סָמַר
çâmar · saw-mar'
to be erect, i.e. bristle as hair
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
to be erect, i.e. bristle as hair
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: stand up, tremble.
Letters
- סSamekh60
Picture: a prop or pillar
- Concrete
- pillar · prop · thorn
- Extended
- to support · to uphold · to turn around · to be trusted
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to support and uphold › water, chaos, the mighty deep › the head, the highest
To support and uphold of water, chaos, the mighty deep of the head, the highest.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of סָמַר above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
2 occurrences · 2 OT · 0 NT · 2 distinct forms