8181. sear

Lexicon

sear: Hair

Original Word: שֵׂעָר
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: se`ar
Pronunciation: seh-ahr'
Phonetic Spelling: (say-awr')
Definition: Hair
Meaning: hair

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

hairy, rough

Or sa.ar (Isaiah 7:20) {sah'-ar}; from sa'ar in the sense of dishevelling; hair (as if tossed or bristling) -- hair(-y), X rough.

see HEBREW sa'ar

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
hair
NASB Translation
hair (23), hairs (1), hairy (4).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

שֵׂעָר₂₇ noun masculine^{Leviticus 13:3} hair; — absolute ׳שׂ Genesis 25:25 +, construct שְׂעַר Judges 16:22 +, שַׂ֫עַר Isaiah 7:20 (Ges^{§ 93hh} Kö^{ii. 1. 78}); suffix שְׂעָרֵךְ Ezekiel 16:7, שַׂעֲרֵךְ Songs 4:1; Songs 6:5 (Kö^l.c.); שְׂעָרוֺ Leviticus 14:8 +, שְׂעָרָהּ Leviticus 14:20, שְׂעָרָהֿ Leviticus 14:4 (Ges^{§ 91e}); — hair:

1 of animals, as material, ׳אַדֶּרֶת שׂ Genesis 25:5 (J), Zechariah 13:4; probably also ׳אִישׁ בַּעַל שׂ 2 Kings 1:8 i.e. a man with a garment of skin.

2 human: ראֹשׁוֺ ׳שׂ Judges 16:22; 2 Samuel 14:26; Numbers 6:5 (P), compare Numbers 6:18 (P); + beard Ezra 9:3; ׳קָדְקֹד שׂ Psalm 68:22; including head, beard, eyebrows Leviticus 14:8,9,10 (P); הָרַגְלַיִם ׳שׂ Isaiah 7:20 (i.e. of Genitals; + ראֹשׁ, זָקָן; in figure) long hair of woman Ezekiel 16:7; Songs 4:1; Songs 6:5; hair of skin in (leprosy-)marks Leviticus 13:3 10t. 13 (P).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root שָׂעַר (sa'ar), which means to be hairy or to bristle.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G2355: θρίξ (thrix) • This Greek term is used in the New Testament to refer to hair, similar to the Hebrew שֵׂעָר (se'ar). It appears in passages such as Matthew 10:30, where Jesus speaks of the hairs on one's head being numbered.
• G5155: τριχόω (trichoo) • This Greek verb means to cover with hair or to become hairy. It is less commonly used but relates to the concept of hairiness or having hair.

In summary, שֵׂעָר (se'ar) is a versatile term in the Hebrew Bible, encompassing literal descriptions of hair as well as metaphorical uses that convey deeper symbolic meanings related to identity, health, beauty, and wisdom.

Usage: The term שֵׂעָר (se'ar) is used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to hair, often in the context of human hair, but it can also refer to animal hair or fur. It is used both literally and metaphorically in various passages.

Context: • The word שֵׂעָר (se'ar) appears in numerous contexts throughout the Hebrew Bible. It is often used to describe the physical appearance of individuals, such as in Genesis 25:25, where Esau is described as being "red and hairy" at birth. This description highlights the distinctive physical characteristic that would later become a significant part of Esau's identity.
• In Leviticus 13, שֵׂעָר (se'ar) is used in the context of diagnosing skin diseases, where the color and condition of hair are indicators of health or disease.
• The term is also used metaphorically, as in Daniel 7:9, where the Ancient of Days is described with "hair like pure wool," symbolizing purity and wisdom.
• In the poetic and wisdom literature, such as the Song of Solomon, hair is often used as a symbol of beauty and vitality. For example, Song of Solomon 4:1 praises the beloved's hair as "a flock of goats descending from Mount Gilead."
• The word שֵׂעָר (se'ar) can also denote the concept of age and experience, as seen in Proverbs 16:31, where "gray hair" is described as a "crown of glory" when found in the way of righteousness.

Forms and Transliterations

וְשֵׂעָ֥ר וְשֵׂעָ֨ר וְשַׂ֣עַר וּשְׂעָרֵ֣ךְ וּשְׂעָרָ֖ה וּשְׂעָרָ֖הּ ושער ושערה ושערך לַשֵּׂעָ֥ר לשער מִשְּׂעַ֤ר משער שְׂעַ֣ר שְׂעַ֥ר שְׂעַר֙ שְׂעַר־ שְׂעָר֖וֹ שְׂעָר֗וֹ שֵׂעָ֑ר שֵׂעָ֔ר שֵׂעָ֖ר שֵׂעָ֣ר שֵׂעָ֥ר שֵׂעָ֨ר שַׂעְרֵךְ֙ שער שער־ שערו שערך laś·śê·‘ār laśśê‘ār lasseAr miś·śə·‘ar miśśə‘ar misseAr śa‘·rêḵ śa‘rêḵ sareCh śê‘ār śə‘ar śə‘ar- śə‘ārōw śə·‘ā·rōw śê·‘ār śə·‘ar śə·‘ar- seAr seaRo ū·śə·‘ā·rāh ū·śə·‘ā·rêḵ ūśə‘ārāh ūśə‘ārêḵ useaRah useaRech veSaar veseAr wə·śa·‘ar wə·śê·‘ār wəśa‘ar wəśê‘ār

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 25:25
HEB: כֻּלּ֖וֹ כְּאַדֶּ֣רֶת שֵׂעָ֑ר וַיִּקְרְא֥וּ שְׁמ֖וֹ
NAS: all over like a hairy garment;
KJV: red, all over like an hairy garment;
INT: all garment A hairy called his name

Leviticus 13:3
HEB: בְּעֽוֹר־ הַ֠בָּשָׂר וְשֵׂעָ֨ר בַּנֶּ֜גַע הָפַ֣ךְ ׀
NAS: of the body, and if the hair in the infection
KJV: of the flesh: and [when] the hair in the plague
INT: the skin of the body the hair the infection has turned

Leviticus 13:4
HEB: מִן־ הָע֔וֹר וּשְׂעָרָ֖ה לֹא־ הָפַ֣ךְ
NAS: the skin, and the hair on it has not turned
KJV: than the skin, and the hair thereof be not turned
INT: than the skin and the hair has not turned

Leviticus 13:10
HEB: וְהִ֕יא הָפְכָ֖ה שֵׂעָ֣ר לָבָ֑ן וּמִֽחְיַ֛ת
NAS: and it has turned the hair white,
KJV: and it have turned the hair white,
INT: and it has turned the hair white is quick

Leviticus 13:20
HEB: מִן־ הָע֔וֹר וּשְׂעָרָ֖הּ הָפַ֣ךְ לָבָ֑ן
NAS: the skin, and the hair on it has turned
KJV: than the skin, and the hair thereof be turned
INT: than the skin and the hair has turned white

Leviticus 13:21
HEB: אֵֽין־ בָּהּ֙ שֵׂעָ֣ר לָבָ֔ן וּשְׁפָלָ֥ה
NAS: white hairs in it and it is not lower
KJV: on it, and, behold, [there be] no white hairs therein, and [if] it [be] not lower
INT: and behold there hairs white lower

Leviticus 13:25
HEB: וְהִנֵּ֣ה נֶהְפַּךְ֩ שֵׂעָ֨ר לָבָ֜ן בַּבַּהֶ֗רֶת
NAS: at it. And if the hair in the bright spot
KJV: shall look upon it: and, behold, [if] the hair in the bright spot
INT: and if has turned the hair white the bright

Leviticus 13:26
HEB: אֵֽין־ בַּבֶּהֶ֙רֶת֙ שֵׂעָ֣ר לָבָ֔ן וּשְׁפָלָ֥ה
NAS: white hair in the bright spot
KJV: on it, and, behold, [there be] no white hair in the bright spot,
INT: there the bright hair white deeper

Leviticus 13:30
HEB: הָע֔וֹר וּב֛וֹ שֵׂעָ֥ר צָהֹ֖ב דָּ֑ק
NAS: yellowish hair in it, then the priest
KJV: thin hair; then the priest
INT: than the skin hair yellowish is thin

Leviticus 13:31
HEB: מִן־ הָע֔וֹר וְשֵׂעָ֥ר שָׁחֹ֖ר אֵ֣ין
NAS: black hair in it, then the priest
KJV: and [that there is] no black hair in it; then the priest
INT: than the skin hair black and there

Leviticus 13:32
HEB: הָ֥יָה ב֖וֹ שֵׂעָ֣ר צָהֹ֑ב וּמַרְאֵ֣ה
NAS: yellowish hair has grown
KJV: not, and there be in it no yellow hair, and the scall
INT: and no has grown hair yellowish and the appearance

Leviticus 13:36
HEB: יְבַקֵּ֧ר הַכֹּהֵ֛ן לַשֵּׂעָ֥ר הַצָּהֹ֖ב טָמֵ֥א
NAS: for the yellowish hair; he is unclean.
KJV: for yellow hair; he [is] unclean.
INT: seek the priest hair the yellowish is unclean

Leviticus 13:37
HEB: עָמַ֨ד הַנֶּ֜תֶק וְשֵׂעָ֨ר שָׁחֹ֧ר צָֽמַח־
NAS: however, and black hair has grown
KJV: and [that] there is black hair grown
INT: has remained the scale hair and black has grown

Leviticus 14:8
HEB: אֶת־ כָּל־ שְׂעָר֗וֹ וְרָחַ֤ץ בַּמַּ֙יִם֙
NAS: all his hair and bathe
KJV: and shave off all his hair, and wash
INT: and shave all his hair and bathe water

Leviticus 14:9
HEB: אֶת־ כָּל־ שְׂעָר֗וֹ אֶת־ רֹאשׁ֤וֹ
NAS: all his hair: he shall shave
KJV: that he shall shave all his hair off his head
INT: shall shave all his hair his head and his beard

Leviticus 14:9
HEB: וְאֶת־ כָּל־ שְׂעָר֖וֹ יְגַלֵּ֑חַ וְכִבֶּ֣ס
NAS: even all his hair. He shall then wash
KJV: and his eyebrows, even all his hair he shall shave
INT: affliction all his hair off shall then wash

Numbers 6:5
HEB: גַּדֵּ֥ל פֶּ֖רַע שְׂעַ֥ר רֹאשֽׁוֹ׃
NAS: he shall let the locks of hair on his head
KJV: [and] shall let the locks of the hair of his head
INT: grow the locks of hair his head

Numbers 6:18
HEB: וְלָקַ֗ח אֶת־ שְׂעַר֙ רֹ֣אשׁ נִזְר֔וֹ
NAS: the dedicated hair of his head
KJV: and shall take the hair of the head
INT: his dedicated and take hair of his head the dedicated

Judges 16:22
HEB: וַיָּ֧חֶל שְׂעַר־ רֹאשׁ֛וֹ לְצַמֵּ֖חַ
NAS: However, the hair of his head began
KJV: Howbeit the hair of his head began
INT: began the hair of his head to grow

2 Samuel 14:26
HEB: וְשָׁקַל֙ אֶת־ שְׂעַ֣ר רֹאשׁ֔וֹ מָאתַ֥יִם
NAS: it), he weighed the hair of his head
KJV: it:) he weighed the hair of his head
INT: polled weighed the hair of his head

2 Kings 1:8
HEB: אִ֚ישׁ בַּ֣עַל שֵׂעָ֔ר וְאֵז֥וֹר ע֖וֹר
NAS: They answered him, [He was] a hairy man
KJV: And they answered him, [He was] an hairy man,
INT: man archer him a hairy girdle A leather

Ezra 9:3
HEB: וּמְעִילִ֑י וָאֶמְרְטָ֞ה מִשְּׂעַ֤ר רֹאשִׁי֙ וּזְקָנִ֔י
NAS: some of the hair from my head
KJV: and plucked off the hair of my head
INT: and my robe and pulled of the hair my head and my beard

Psalm 68:21
HEB: אֹ֫יְבָ֥יו קָדְקֹ֥ד שֵׂעָ֑ר מִ֝תְהַלֵּ֗ךְ בַּאֲשָׁמָֽיו׃
NAS: of His enemies, The hairy crown
KJV: of his enemies, [and] the hairy scalp
INT: of his enemies crown the hairy goes his guilty

Songs 4:1
HEB: מִבַּ֖עַד לְצַמָּתֵ֑ךְ שַׂעְרֵךְ֙ כְּעֵ֣דֶר הָֽעִזִּ֔ים
NAS: your veil; Your hair is like a flock
KJV: thy locks: thy hair [is] as a flock
INT: within your veil your hair A flock of goats

Songs 6:5
HEB: שֶׁ֥הֵ֖ם הִרְהִיבֻ֑נִי שַׂעְרֵךְ֙ כְּעֵ֣דֶר הָֽעִזִּ֔ים
NAS: from me, For they have confused me; Your hair is like a flock
KJV: have overcome me: thy hair [is] as a flock
INT: they have confused your hair A flock of goats

28 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 8181
28 Occurrences

laś·śê·‘ār — 1 Occ.
miś·śə·‘ar — 1 Occ.
śa‘·rêḵ — 2 Occ.
śê·‘ār — 14 Occ.
śə·‘ā·rōw — 3 Occ.
ū·śə·‘ā·rāh — 2 Occ.
ū·śə·‘ā·rêḵ — 1 Occ.
wə·śa·‘ar — 1 Occ.
wə·śê·‘ār — 3 Occ.