sa.mar describes the flesh or hair bristling in response to a passing spirit or to dread.

The two verses show sa.mar for a bodily bristling: hair bristles as a spirit passes in Job 4:15, and flesh bristles in response to dread in Psalm 119:120.

1. Bodily bristling in response to fear or awe · dominant

   In Job 4:15, the Piel imperfect form occurs as a spirit passes before the speaker's face; the APB renders the result, "the hair of my flesh bristled." In Psalm 119:120, the Qal perfect form describes the speaker's flesh in relation to dread and fear; the APB renders, "My flesh bristled from your dread."

   Job 4:15Psalm 119:120

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents both occurrences with "bristled," applying it once to the hair of the flesh and once to the flesh itself. These renderings confirm the verses' bodily response without isolating every element of the Hebrew clause.