מַרְאֶהָ שָׁפָל מִן־הָעוֹר
A view (the act of seeing); also an appearance (the thing seen), whether (real) a shape (especially if handsome, comeliness; often plural the looks), or (mental) a vision · depressed , literally or figuratively · skin (as naked); by implication, hide , leather
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מַרְאֶה H4758 a view (the act of seeing); also an appearance (the thing seen), whether (real) a shape (especially if handsome, comeliness; often plural the looks), or (mental) a vision
שָׁפָל H8217 depressed , literally or figuratively
עוֹר H5785 skin (as naked); by implication, hide , leather
What does מַרְאֶהָ שָׁפָל מִן־הָעוֹר (marʾehā šāp̄āl min-hāʿôr) mean in the Bible?
מַרְאֶה · שָׁפָל · עוֹר is a Hebrew word meaning "a view (the act of seeing); also an appearance (the thing seen), whether (real) a shape (especially if handsome, comeliness; often plural the looks), or (mental) a vision".
Full entry for מַרְאֶהָ שָׁפָל מִן־הָעוֹר (H4758, H8217, H5785) · Browse the biblical lexicon
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Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Hebrew Verb Forms
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).
Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).
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