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Lexicon :: Strong's H6785 - ṣemer

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צֶמֶר
Transliteration
ṣemer
Pronunciation
tseh'-mer
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root probably meaning to be shaggy
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TWOT Reference: 1931a

Strong’s Definitions

צֶמֶר tsemer, tseh'-mer; from an unused root probably meaning to be shaggy; wool:—wool(-len).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x

The KJV translates Strong's H6785 in the following manner: woollen (5x), wool (11x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x
The KJV translates Strong's H6785 in the following manner: woollen (5x), wool (11x).

  1. wool

    1. wool

    2. whiteness (metaph.)

    3. wool (in garments)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
צֶמֶר tsemer, tseh'-mer; from an unused root probably meaning to be shaggy; wool:—wool(-len).
STRONGS H6785: Abbreviations
† צֶ֫מֶר noun masculineEzekiel 44:17 wool; — absolute צ׳ Isaiah 1:18, צָ֑מֶר; Leviticus 13:48; construct צֶ֫מֶר Ezekiel 27:18 (see below); suffix צַמְרִי Hosea 2:7; Hosea 2:11; — wool (usually with פִּשְׁתִּי(ם) flax, linen): in natural state גִּזַּת הַצּ׳ Judges 6:37, אֵילִים צ׳ 2 Kings 3:4 (but construction difficult, and צ׳ perhaps gloss); Hosea 2:7; Hosea 2:11 (as gift of value); white Isaiah 1:18 (simile; || שֶׁלֶג), simile of snow Psalm 147:6 (from white flakes); white (?) wool as merchandise Ezekiel 27:18 (צָ֑חַר צ׳, but on text see צַ֫חַר), Proverbs 31:12; prey of moth Isaiah 51:8 (simile); made up into garments Deuteronomy 22:11,בֶּנֶד צ׳ Leviticus 13:47, 59 compare Leviticus 13:48; Leviticus 13:52; בֶּגֶד omitted Ezekiel 34:3; Ezekiel 44:17.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H6015.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Leviticus

13:47; 13:48; 13:48; 13:52; 13:59

Deuteronomy

22:11

Judges

6:37

2 Kings

3:4

Psalms

147:6

Proverbs

31:12

Isaiah

1:18; 1:18; 51:8

Ezekiel

27:18; 27:18; 34:3; 44:17; 44:17

Hosea

2:7; 2:7; 2:11; 2:11

H6785

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6785 matches the Hebrew צֶמֶר (ṣemer),
which occurs 16 times in 16 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:47

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:47 - “As for any fabric that is spoiled with a defiling mold—any woolen or linen clothing,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:48

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:48 - any woven or knitted material of linen or wool, any leather or anything made of leather—

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:52

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:52 - He must burn the fabric, the woven or knitted material of wool or linen, or any leather article that has been spoiled; because the defiling mold is persistent, the article must be burned.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:59

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:59 - These are the regulations concerning defiling molds in woolen or linen clothing, woven or knitted material, or any leather article, for pronouncing them clean or unclean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 22:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 22:11 - Do not wear clothes of wool and linen woven together.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 6:37

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:37 - look, I will place a wool fleece on the threshing floor. If there is dew only on the fleece and all the ground is dry, then I will know that you will save Israel by my hand, as you said.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 3:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 3:4 - Now Mesha king of Moab raised sheep, and he had to pay the king of Israel a tribute of a hundred thousand lambs and the wool of a hundred thousand rams.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 147:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 147:16 - He spreads the snow like wool and scatters the frost like ashes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 31:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:13 - She selects wool and flax and works with eager hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:18 - “Come now, let us settle the matter,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 51:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:8 - For the moth will eat them up like a garment; the worm will devour them like wool. But my righteousness will last forever, my salvation through all generations.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 27:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:18 - “ ‘Damascus did business with you because of your many products and great wealth of goods. They offered wine from Helbon, wool from Zahar

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 34:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:3 - You eat the curds, clothe yourselves with the wool and slaughter the choice animals, but you do not take care of the flock.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 44:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 44:17 - “ ‘When they enter the gates of the inner court, they are to wear linen clothes; they must not wear any woolen garment while ministering at the gates of the inner court or inside the temple.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 2:5 - Their mother has been unfaithful and has conceived them in disgrace. She said, ‘I will go after my lovers, who give me my food and my water, my wool and my linen, my olive oil and my drink.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 2:9 - “Therefore I will take away my grain when it ripens, and my new wine when it is ready. I will take back my wool and my linen, intended to cover her naked body.
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