צֶמֶרtsemer

wool, flax, linen (Ezekiel 44:17; Isaiah 1:18; Leviticus 13:48; Ezekiel 27:18; Hosea 2:7)

Pronunciation: tseh'-mer · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6785

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 16 times in the Bible.

  • Leviticus 13:47 “Now suppose mildew contaminates some woolen or linen clothing,
  • Leviticus 13:48 woolen or linen fabric, the hide of an animal, or anything made of leather.
  • Leviticus 13:52 The priest must burn the item—the clothing, the woolen or linen fabric, or piece of leather—for it has been contaminated by a serious mildew. It must be completely destroyed by fire.
  • Leviticus 13:59 “These are the instructions for dealing with mildew that contaminates woolen or linen clothing or fabric or anything made of leather. This is how the priest will determine whether these items are ceremonially clean or unclean.”
  • Deuteronomy 22:11 “You must not wear clothing made of wool and linen woven together.
  • Judges 6:37 prove it to me in this way. I will put a wool fleece on the threshing floor tonight. If the fleece is wet with dew in the morning but the ground is dry, then I will know that you are going to help me rescue Israel as you promised.”
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).