What does בֵּן · שַׁחַר mean in the Bible?
בֵּן · שַׁחַר is a Hebrew phrase meaning "son of dawn".
Hebrew · H1121, H7837
בֶּן־שָׁחַר
A son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.) · dawn (literal, figurative or adverbial)
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בֵּן H1121 a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
Pronunciation ben
Son extends metaphorically to designate relationship, condition, quality, and national identity across kinship and covenantal contexts.
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שַׁחַר H7837 dawn (literal, figurative or adverbial)
Pronunciation šaḥar
Temporal threshold marking transition from darkness to light; carries theological weight as renewal and God's fresh mercies
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What does בֶּן־שָׁחַר (ben-šaḥar) mean in the Bible?
בֵּן · שַׁחַר is a Hebrew phrase meaning "son of dawn".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1121, H7837?
H1121, H7837 is connected to 4,967 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. son of dawn
Strong's H1121, H7837
Lexical occurrences 4,967 verses Source Gloss
son of dawn
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
בֶּן־שָׁחַר is built from this root:
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