5569. samar
Strong's Lexicon
samar: To bristle, stand erect, shudder

Original Word: סָמָר
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: camar
Pronunciation: sah-MAHR
Phonetic Spelling: (saw-mar')
Definition: To bristle, stand erect, shudder
Meaning: bristling, shaggy

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent in the Strong's Concordance that matches the specific nuance of "samar," the concept of fear or awe can be related to Greek words such as "φόβος" (phobos - Strong's Greek 5401), meaning fear or reverence.

Usage: The Hebrew verb "samar" primarily conveys the idea of something standing on end, such as hair or fur bristling. It is often used metaphorically to describe a reaction of fear or awe, where one's hair stands on end due to an intense emotional experience.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, physical reactions such as hair standing on end were often seen as manifestations of internal emotional or spiritual states. The concept of fear or awe causing a physical reaction was understood as a natural response to encountering the divine or experiencing something profoundly unsettling or awe-inspiring.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from samar
Definition
bristling, rough
NASB Translation
bristly (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
סָמָר adjective bristling, rough; — ׳יֶלֶק ס Jeremiah 51:27 bristling locust, perhaps with allusion to horn-like sheaths enclosing wings of the pupa, see DrJoel and Amos, 58 (on formation compare LagBN 50).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
rough

From camar; bristling, i.e. Shaggy -- rough.

see HEBREW camar

Forms and Transliterations
סָמָֽר׃ סמר׃ sā·mār saMar sāmār
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Englishman's Concordance
Jeremiah 51:27
HEB: ס֖וּס כְּיֶ֥לֶק סָמָֽר׃
NAS: up the horses like bristly locusts.
KJV: to come up as the rough caterpillers.
INT: the horses locusts bristly

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 5569
1 Occurrence


sā·mār — 1 Occ.















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