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Leather

δέρμαStrong’s G1192

derma

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Derma is the Greek word usually translated “skins”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented;”
Hebrews 11:37 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “skins”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • skins 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Hebrews 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    δέρμα derma · leather

    δέρμα, -τος, τό (δέρω), [in LXX for עוֹר ;] the skin, hide of beasts: ἐν αἰγίοις δ., Heb.11:37.† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “skin” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    SKIN, noun

    1. The natural covering of animal bodies, consisting of the cuticle or scarf-skin, the rete mucosum, and the cutis or hide.
    2. A hide; a pelt; the skin of an animal separated from the body, whether green, dry or tanned.
    3. The body; the person; in ludicrous language
    4. The bark or husk of a plant; the exterior coat of fruits and plants.
    All definitions and other forms of “skin”

      SKIN, verb transitive

      1. To strip off the skin or hide; to flay; to peel.
      2. To cover with skin
      3. to cover superficially.

      SKIN, verb intransitive

      To be covered with skin; as a wound skins over.

        Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

        Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.