it, and if it appears to be more than skin deep and the hair in it has turned white, the priest shall pronounce that person unclean. It is a defiling skin disease that has broken out where the boil was.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:21 - But if, when the priest examines it, there is no white hair in it and it is not more than skin deep and has faded, then the priest is to isolate them for seven days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:25 - the priest is to examine the spot, and if the hair in it has turned white, and it appears to be more than skin deep, it is a defiling disease that has broken out in the burn. The priest shall pronounce them unclean; it is a defiling skin disease.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:26 - But if the priest examines it and there is no white hair in the spot and if it is not more than skin deep and has faded, then the priest is to isolate them for seven days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:30

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:30 - the priest is to examine the sore, and if it appears to be more than skin deep and the hair in it is yellow and thin, the priest shall pronounce them unclean; it is a defiling skin disease on the head or chin.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:31

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:31 - But if, when the priest examines the sore, it does not seem to be more than skin deep and there is no black hair in it, then the priest is to isolate the affected person for seven days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:32

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:32 - On the seventh day the priest is to examine the sore, and if it has not spread and there is no yellow hair in it and it does not appear to be more than skin deep,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:36

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:36 - the priest is to examine them, and if he finds that the sore has spread in the skin, he does not need to look for yellow hair; they are unclean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:37

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:37 - If, however, the sore is unchanged so far as the priest can see, and if black hair has grown in it, the affected person is healed. They are clean, and the priest shall pronounce them clean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:8 - “The person to be cleansed must wash their clothes, shave off all their hair and bathe with water; then they will be ceremonially clean. After this they may come into the camp, but they must stay outside their tent for seven days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:9 - On the seventh day they must shave off all their hair; they must shave their head, their beard, their eyebrows and the rest of their hair. They must wash their clothes and bathe themselves with water, and they will be clean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 6:5

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:5 - “ ‘During the entire period of their Nazirite vow, no razor may be used on their head. They must be holy until the period of their dedication to the LORD is over; they must let their hair grow long.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 6:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:18 - “ ‘Then at the entrance to the tent of meeting, the Nazirite must shave off the hair that symbolizes their dedication. They are to take the hair and put it in the fire that is under the sacrifice of the fellowship offering.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:22 - But the hair on his head began to grow again after it had been shaved.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 14:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:26 - Whenever he cut the hair of his head—he used to cut his hair once a year because it became too heavy for him—he would weigh it, and its weight was two hundred shekels[fn] by the royal standard.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 1:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:8 - They replied, “He had a garment of hair[fn] and had a leather belt around his waist.” The king said, “That was Elijah the Tishbite.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 9:3 - When I heard this, I tore my tunic and cloak, pulled hair from my head and beard and sat down appalled.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 68:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:21 - Surely God will crush the heads of his enemies, the hairy crowns of those who go on in their sins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:1 - He: How beautiful you are, my darling! Oh, how beautiful! Your eyes behind your veil are doves. Your hair is like a flock of goats descending from the hills of Gilead.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 6:5

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:5 - Turn your eyes from me; they overwhelm me. Your hair is like a flock of goats descending from Gilead.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 7:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:20 - In that day the Lord will use a razor hired from beyond the Euphrates River—the king of Assyria—to shave your heads and private parts, and to cut off your beards also.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:7 - I made you grow like a plant of the field. You grew and developed and entered puberty. Your breasts had formed and your hair had grown, yet you were stark naked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 13:4

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 13:4 - “On that day every prophet will be ashamed of their prophetic vision. They will not put on a prophet’s garment of hair in order to deceive.
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