An adjective meaning hairy, appearing in Genesis 27 in the Jacob and Esau narrative. In verse 11, Jacob protests that Esau is 'a hairy man' while he is smooth-skinned, fearing Isaac will detect the deception. In verse 23, after Rebekah covers Jacob's hands and neck with goatskin, Isaac feels him and notes 'his hands were hairy.' The term describes physical texture—abundant hair—and plays a key role in the deception plot: Jacob must simulate Esau's hairiness to receive the blessing. The multilingual glosses uniformly translate 'hairy' or 'velu,' and the adjective is both literal (Esau's hairiness) and instrumental (Jacob's disguise).