What does שָׁחֹר mean in the Bible?
) jetty".
Hebrew · H7838
שָׁחֹר
Properly, dusky , but also (absol.) jetty
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שָׁחֹרH7838
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 Itand black2×Leviticus 13:37, Song Of Solomon 5:11
black2×Leviticus 13:31, Zechariah 6:2
am dark1×Song Of Solomon 1:5
the black1×Zechariah 6:6
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 13:31שָׁחֹ֖רtoblackAdjective - masculine singularLeviticus 13:37שָׁחֹ֧רtoand blackAdjective - masculine singularSong Of Solomon 1:5שְׁחוֹרָ֤הtoam darkAdjective - feminine singularSong Of Solomon 5:11שְׁחֹר֖וֹתtoand blackAdjective - feminine pluralZechariah 6:2שְׁחֹרִֽים׃toblackAdjective - masculine pluralZechariah 6:6הַשְּׁחֹרִ֗יםtothe blackArticle | Adjective - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLeviticus 13:31
Aligned rows6
Books represented3
Leviticus2Song Of Solomon2Zechariah2
Source forms
הַשְּׁחֹרִ֗ים1xhaš·šə·ḥō·rîmZechariah 6:6
שְׁחוֹרָ֤ה1xšə·ḥō·w·rāhSong Of Solomon 1:5
שָׁחֹ֖ר1xšā·ḥōrLeviticus 13:31
שָׁחֹ֧ר1xšā·ḥōrLeviticus 13:37
שְׁחֹר֖וֹת1xšə·ḥō·rō·wṯSong Of Solomon 5:11
שְׁחֹרִֽים׃1xšə·ḥō·rîmZechariah 6:2
Parsing patterns
Adjective - masculine singular2xLeviticus 13:31, Leviticus 13:37
Adjective - feminine plural1xSong Of Solomon 5:11
Adjective - feminine singular1xSong Of Solomon 1:5
Adjective - masculine plural1xZechariah 6:2
Article | Adjective - masculine plural1xZechariah 6:6
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. properly, dusky , but also (absol.) jetty
Source Gloss
properly, dusky , but also (absol.) jetty
Extended definitionSource: 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:
שָׁחַרH7835