What does שֵׂעָר mean in the Bible?
שֵׂעָר is a Hebrew word meaning "hair (as if tossed or bristling)".
Hebrew · H8181
שֵׂעָר
Hair (as if tossed or bristling)
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שֵׂעָרH8181
What does שֵׂעָר mean in the Bible?
שֵׂעָר is a Hebrew word meaning "hair (as if tossed or bristling)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8181?
The BSB source-word alignment has 28 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include hair (6), the hair (3), and the hair in it (2), his hair (2), Your hair (2).
Where does שֵׂעָר appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 25:25. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (15), Numbers (2), Song Of Solomon (2), 2 Kings (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Ithair6×Leviticus 13:21, Leviticus 13:26, Leviticus 13:31, Leviticus 13:32
the hair3×Leviticus 13:10, Leviticus 13:25, Numbers 6:18
and the hair in it2×Leviticus 13:4, Leviticus 13:20
his hair2×Leviticus 14:8, Leviticus 14:9
Your hair2×Song Of Solomon 4:1, Song Of Solomon 6:5
[He was] a hairy1×2 Kings 1:8
[it out]1×2 Samuel 14:26
a hairy1×Zechariah 13:4
and if the hair1×Leviticus 13:3
and the hair1×Isaiah 7:20
and your hair1×Ezekiel 16:7
covered with hair1×Genesis 25:25
he must let the hair1×Numbers 6:5
However, the hair1×Judges 16:22
of his hair1×Leviticus 14:9
some hair1×Ezra 9:3
the hair in it1×Leviticus 13:30
the hairy1×Psalms 68:21
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 25:25שֵׂעָ֑רtocovered with hairNoun - masculine singularLeviticus 13:3וְשֵׂעָ֨רtoand if the hairConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularLeviticus 13:4וּשְׂעָרָ֖הtoand the hair in itConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singularLeviticus 13:10שֵׂעָ֣רtothe hairNoun - masculine singularLeviticus 13:20וּשְׂעָרָ֖הּtoand the hair in itConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singularLeviticus 13:21שֵׂעָ֣רtohairNoun - masculine singularLeviticus 13:25שֵׂעָ֨רtothe hairNoun - masculine singularLeviticus 13:26שֵׂעָ֣רtohairNoun - masculine singularLeviticus 13:30שֵׂעָ֥רtothe hair in itNoun - masculine singularLeviticus 13:31וְשֵׂעָ֥רtohairConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowGenesis 25:25
Aligned rows28
Books represented12
Genesis1Leviticus15Numbers2Judges12 Samuel12 Kings1Ezra1Psalms1Song Of Solomon2Isaiah1Ezekiel1Zechariah1
Source forms
שֵׂעָ֣ר4xśê·‘ārLeviticus 13:10, Leviticus 13:21, Leviticus 13:26, Leviticus 13:32
וְשֵׂעָ֨ר2xwə·śê·‘ārLeviticus 13:3, Leviticus 13:37
שֵׂעָ֑ר2xśê·‘ārGenesis 25:25, Psalms 68:21
שְׂעָר֗וֹ2xśə·‘ā·rōwLeviticus 14:8, Leviticus 14:9
שַׂעְרֵךְ֙2xśa‘·rêḵSong Of Solomon 4:1, Song Of Solomon 6:5
וְשֵׂעָ֥ר1xwə·śê·‘ārLeviticus 13:31
וְשַׂ֣עַר1xwə·śa·‘arIsaiah 7:20
וּשְׂעָרָ֖ה1xū·śə·‘ā·rāhLeviticus 13:4
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular10xGenesis 25:25, Leviticus 13:10, Leviticus 13:21, Leviticus 13:25
Noun - masculine singular construct4xNumbers 6:5, Numbers 6:18, Judges 16:22, 2 Samuel 14:26
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular3xLeviticus 13:3, Leviticus 13:31, Leviticus 13:37
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular3xLeviticus 14:8, Leviticus 14:9
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular2xLeviticus 13:4, Leviticus 13:20
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular2xSong Of Solomon 4:1, Song Of Solomon 6:5
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct1xIsaiah 7:20
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular1xEzekiel 16:7
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. hair (as if tossed or bristling)
Source Gloss
hair (as if tossed or bristling)
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
hair (as if tossed or bristling) BDB: hair Usage: hair(-y), × rough.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שֵׂעָר is built from this root:
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