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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שֵׂעָר H8181
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 It hair 6× Leviticus 13:21, Leviticus 13:26, Leviticus 13:31, Leviticus 13:32
the hair 3× Leviticus 13:10, Leviticus 13:25, Numbers 6:18
and the hair in it 2× Leviticus 13:4, Leviticus 13:20
his hair 2× Leviticus 14:8, Leviticus 14:9
Your hair 2× Song Of Solomon 4:1, Song Of Solomon 6:5
[He was] a hairy 1× 2 Kings 1:8
[it out] 1× 2 Samuel 14:26
a hairy 1× Zechariah 13:4
and if the hair 1× Leviticus 13:3
and the hair 1× Isaiah 7:20
and your hair 1× Ezekiel 16:7
covered with hair 1× Genesis 25:25
he must let the hair 1× Numbers 6:5
However, the hair 1× Judges 16:22
of his hair 1× Leviticus 14:9
some hair 1× Ezra 9:3
the hair in it 1× Leviticus 13:30
the hairy 1× Psalms 68:21
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 25:25 שֵׂעָ֑ר to covered with hair Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 13:3 וְשֵׂעָ֨ר to and if the hair Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 13:4 וּשְׂעָרָ֖ה to and the hair in it Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Leviticus 13:10 שֵׂעָ֣ר to the hair Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 13:20 וּשְׂעָרָ֖הּ to and the hair in it Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Leviticus 13:21 שֵׂעָ֣ר to hair Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 13:25 שֵׂעָ֨ר to the hair Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 13:26 שֵׂעָ֣ר to hair Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 13:30 שֵׂעָ֥ר to the hair in it Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 13:31 וְשֵׂעָ֥ר to hair Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 25:25
Aligned rows 28
Books represented 12
Genesis 1 Leviticus 15 Numbers 2 Judges 1 2 Samuel 1 2 Kings 1 Ezra 1 Psalms 1 Song Of Solomon 2 Isaiah 1 Ezekiel 1 Zechariah 1
Source forms
שֵׂעָ֣ר 4x śê·‘ār Leviticus 13:10, Leviticus 13:21, Leviticus 13:26, Leviticus 13:32
וְשֵׂעָ֨ר 2x wə·śê·‘ār Leviticus 13:3, Leviticus 13:37
שֵׂעָ֑ר 2x śê·‘ār Genesis 25:25, Psalms 68:21
שְׂעָר֗וֹ 2x śə·‘ā·rōw Leviticus 14:8, Leviticus 14:9
שַׂעְרֵךְ֙ 2x śa‘·rêḵ Song Of Solomon 4:1, Song Of Solomon 6:5
וְשֵׂעָ֥ר 1x wə·śê·‘ār Leviticus 13:31
וְשַׂ֣עַר 1x wə·śa·‘ar Isaiah 7:20
וּשְׂעָרָ֖ה 1x ū·śə·‘ā·rāh Leviticus 13:4
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 10x Genesis 25:25, Leviticus 13:10, Leviticus 13:21, Leviticus 13:25
Noun - masculine singular construct 4x Numbers 6:5, Numbers 6:18, Judges 16:22, 2 Samuel 14:26
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 3x Leviticus 13:3, Leviticus 13:31, Leviticus 13:37
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 3x Leviticus 14:8, Leviticus 14:9
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular 2x Leviticus 13:4, Leviticus 13:20
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular 2x Song Of Solomon 4:1, Song Of Solomon 6:5
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Isaiah 7:20
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular 1x Ezekiel 16:7
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. hair (as if tossed or bristling)
Source Gloss
hair (as if tossed or bristling)
Extended definition Source: 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:
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