To bristle up
סָמַרStrong’s H5568samar (sa-mar)
Appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Samar is the Hebrew word usually translated “it made bristle” and “it trembles”. It appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
“Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up:”
Meaning
- To bristle up, shiver, stand up(Qal) to bristle up, shiver · (Piel) to bristle up, stand up
How it's translated
- it made bristle 1
- it trembles 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Job 1
- Psalms 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Hebrew dictionary
סָמַר samar · to bristle up
1) to bristle up, shiver, stand up 1a) (Qal) to bristle up, shiver 1b) (Piel) to bristle up, stand up
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.