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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 5568. סָמַר (samar) -- To bristle, to stand on end</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/5568.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/psalms/119-120.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/5568.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 5568</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/5567.htm" title="5567">◄</a> 5568. samar <a href="../hebrew/5569.htm" title="5569">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">samar: To bristle, to stand on end</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">סָמַר</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>camar<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>sah-MAHR<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(saw-mar')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To bristle, to stand on end<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>to be erect, bristle as hair<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>A primitive root<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Greek equivalent in the Strong's Concordance, the concept of fear or awe can be related to Greek terms such as φόβος (phobos, Strong's G5401), which means fear or reverence.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew verb "samar" primarily conveys the idea of something standing on end or bristling. It is often used to describe a physical reaction to fear or awe, such as hair standing on end. This term captures a vivid, visceral response to an overwhelming experience or emotion.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, physical expressions of emotion were significant and often used to convey deeper spiritual or emotional states. The reaction of hair standing on end, as described by "samar," would have been understood as a natural response to encountering the divine or experiencing profound fear. This reflects the Hebrew worldview, where the physical and spiritual realms are closely intertwined.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. root<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to bristle up<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>bristled (1), trembles (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">סָמַר</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>bristle up</b></font> (Lag<sup>BN 106</sup> compare Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb070205.gif"> <em>contract</em>; in that case <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">ס</font> for <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">שׂ</font>); — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Qal</b></font> <em>Perfect</em>3masculine singular <font class="hebrew2">מִמַּחְדְּךָ בְשָׂרִי</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">ס</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/119-20.htm">Psalm 119:20</a> <em>from fear of thee did my flesh bristle up</em>, 'creep.' <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Pi`el</b></font> <em>Imperfect</em> <font class="hebrew2">תְּסַמֵּר שַׂעֲרַת בְּשָׂרִי</font> <a href="/interlinear/job/4-15.htm">Job 4:15</a>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>stand up, tremble <p>A primitive root; to be erect, i.e. Bristle as hair -- stand up, tremble. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>סָמַ֣ר סמר תְּ֝סַמֵּ֗ר תסמר sā·mar saMar sāmar tə·sam·mêr tesamMer təsammêr<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/job/4-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 4:15</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">פָּנַ֣י יַחֲלֹ֑ף <b> תְּ֝סַמֵּ֗ר </b> שַֽׂעֲרַ֥ת בְּשָׂרִֽי׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> The hair of my flesh <span class="itali">bristled</span> up.<br><a href="/kjvs/job/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the hair of my flesh <span class="itali">stood up:</span><br><a href="/interlinear/job/4-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> my face passed <span class="itali">bristled</span> the hair of my flesh<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/119-120.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 119:120</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/119.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> סָמַ֣ר </b> מִפַּחְדְּךָ֣ בְשָׂרִ֑י</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/119.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> My flesh <span class="itali">trembles</span> for fear<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/119.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> My flesh <span class="itali">trembleth</span> for fear<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/119-120.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">trembles</span> fear my flesh<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5568.htm">2 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5568.htm">Strong's Hebrew 5568<br>2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/samar_5568.htm">sā·mar — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/tesammer_5568.htm">tə·sam·mêr — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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