שָׁזַר shazar

Hebrew word for “to twist” · Strong’s H7806 · used 21 times in 21 verses

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Meaning

1) to twist, be twisted; 1a) (Hophal); 1a1) to be twisted; 1a2) twisted (participle)

How it is translated

Glosses given for shazar in context, with how often each is used:

• twisted 21

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Exodus 39 (6), Exodus 26 (3), Exodus 27 (3), Exodus 28 (3), Exodus 36 (3), Exodus 38 (3)

Forms

• משׁזר 21

Words used with it

Words that share verses with shazar more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• שֵׁשׁ shesh “linen” 20
• אַרְגָּמָן argaman “purple” 16
• שָׁנִי shani “scarlet” 16
• תּוֹלֵעָה toleah “worm” 16
• תְּכֵלֶת tekhelet “blue” 16
• מַעֲשֶׂה maaseh “deed” 14
• רָקַם raqam “to weave” 5
• חָשַׁב chashav “to devise” 7
• חָצֵר chatser “court” 6
• קֶלַע qela “curtain” 4
• מָסָךְ masakh “covering” 4
• אַמָּה ammah “cubit” 5

Key verses

The verses using shazar that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Exodus 26:1 — Moreover thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubims of cunning work shalt thou…
• Exodus 26:31 — And thou shalt make a vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen of cunning work: with cherubims shall it be made:
• Exodus 26:36 — And thou shalt make an hanging for the door of the tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework.
• Exodus 27:9 — And thou shalt make the court of the tabernacle: for the south side southward there shall be hangings for the court of fine twined linen of an hundred cubits…
• Exodus 28:6 — And they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, and of purple, of scarlet, and fine twined linen, with cunning work.
• Exodus 28:15 — And thou shalt make the breastplate of judgment with cunning work; after the work of the ephod thou shalt make it; of gold, of blue, and of purple, and of…
• Exodus 36:8 — And every wise hearted man among them that wrought the work of the tabernacle made ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with…
• Exodus 36:35 — And he made a vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: with cherubims made he it of cunning work.
• Exodus 38:9 — And he made the court: on the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, an hundred cubits:
• Exodus 39:5 — And the curious girdle of his ephod, that was upon it, was of the same, according to the work thereof; of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined…
• Exodus 39:8 — And he made the breastplate of cunning work, like the work of the ephod; of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.
• Exodus 39:28 — And a mitre of fine linen, and goodly bonnets of fine linen, and linen breeches of fine twined linen,

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.