6786. Tsemari

Lexicon

Tsemari: Woolen, wool

Original Word: צְמָרִי
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: Tsmariy
Pronunciation: tseh-mah-REE
Phonetic Spelling: (tsem-aw-ree')
Definition: Woolen, wool
Meaning: a Tsemarite

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Zemarite

Patrial from an unused name of a place in Palestine; a Tsemarite or branch of the Canaanites -- Zemarite.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from the same as tsemer
Definition
a Canaanite people
NASB Translation
Zemarite (1), Zemarites (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

צְמָרִי adjective, of a people with article as substantive collective (people of the city called Simirra by Assyrian, COT^Gn Dl^{Pa 281f.}, Egyptian Da-(m)-ma-ra WMM^As.u.Eur.187; Tel Amarna sumur according to Zim^{ZPV xiii (1890) 145} Jastr^{JBL xii (1898), 63}; Greek τὰ Σίμυρα, etc., e.g. Strabo^{xvi. 2, 12} >Wkl^{MVG 1896, 203 f., compare Tel Am. 40*} thinks ׳צ, Σίμυρα, = Assyrian Zimarra, distinct from Simirra-‚umur); — ׳הַצּ Genesis 10:18 = 1 Chronicles 1:16, ᵐ5. τὸν Σαμαραῖον; Ezekiel 27:11 Co reads וּצְמָרִים for וְגַמָּדִים (q. v.); Toy Krae retain ׳וְג; — compare modern ‚umra, north of Tripoli and south of Ruad (Arvad), see Pietschm^{Phön. 39} Bäd^{Pal. 3 (1898), 407}.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root צֶמֶר (tsemer), meaning "wool."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for the Hebrew term צְמָרִי (Tsemari) as it is a specific proper noun referring to a Canaanite tribe and does not have a direct Greek equivalent in the Septuagint or New Testament texts.

Usage: The term "Tsemarite" is used in the context of genealogical listings in the Hebrew Bible, specifically referring to a group of people descended from Canaan.

Context: The Tsemarites are mentioned in the genealogical records of the descendants of Canaan, who was the son of Ham, one of Noah's three sons. The Tsemarites are listed among the various Canaanite tribes in Genesis 10:18 and 1 Chronicles 1:16. These passages are part of the Table of Nations, which outlines the descendants of Noah's sons and the nations that emerged from them after the flood. The Tsemarites, like other Canaanite tribes, were part of the broader ethnic and cultural landscape of the ancient Near East. The specific location or characteristics of the Tsemarites are not detailed in the biblical text, and they are not mentioned elsewhere in the Bible outside of these genealogical contexts.

Genesis 10:18 (BSB): "Arvadites, Zemarites, and Hamathites. Later the Canaanite clans were scattered."

1 Chronicles 1:16 (BSB): "Arvadites, Zemarites, and Hamathites."

The mention of the Tsemarites in these genealogies serves to illustrate the spread and diversity of the Canaanite peoples, who played a significant role in the history and narratives of the Old Testament. The genealogical records emphasize the fulfillment of God's command to "be fruitful and multiply" (Genesis 9:1) and provide a framework for understanding the relationships between different peoples and nations in the biblical narrative.

Forms and Transliterations

הַצְּמָרִ֖י הצמרי haṣ·ṣə·mā·rî haṣṣəmārî hatztzemaRi

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 10:18
HEB: הָֽאַרְוָדִ֥י וְאֶת־ הַצְּמָרִ֖י וְאֶת־ הַֽחֲמָתִ֑י
NAS: and the Arvadite and the Zemarite and the Hamathite;
KJV: And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite:
INT: and the Arvadite and the Zemarite and the Hamathite and afterward

1 Chronicles 1:16
HEB: הָאַרְוָדִ֥י וְאֶת־ הַצְּמָרִ֖י וְאֶת־ הַֽחֲמָתִֽי׃
NAS: the Arvadites, the Zemarites and the Hamathites.
KJV: And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite.
INT: the Arvadites the Zemarites and the Hamathites

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 6786
2 Occurrences

haṣ·ṣə·mā·rî — 2 Occ.