5155. trichinos
Strong's Lexicon
trichinos: Hairy, pertaining to hair

Original Word: τριχινός
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: trichinos
Pronunciation: tree-khee-NOS
Phonetic Spelling: (trikh'-ee-nos)
Definition: Hairy, pertaining to hair
Meaning: made of hair.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek word τρίχα (tricha), meaning "hair."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often associated with hair is שֵׂעָר (se'ar), which appears in various contexts throughout the Old Testament, such as in the description of Esau as a hairy man (Genesis 25:25).

Usage: The term "trichinos" is used to describe something that is hairy or related to hair. In the context of the New Testament, it is often used metaphorically to describe the appearance or texture of something.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Greek culture, hair was often associated with strength and vitality. The Greeks admired well-groomed hair, and it was a significant aspect of personal grooming and social status. In the biblical context, hair could symbolize various things, including consecration (as in the Nazirite vow) or shame (as in the case of a woman with a shaved head).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from thrix
Definition
of hair
NASB Translation
hair (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5155: τρίχινος

τρίχινος, τριχινη, τριχινον (θρίξ, which see), made of hair (Vulg.cilicinus): Revelation 6:12 (see σάκκος, b.). (Xenophon, Plato, the Sept., others.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
of hair.

From thrix; hairy, i.e. Made of hair (mohair) -- of hair.

see GREEK thrix

Forms and Transliterations
τριχίνας τριχίνην τριχινος τρίχινος τριχωμά τρίχωμά τριώροφα trichinos tríchinos
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Englishman's Concordance
Revelation 6:12 Adj-NMS
GRK: ὡς σάκκος τρίχινος καὶ ἡ
NAS: as sackcloth [made] of hair, and the whole
KJV: as sackcloth of hair, and the moon
INT: as sackcloth hair and the

Strong's Greek 5155
1 Occurrence


τρίχινος — 1 Occ.

















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