Hebrew · H7837

שַׁחַר

Dawn (literal, figurative or adverbial)

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שַׁחַר H7837

Pronunciation šaḥar

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

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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 dawn 5× 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 dawn 3× Nehemiah 4:21, Job 3:9, Job 41:18

of the Dawn 3× Psalms 22:1, Psalms 139:9, Isaiah 14:12

like the dawn 2× Isaiah 58:8, Joel 2:2

dawn 1× 1 Samuel 9:26

daybreak 1× Genesis 19:15

how to charm it away 1× Isaiah 47:11

light of dawn 1× Isaiah 8:20

the sun rises 1× Hosea 6:3

When dawn 1× Jonah 4:7

When the day dawns 1× Hosea 10:15

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

First aligned row Genesis 19:15

Aligned rows 24

Books represented 13

Genesis 3 Joshua 1 Judges 1 1 Samuel 1 Nehemiah 1 Job 3 Psalms 4 Song Of Solomon 1 Isaiah 4 Hosea 2 Joel 1 Amos 1 Jonah 1

Source forms

שָׁ֑חַר 3x šā·ḥar Psalms 139:9, Song Of Solomon 6:10, Isaiah 14:12

שָֽׁחַר׃ 3x šā·ḥar Job 3:9, Job 41:18, Isaiah 8:20

הַשַּׁ֔חַר 2x haš·ša·ḥar Joshua 6:15, Nehemiah 4:21

הַשָּֽׁחַר׃ 2x haš·šā·ḥar Genesis 32:24, Judges 19:25

כְּשַׁ֖חַר 2x kə·ša·ḥar Hosea 6:3, Joel 2:2

שָּֽׁחַר׃ 2x šā·ḥar Psalms 57:8, Psalms 108:2

בַּשַּׁ֕חַר 1x baš·ša·ḥar Hosea 10:15

הַשַּׁ֣חַר 1x haš·ša·ḥar Genesis 19:15

Parsing patterns

Article | Noun - masculine singular 10x Genesis 19:15, Genesis 32:24, Genesis 32:26, Joshua 6:15

Noun - masculine singular 9x Job 3:9, Job 41:18, Psalms 57:8, Psalms 108:2

Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular 2x Hosea 6:3, Joel 2:2

Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Hosea 10:15

Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Isaiah 58:8

Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular 1x Isaiah 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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שַׁחַר

What does שַׁחַר (šaḥar) mean in the Bible?

What does שַׁחַר (šaḥar) mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H7837?

Where does שַׁחַר (šaḥar) appear in Scripture?

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