שְׂעַר֙

𐤔𐤏𐤓

sear

the hair

or שַׂעַר; (Isaiah 7:20), from שָׂעַר in the sense of dishevelling; hair (as if tossed or bristling); hair(-y), [idiom] rough.

H8181

Numbers 6:18 · Word #11

Lexicon H8181

Lemmaשֵׂעָר
Lemma (Paleo)𐤔𐤏𐤓
Transliterationsêʻâr
Strong'sH8181
In-contextthe hair

Morphology HNcmsc All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word

SIBI-P1 H8181-04

bristling hair

Morphological NotesCommon masculine singular noun in the absolute state; no article or suffix. Functions as a collective singular referring to hair in general or specific body hair depending on context.
Rendering RationaleThe noun is masculine singular absolute (HNcmsa), so it is rendered as a singular mass noun. "Bristling" preserves the root sense of שׂער—something rough, tossed, or dishevelled—highlighting hair as that which stands out or is shaggy rather than using a flat gloss like "hair."

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Words from Root שׂער (hairiness, bristling, roughness, סער/storming, agitation)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H8165-01 beseir in Seir (the Rough-Highland)
H8185-01 hasaarah the hair-strand
H8163-01 hasair the shaggy he-goat

Word Usage (28 occurrences of H8181)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 25:25 שֵׂעָ֑ר sear of hair
Leviticus 13:3 וְ/שֵׂעָ֨ר vesear and hair
Leviticus 13:4 וּ/שְׂעָרָ֖/ה usearah and the hair of it