What does שָׁזַר (šāzar) mean in the Bible?
שָׁזַר (šāzar): Literal craft term for twisting fibers into thread; extended to complex interweaving or intricate construction
Hebrew · H7806
שָׁזַר
To twist (a thread of straw)
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שָׁזַר H7806
Pronunciation šāzar
What does שָׁזַר (šāzar) mean in the Bible?
שָׁזַר (šāzar): Literal craft term for twisting fibers into thread; extended to complex interweaving or intricate construction
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7806?
The BSB source-word alignment has 21 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of finely spun (7), and finely spun (6), and with finely spun (4), [of] finely spun (1), [with curtains] of finely spun (1).
Where does שָׁזַר (šāzar) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 26:1. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (21).
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 of finely spun 7× Exodus 26:1, Exodus 27:9, Exodus 28:6, Exodus 36:8
and finely spun 6× Exodus 26:31, Exodus 26:36, Exodus 27:16, Exodus 36:35
and with finely spun 4× Exodus 28:8, Exodus 28:15, Exodus 39:5, Exodus 39:8
[of] finely spun 1× Exodus 39:28
[with curtains] of finely spun 1× Exodus 27:18
and finely spun linen 1× Exodus 39:24
were made of finely spun 1× Exodus 38:16
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 26:1 מָשְׁזָ֗ר to of finely spun Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine singular Exodus 26:31 מָשְׁזָ֑ר to and finely spun Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine singular Exodus 26:36 מָשְׁזָ֑ר to and finely spun Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine singular Exodus 27:9 מָשְׁזָ֗ר to of finely spun Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine singular Exodus 27:16 מָשְׁזָ֖ר to and finely spun Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine singular Exodus 27:18 מָשְׁזָ֑ר to [with curtains] of finely spun Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine singular Exodus 28:6 מָשְׁזָ֖ר to of finely spun Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine singular Exodus 28:8 מָשְׁזָֽר׃ to and with finely spun Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine singular Exodus 28:15 מָשְׁזָ֖ר to and with finely spun Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine singular Exodus 36:8 מָשְׁזָ֗ר to of finely spun Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 26:1
Aligned rows 21
Books represented 1
Exodus 21
Source forms
מָשְׁזָ֑ר 7x mā·šə·zār Exodus 26:31, Exodus 26:36, Exodus 27:18, Exodus 36:35
מָשְׁזָֽר׃ 6x mā·šə·zār Exodus 28:8, Exodus 38:16, Exodus 39:2, Exodus 39:8
מָשְׁזָ֗ר 4x mā·šə·zār Exodus 26:1, Exodus 27:9, Exodus 36:8, Exodus 39:29
מָשְׁזָ֖ר 3x mā·šə·zār Exodus 27:16, Exodus 28:6, Exodus 28:15
מָשְׁזָ֔ר 1x mā·šə·zār Exodus 38:9
Parsing patterns
Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine singular 21x Exodus 26:1, Exodus 26:31, Exodus 26:36, Exodus 27:9
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Literal craft term for twisting fibers into thread; extended to complex interweaving or intricate construction
Source Gloss
to twist (a thread of straw)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Literal craft term for twisting fibers into thread; extended to complex interweaving or intricate construction
to twist (a thread of straw) BDB: be twisted Usage: twine.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 21
Hophal causative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action 21×
Participle passive Exod 26:1 · Exod 26:31 · Exod 26:36 · Exod 27:9 · Exod 27:16 · Exod 27:18 · Exod 28:6 · Exod 28:8 · Exod 28:15 · Exod 36:8 · Exod 36:35 · Exod 36:37 · Exod 38:9 · Exod 38:16 · Exod 38:18 · Exod 39:2 21×
Word Origins
שָׁזַר is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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