What does עוֹר · אַיִל · אָדַם mean in the Bible?
עוֹר · אַיִל · אָדַם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "ram skins dyed red".
Hebrew · H5785, H352, H119
עֹרֹת אֵילִם מְאָדָּמִים
Skin (as naked); by implication, hide , leather · properly, strength ; hence, anything strong ; specifically a chief (politically); also a ram (from his strength); a pilaster (as a strong support); an oak or other strong tree · to show blood (in the face), i.e. flush or turn rosy
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עוֹר H5785 skin (as naked); by implication, hide , leather
Pronunciation ʿwōr
Skin as the vulnerable, exposed boundary of the body; extends to hides stripped and processed into leather
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אַיִל H352 properly, strength ; hence, anything strong ; specifically a chief (politically); also a ram (from his strength); a pilaster (as a strong support); an oak or other strong tree
Pronunciation ʾayil
Strength as the root concept unifying physical structures, animals, and political leadership; primacy through power.
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אָדַם H119 to show blood (in the face), i.e. flush or turn rosy
Pronunciation ʾādam
Physical manifestation of internal state—blushing reveals emotion, shame, or vital life force through visible redness.
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What does עֹרֹת אֵילִם מְאָדָּמִים (orot elim me'oddamim) mean in the Bible?
עוֹר · אַיִל · אָדַם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "ram skins dyed red".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5785, H352, H119?
H5785, H352, H119 is connected to 305 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. ram skins dyed red
Strong's H5785, H352, H119
Lexical occurrences 305 verses Source Gloss
ram skins dyed red
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
עֹרֹת אֵילִם מְאָדָּמִים is built from this root:
עוּר H5783
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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