Lexicon
צֶ֫מֶר
tse.mer
H6785
H:N-M Hebrew

wool

16
Occurrences
9
Books
Hebrew
Language

tse.mer denotes wool as a textile material or fleece, including its use in clothing, trade, and comparison.

The term denotes wool in concrete settings of garments, woven materials, flock produce, and trade; the same material is also used in comparisons involving whiteness and a fleece set out for dew.

Senses in use

  1. Wool as fleece and textile material · dominant

    The absolute noun occurs with garments and textile work: in Leviticus 13:47 the APB renders a garment “of wool,” and in Deuteronomy 22:11 it renders cloth of wool and linen worn together. It also occurs in contexts of flock produce and exchange, as 2 Kings 3:4 mentions rams with wool and Ezekiel 27:18 names white wool among traded goods; in Isaiah 1:18 and Judges 6:37, the APB uses wool in comparisons with whiteness and a fleece exposed to dew.

In the Anselm Project Bible: , it commonly presents the term as “wool” in clothing, textile, trade, and comparison contexts, including Deuteronomy 22:11, Ezekiel 27:18, and Psalm 147:16. In Hosea 2:7 and Hosea 2:11, the supplied English does not visibly reflect the term's contribution.

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