What does עוֹר (ʿwōr) mean in the Bible?
עוֹר (ʿwōr): Skin as the vulnerable, exposed boundary of the body; extends to hides stripped and processed into leather
Hebrew · H5785
עוֹר
Skin (as naked); by implication, hide , leather
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עוֹר H5785
Pronunciation ʿwōr
What does עוֹר (ʿwōr) mean in the Bible?
עוֹר (ʿwōr): Skin as the vulnerable, exposed boundary of the body; extends to hides stripped and processed into leather
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5785?
The BSB source-word alignment has 99 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include on the skin (12), the skin (11), leather (10), . . . (9), vvv (7).
Where does עוֹר (ʿwōr) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 3:21. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (53), Exodus (17), Job (10), Numbers (8).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It on the skin 12× Leviticus 13:5, Leviticus 13:6, Leviticus 13:8, Leviticus 13:10
the skin 11× Leviticus 13:4, Leviticus 13:12, Leviticus 13:20, Leviticus 13:21
leather 10× Leviticus 11:32, Leviticus 13:49, Leviticus 13:51, Leviticus 13:52
. . . 9× Exodus 26:14, Exodus 34:35, Exodus 35:23, Leviticus 13:11
vvv 7× Exodus 25:5, Exodus 34:29, Exodus 34:30, Exodus 35:7
skins 6× Exodus 25:5, Exodus 26:14, Exodus 35:7, Exodus 35:23
my skin 4× Job 7:5, Job 19:20, Job 19:26, Job 30:30
on his skin 4× Leviticus 13:2, Leviticus 13:3, Leviticus 13:4, Leviticus 13:7
skin 3× Leviticus 13:2, Job 2:4
- 2× Leviticus 13:39, Leviticus 13:48
and skin 2× Lamentations 3:4, Ezekiel 37:8
its hide 2× Exodus 29:14, Numbers 19:5
on someone’s skin 2× Leviticus 13:18, Leviticus 13:24
Their skin 2× Lamentations 4:8, Micah 3:3
with skin 2× Job 10:11, Ezekiel 37:6
a skin 1× Leviticus 13:43
all over his skin 1× Leviticus 13:12
and leather 1× Numbers 31:20
and the hide 1× Leviticus 9:11
and their hides 1× Leviticus 16:27
any article of leather 1× Leviticus 13:48
But the hide 1× Leviticus 4:11
by the skin 1× Job 19:20
his body 1× Exodus 22:27
his hide 1× Job 41:7
his skin 1× Jeremiah 13:23
it 1× Leviticus 13:51
of his skin 1× Job 18:13
of skin 1× Genesis 3:21
or leather 1× Leviticus 15:17
Our skin 1× Lamentations 5:10
than the skin 1× Leviticus 13:3
the hide 1× Leviticus 7:8
the skins 1× Genesis 27:16
with a leather 1× 2 Kings 1:8
with its hide 1× Leviticus 8:17
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 3:21 ע֖וֹר to of skin Noun - masculine singular Genesis 27:16 עֹרֹת֙ to the skins Noun - masculine plural construct Exodus 22:27 לְעֹר֑וֹ to his body Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Exodus 25:5 וְעֹרֹ֨ת to skins Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct Exodus 25:5 וְעֹרֹ֥ת to vvv Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct Exodus 26:14 עֹרֹ֥ת to skins Noun - masculine plural construct Exodus 26:14 עֹרֹ֥ת to . . . Noun - masculine plural construct Exodus 29:14 עֹר֣וֹ to its hide Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Exodus 34:29 ע֥וֹר to vvv Noun - masculine singular construct Exodus 34:30 ע֣וֹר to vvv Noun - masculine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 3:21
Aligned rows 99
Books represented 10
Genesis 2 Exodus 17 Leviticus 53 Numbers 8 2 Kings 1 Job 10 Jeremiah 1 Lamentations 3 Ezekiel 2 Micah 2
Source forms
ע֣וֹר 9x ‘ō·wr Exodus 34:30, Leviticus 13:12, Numbers 4:6, Numbers 4:8
הָע֔וֹר 7x hā·‘ō·wr Leviticus 13:4, Leviticus 13:20, Leviticus 13:25, Leviticus 13:30
בָּע֑וֹר 6x bā·‘ō·wr Leviticus 13:5, Leviticus 13:6, Leviticus 13:8, Leviticus 13:22
בָּע֔וֹר 5x bā·‘ō·wr Leviticus 13:7, Leviticus 13:10, Leviticus 13:12, Leviticus 13:27
בְעוֹר־ 4x ḇə·‘ō·wr- Leviticus 13:2, Leviticus 13:38, Leviticus 13:39
ע֖וֹר 4x ‘ō·wr Genesis 3:21, Exodus 34:35, 2 Kings 1:8, Ezekiel 37:8
ע֔וֹר 4x ‘ō·wr Leviticus 13:49, Leviticus 13:57, Leviticus 15:17, Ezekiel 37:6
עֹרֹ֥ת 4x ‘ō·rōṯ Exodus 26:14, Exodus 36:19
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 19x Genesis 3:21, Leviticus 11:32, Leviticus 13:48, Leviticus 13:49
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular 15x Leviticus 13:5, Leviticus 13:6, Leviticus 13:7, Leviticus 13:8
Article | Noun - masculine singular 14x Leviticus 9:11, Leviticus 13:4, Leviticus 13:20, Leviticus 13:21
Noun - masculine singular construct 9x Exodus 34:29, Exodus 34:30, Exodus 34:35, Leviticus 4:11
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct 8x Leviticus 13:2, Leviticus 13:3, Leviticus 13:4, Leviticus 13:11
Noun - masculine plural construct 7x Genesis 27:16, Exodus 26:14, Exodus 36:19, Exodus 39:34
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct 6x Exodus 25:5, Exodus 35:7, Exodus 35:23
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 5x Exodus 29:14, Leviticus 8:17, Job 18:13, Job 41:7
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Skin as the vulnerable, exposed boundary of the body; extends to hides stripped and processed into leather
Source Gloss
skin (as naked); by implication, hide , leather
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Skin as the vulnerable, exposed boundary of the body; extends to hides stripped and processed into leather
skin (as naked); by implication, hide, leather BDB: skin Usage: hide, leather, skin.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
Animal hides used for clothing, covering human nakedness
Human skin surface examined for disease, ritual purity assessment
Skin affected by boils or sores, determining ceremonial cleanness
Skin with white spots examined for leprosy classification
Showing 4 selected witnesses from 99 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
עוֹר is built from this root:
עוּר H5783
Part of These Phrases
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain