What does שָׁחֹר mean in the Bible?
) jetty".
Hebrew · H7838
שָׁחֹר
Properly, dusky , but also (absol.) jetty
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שָׁחֹר H7838
What does שָׁחֹר mean in the Bible?
שָׁחֹר is a Hebrew word meaning "properly, dusky , but also (absol.) jetty".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7838?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and black (2), black (2), am dark (1), the black (1).
Where does שָׁחֹר appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 13:31. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (2), Song Of Solomon (2), Zechariah (2).
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 and black 2× Leviticus 13:37, Song Of Solomon 5:11
black 2× Leviticus 13:31, Zechariah 6:2
am dark 1× Song Of Solomon 1:5
the black 1× Zechariah 6:6
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 13:31 שָׁחֹ֖ר to black Adjective - masculine singular Leviticus 13:37 שָׁחֹ֧ר to and black Adjective - masculine singular Song Of Solomon 1:5 שְׁחוֹרָ֤ה to am dark Adjective - feminine singular Song Of Solomon 5:11 שְׁחֹר֖וֹת to and black Adjective - feminine plural Zechariah 6:2 שְׁחֹרִֽים׃ to black Adjective - masculine plural Zechariah 6:6 הַשְּׁחֹרִ֗ים to the black Article | Adjective - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Leviticus 13:31
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 3
Leviticus 2 Song Of Solomon 2 Zechariah 2
Source forms
הַשְּׁחֹרִ֗ים 1x haš·šə·ḥō·rîm Zechariah 6:6
שְׁחוֹרָ֤ה 1x šə·ḥō·w·rāh Song Of Solomon 1:5
שָׁחֹ֖ר 1x šā·ḥōr Leviticus 13:31
שָׁחֹ֧ר 1x šā·ḥōr Leviticus 13:37
שְׁחֹר֖וֹת 1x šə·ḥō·rō·wṯ Song Of Solomon 5:11
שְׁחֹרִֽים׃ 1x šə·ḥō·rîm Zechariah 6:2
Parsing patterns
Adjective - masculine singular 2x Leviticus 13:31, Leviticus 13:37
Adjective - feminine plural 1x Song Of Solomon 5:11
Adjective - feminine singular 1x Song Of Solomon 1:5
Adjective - masculine plural 1x Zechariah 6:2
Article | Adjective - masculine plural 1x Zechariah 6:6
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. properly, dusky , but also (absol.) jetty
Source Gloss
properly, dusky , but also (absol.) jetty
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
properly, dusky, but also (absol.) jetty BDB: black Usage: black.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שָׁחֹר is built from this root:
שָׁחַר H7835
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain