What does צֶמֶר mean in the Bible?
צֶמֶר is a Hebrew word meaning "wool".
Hebrew · H6785
צֶמֶר
Wool
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צֶמֶר H6785
What does צֶמֶר mean in the Bible?
צֶמֶר is a Hebrew word meaning "wool".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6785?
The BSB source-word alignment has 16 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include wool (4), like wool (3), of wool (2), and the wool (1), any wool (1).
Where does צֶמֶר appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 13:47. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (4), Ezekiel (3), Hosea (2), Isaiah (2).
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 wool 4× Leviticus 13:52, Proverbs 31:13, Ezekiel 27:18, Hosea 2:5
like wool 3× Psalms 147:16, Isaiah 1:18, Isaiah 51:8
of wool 2× Deuteronomy 22:11, Judges 6:37
and the wool 1× 2 Kings 3:4
any wool 1× Leviticus 13:47
anything made of wool 1× Ezekiel 44:17
in wool 1× Leviticus 13:59
My wool 1× Hosea 2:9
or wool 1× Leviticus 13:48
the wool 1× Ezekiel 34:3
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 13:47 צֶ֔מֶר to any wool Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 13:48 וְלַצָּ֑מֶר to or wool Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 13:52 בַּצֶּ֙מֶר֙ to wool Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 13:59 הַצֶּ֣מֶר׀ to in wool Article | Noun - masculine singular Deuteronomy 22:11 צֶ֥מֶר to of wool Noun - masculine singular Judges 6:37 הַצֶּ֖מֶר to of wool Article | Noun - masculine singular 2 Kings 3:4 צָֽמֶר׃ to and the wool Noun - masculine singular Psalms 147:16 כַּצָּ֑מֶר to like wool Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular Proverbs 31:13 צֶ֣מֶר to wool Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 1:18 כַּצֶּ֥מֶר to like wool Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Leviticus 13:47
Aligned rows 16
Books represented 9
Leviticus 4 Deuteronomy 1 Judges 1 2 Kings 1 Psalms 1 Proverbs 1 Isaiah 2 Ezekiel 3 Hosea 2
Source forms
צֶ֔מֶר 2x ṣe·mer Leviticus 13:47, Ezekiel 44:17
צַמְרִ֣י 2x ṣam·rî Hosea 2:5, Hosea 2:9
בַּצֶּ֙מֶר֙ 1x baṣ·ṣe·mer Leviticus 13:52
הַצֶּ֖מֶר 1x haṣ·ṣe·mer Judges 6:37
הַצֶּ֣מֶר 1x haṣ·ṣe·mer Ezekiel 34:3
הַצֶּ֣מֶר׀ 1x haṣ·ṣe·mer Leviticus 13:59
וְכַצֶּ֖מֶר 1x wə·ḵaṣ·ṣe·mer Isaiah 51:8
וְלַצָּ֑מֶר 1x wə·laṣ·ṣā·mer Leviticus 13:48
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 5x Leviticus 13:47, Deuteronomy 22:11, 2 Kings 3:4, Proverbs 31:13
Article | Noun - masculine singular 3x Leviticus 13:59, Judges 6:37, Ezekiel 34:3
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular 2x Hosea 2:5, Hosea 2:9
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular 2x Psalms 147:16, Isaiah 1:18
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Ezekiel 27:18
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Isaiah 51:8
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Leviticus 13:48
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Leviticus 13:52
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. wool
Source Gloss
wool
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
wool Usage: wool(-len).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
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