δέρμα
derma
G1192
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Greek
leather
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Derma denotes a skin covering worn in the verse's reference to sheepskins and goatskins.
The attested use refers to skin coverings worn by people, in a clause describing those who went about in sheepskins and goatskins.
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Skin coverings worn as clothing · dominant
In Hebrews 11:37, the dative plural form occurs in the clause about people who “went about in sheepskins and goatskins.” The APB presents the term within this description of their clothing while also describing them as destitute, afflicted, and ill-treated.
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Hebrews 11:37, the APB presents the clause as people going about “in sheepskins and goatskins.” It does not isolate the lemma's precise English counterpart.