What does שֵׂעָר · הָפַךְ · לָבָן mean in the Bible?
שֵׂעָר · הָפַךְ · לָבָן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "hair (as if tossed or bristling)".
Hebrew · H8181, H2015, H3836
וּשְׂעָרָהּ הָפַךְ לָבָן
Hair (as if tossed or bristling) · to turn about or over; by implication, to change , overturn , return , pervert · white
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שֵׂעָר H8181 hair (as if tossed or bristling)
הָפַךְ H2015 to turn about or over; by implication, to change , overturn , return , pervert
Pronunciation haphak
Complete reversal of state or position; physical turning becomes moral/covenantal upheaval when applied to divine judgment.
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לָבָן H3836 white
What does וּשְׂעָרָהּ הָפַךְ לָבָן (ûśĕʿārāh hāp̄aḵ lāḇān) mean in the Bible?
שֵׂעָר · הָפַךְ · לָבָן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "hair (as if tossed or bristling)".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H8181, H2015, H3836?
H8181, H2015, H3836 is connected to 151 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. hair (as if tossed or bristling)
Strong's H8181, H2015, H3836
Lexical occurrences 151 verses Source Gloss
hair (as if tossed or bristling)
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
וּשְׂעָרָהּ הָפַךְ לָבָן is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
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