Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
wool
Usage: 1) wool 1a) wool 1b) whiteness (metaph.) 1c) wool (in garments) Aramaic equivalent: a.mar (עֲמַר "wool" H6015)
Strong's Number
H6785
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
16
Books
9
Strong's H6785 Quick Answer
Strong's H6785 צֶּמֶר (tsemer) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. tsemer (tseh'-mer) n-m. 1. wool [from an unused root probably meaning to be shaggy] It has 16 linked Bible usages across 9 books. Visible English usage signals include wool. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- tsemer (tseh'-mer) n-m. 1. wool [from an unused root probably meaning to be shaggy]
- Usage
- 16 linked usages
- Books
- 9 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- wool
Meaning and Definition
tsemer (tseh'-mer) n-m. 1. wool [from an unused root probably meaning to be shaggy] KJV: wool(-len).
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H6785. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H6785 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render tsemer, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
wool
Judges 6:37
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How Strong's H6785 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 16 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H6785 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H6785 in the Old Testament
16 indexed usages in Old Testament.
The garment also that the plague of leprosy is in, whether it be a woollen garment, or a linen garment;
Whether it be in the warp, or woof; of linen, or of woollen; whether in a skin, or in any thing made of skin;
He shall therefore burn that garment, whether warp or woof, in woollen or in linen, or any thing of skin, wherein the plague is: for it is a fretting leprosy; it shall be burnt in the fire.
Usage Excerpts
First 16 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H6785.
The garment also that the plague of leprosy is in, whether it be a woollen garment, or a linen garment;
Whether it be in the warp, or woof; of linen, or of woollen; whether in a skin, or in any thing made of skin;
He shall therefore burn that garment, whether warp or woof, in woollen or in linen, or any thing of skin, wherein the plague is: for it is a fretting leprosy; it shall be burnt in the fire.
This is the law of the plague of leprosy in a garment of woollen or linen, either in the warp, or woof, or any thing of skins, to pronounce it clean, or to pronounce it unclean.
Thou shalt not wear a garment of divers sorts, as of woollen and linen together.
Behold, I will put a fleece of wool in the floor; and if the dew be on the fleece only, and it be dry upon all the earth beside, then shall I know that thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said.
And Mesha king of Moab was a sheepmaster, and rendered unto the king of Israel an hundred thousand lambs, and an hundred thousand rams, with the wool.
He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes.
She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.
Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool: but my righteousness shall be for ever, and my salvation from generation to generation.
Damascus was thy merchant in the multitude of the wares of thy making, for the multitude of all riches; in the wine of Helbon, and white wool.
Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool, ye kill them that are fed: but ye feed not the flock.
And it shall come to pass, that when they enter in at the gates of the inner court, they shall be clothed with linen garments; and no wool shall come upon them, whiles they minister in the gates of the inner court, and within.
For their mother hath played the harlot: she that conceived them hath done shamefully: for she said, I will go after my lovers, that give me my bread and my water, my wool and my flax, mine oil and my drink.
Therefore will I return, and take away my corn in the time thereof, and my wine in the season thereof, and will recover my wool and my flax given to cover her nakedness.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H6785, grouped by book.
Leviticus 4 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
Judges 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 3 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H6785 FAQ
What does tsemer (צֶמֶר) mean?
Tsemer (Strong's H6785) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "wool". tsemer (tseh'-mer) n-m. 1. wool [from an unused root probably meaning to be shaggy]
How many times is tsemer (צֶמֶר) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 16 linked usages for Strong's H6785 across 9 books.
Where can I study tsemer (צֶמֶר) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H6785 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate tsemer (צֶמֶר)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as wool. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.