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שַׁחַר

Dawn (literal, figurative or adverbial)

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שַׁחַרH7837
Pronunciationšaḥar

What does שַׁחַר (šaḥar) mean in the Bible?

שַׁחַר (šaḥar): Temporal threshold marking transition from darkness to light; carries theological weight as renewal and God's fresh mercies

Full entry for שַׁחַר (H7837) · Open the biblical lexicon

Questions this entry answers

What does שַׁחַר (šaḥar) mean in the Bible?

שַׁחַר (šaḥar): Temporal threshold marking transition from darkness to light; carries theological weight as renewal and God's fresh mercies

How does the BSB render H7837?

The BSB source-word alignment has 24 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the dawn (5), . . . (4), of dawn (3), of the Dawn (3), like the dawn (2).

Where does שַׁחַר (šaḥar) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 19:15. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (4), Psalms (4), Genesis (3), Job (3).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
the dawn5×Job 38:12, Psalms 57:8, Psalms 108:2, Song Of Solomon 6:10
. . .4×Genesis 32:24, Genesis 32:26, Joshua 6:15, Judges 19:25
of dawn3×Nehemiah 4:21, Job 3:9, Job 41:18
of the Dawn3×Psalms 22:1, Psalms 139:9, Isaiah 14:12
like the dawn2×Isaiah 58:8, Joel 2:2
dawn1×1 Samuel 9:26
daybreak1×Genesis 19:15
how to charm it away1×Isaiah 47:11
light of dawn1×Isaiah 8:20
the sun rises1×Hosea 6:3
When dawn1×Jonah 4:7
When the day dawns1×Hosea 10:15
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 19:15הַשַּׁ֣חַרtodaybreakArticle | Noun - masculine singularGenesis 32:24הַשָּֽׁחַר׃to. . .Article | Noun - masculine singularGenesis 32:26הַשָּׁ֑חַרto. . .Article | Noun - masculine singularJoshua 6:15הַשַּׁ֔חַרto. . .Article | Noun - masculine singularJudges 19:25הַשָּֽׁחַר׃to. . .Article | Noun - masculine singular1 Samuel 9:26הַשַּׁ֙חַר֙todawnArticle | Noun - masculine singularNehemiah 4:21הַשַּׁ֔חַרtoof dawnArticle | Noun - masculine singularJob 3:9שָֽׁחַר׃toof dawnNoun - masculine singularJob 38:12שַׁחַרtothe dawnArticle | Noun - masculine singularJob 41:18שָֽׁחַר׃toof dawnNoun - masculine singular
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowGenesis 19:15
Aligned rows24
Books represented13
Genesis3Joshua1Judges11 Samuel1Nehemiah1Job3Psalms4Song Of Solomon1Isaiah4Hosea2Joel1Amos1Jonah1
Source forms
שָׁ֑חַר3xšā·ḥarPsalms 139:9, Song Of Solomon 6:10, Isaiah 14:12
שָֽׁחַר׃3xšā·ḥarJob 3:9, Job 41:18, Isaiah 8:20
הַשַּׁ֔חַר2xhaš·ša·ḥarJoshua 6:15, Nehemiah 4:21
הַשָּֽׁחַר׃2xhaš·šā·ḥarGenesis 32:24, Judges 19:25
כְּשַׁ֖חַר2xkə·ša·ḥarHosea 6:3, Joel 2:2
שָּֽׁחַר׃2xšā·ḥarPsalms 57:8, Psalms 108:2
בַּשַּׁ֕חַר1xbaš·ša·ḥarHosea 10:15
הַשַּׁ֣חַר1xhaš·ša·ḥarGenesis 19:15
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine singular10xGenesis 19:15, Genesis 32:24, Genesis 32:26, Joshua 6:15
Noun - masculine singular9xJob 3:9, Job 41:18, Psalms 57:8, Psalms 108:2
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular2xHosea 6:3, Joel 2:2
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular1xHosea 10:15
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular1xIsaiah 58:8
Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular1xIsaiah 47:11
Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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