Word Study · Strong's H6785 · Hebrew
צֶמֶר
tsemer
tseh'-mer
“wool”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
wool
Rendered in the KJV as
wool(-len).
- 16occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 9 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 14inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 16 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 14
- צֶ֔מֶר2
- צַמְרִ֣י2
- בַּצֶּ֙מֶר֙1
- הַצֶּ֖מֶר1
- הַצֶּ֣מֶר1
- הַצֶּ֣מֶר׀1
- וְכַצֶּ֖מֶר1
- וְלַצָּ֑מֶר1
- וְצֶ֥מֶר1
- כַּצֶּ֥מֶר1
- כַּצָּ֑מֶר1
- צֶ֥מֶר1
and 2 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 8
- wool5
- the wool3
- like the wool2
- wool my2
- and like the wool1
- and of the wool1
- and wool of1
- in the wool1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 6
- noun · masculine singular5
- preposition with the article + noun · masculine singular3
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular3
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + noun · masculine singular2
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmsa · 5
- HRd/Ncmsa · 3
- HTd/Ncmsa · 3
- HC/Rd/Ncmsa · 2
- HNcmsc/Sp1bs · 2
- HC/Ncmsc · 1
All 16, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Leviticus4 of 16 · 25%
- Ezekiel3 of 16 · 19%
- Isaiah2 of 16 · 13%
- Hosea2 of 16 · 13%
- Deuteronomy1 of 16 · 6%
Leviticus carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Leviticus4 occurrences
- Leviticus 13:47צֶ֔מֶרtzemernoun · masculine singularIf any fabric is contaminated with mildew—any wool or linen garment,here: wool
- Leviticus 13:48וְלַצָּ֑מֶרvelatzamerconjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + noun · masculine singularany weave or knit of linen or wool, or any article of leather—here: and of the wool
- Leviticus 13:52בַּצֶּ֙מֶר֙batzemerpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularHe is to burn the fabric, weave, or knit, whether the contaminated item is wool or linen or leather. Since the mildew is harmful, the article must be burned up.here: in the wool
- Leviticus 13:59הַצֶּ֣מֶר׀hatzemerthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThis is the law concerning a mildew contamination in wool or linen fabric, weave, or knit, or any leather article, for pronouncing it clean or unclean.”here: the wool
Deuteronomy1 occurrence
Proverbs1 occurrence
Isaiah2 occurrences
- Isaiah 1:18כַּצֶּ֥מֶרkatzemerpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singular“Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool.here: like the wool
- Isaiah 51:8וְכַצֶּ֖מֶרvekhatzemerconjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + noun · masculine singularFor the moth will devour them like a garment, and the worm will eat them like wool. But My righteousness will last forever, My salvation through all generations.”here: and like the wool
Ezekiel3 occurrences
- Ezekiel 27:18וְצֶ֥מֶרvetzemerconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Because of your many products and your great wealth of goods, Damascus traded with you wine from Helbon, wool from Zahar,here: and wool of
- Ezekiel 34:3הַצֶּ֣מֶרhatzemerthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularYou eat the fat, wear the wool, and butcher the fattened sheep, but you do not feed the flock.here: the wool
- Ezekiel 44:17צֶ֔מֶרtzemernoun · masculine singularWhen they enter the gates of the inner court, they are to wear linen garments; they must not wear anything made of wool when they minister at the gates of the inner court or inside the temple.here: wool
Hosea2 occurrences
- Hosea 2:5צַמְרִ֣יtzamrinoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularFor their mother has played the harlot and has conceived them in disgrace. For she thought, ‘I will go after my lovers, who give me bread and water, wool and linen, oil and drink.’here: wool my
- Hosea 2:9צַמְרִ֣יtzamrinoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularTherefore I will take back My grain in its time and My new wine in its season; I will take away My wool and linen, which were given to cover her nakedness.here: wool my