7837. shachar

Lexicon

shachar: Dawn, morning, daybreak

Original Word: שַׁחַר
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: shachar
Pronunciation: shah-khar
Phonetic Spelling: (shakh'-ar)
Definition: Dawn, morning, daybreak
Meaning: dawn

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

dayspring, early, light, morning, whence rises

From shachar; dawn (literal, figurative or adverbial) -- day(-spring), early, light, morning, whence riseth.

see HEBREW shachar

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
dawn
NASB Translation
charm away (1), dawn (16), dawn* (1), dawning of the day (1), daybreak (2), morning (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

שַׁ֫חַר noun masculine^{Genesis 19:15} dawn; — absolute ׳שׁ 1 Samuel 9:26 +, שָׁ֑חַר Judges 19:25 +; suffix שַׁחְרָךְ Isaiah 47:11 (but read probably שַׁחֲדָהּ); — dawn, with עָלָה rise Genesis 19:15; Genesis 32:25,27; Joshua 6:15 (all J), Judges 19:25; 1 Samuel 9:26; Nehemiah 4:15; Jonah 4:7; opposed to עֵיפָה Amos 4:13; as adverb at dawn Psalm 57:9 = Psalm 108:3; ׳עַפְעַמֵּישֿׁ Job 3:9; Job 41:10; ׳כַּנְפֵישֿׁ Psalm 139:9; Psalm 110:3 read probably ׳רֶחֶם שׁ (see מִשְׁחָר below); ׳שׁ also Job 38:12, in simile Hosea 6:3 (but read כְּשַׁחֲרֵנוּ כֵּן נִמְצָאֵהוּ as infinitive, see following, Gie^{Beitr. 208} We Now GASm Marti), Isaiah 58:8; Songs 6:10; Joel 2:2 (al. blackness, "" עָנָן וַעֲרָפֶל); ׳בֶּןשֿׁ Isaiah 14:12 (of star, figurative of royal splendour; — literal as myth RS^{K 300}); ׳אֵין לוֺ שׁ Isaiah 8:20 is obscure, so also ׳בַּשּׁ Hosea 10:15 (We in storm, i.e. בַּשַּׂעַר). — Isaiah 47:11 usually, but improbably, dawn (origin) of calamity: JHMich Hi Ew Rö (Thes) De Di and others charm away (RVm) (Arabic enchant (We^{Heid. 2. 159, 200}), enchantment [= Sabean סחר DHM^{Hofmus. 24. 1}]); but see [ שָׁחַד].

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root verb שָׁחַר (shachar), which means "to seek early" or "to look for diligently."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G3722: ὀρθρίζω (orthrizō) • to rise early, to be up at dawn.
• G4404: πρωΐ (proi) • early in the morning, at dawn.

These Greek terms capture similar themes of early morning and the beginning of a new day, paralleling the Hebrew concept of שַׁחַר as a time of renewal and divine activity.

Usage: The word שַׁחַר is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe the time of day when light first appears, symbolizing new beginnings, hope, and the dispelling of darkness. It is often used metaphorically to represent the onset of a new era or divine intervention.

Context: • שַׁחַר (shachar) appears in various contexts throughout the Hebrew Scriptures, often highlighting the transition from darkness to light. This transition is not only physical but also metaphorical, symbolizing enlightenment, revelation, and the presence of God.
• In Job 38:12, God questions Job, "Have you ever commanded the morning or assigned the dawn its place?" (BSB), emphasizing the divine control over creation and the order of the universe.
• Psalm 139:9 uses שַׁחַר to express the omnipresence of God: "If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle by the farthest sea," (BSB) illustrating that no matter where one goes, God's presence is inescapable.
• The imagery of dawn is also used in prophetic literature to signify hope and restoration. Isaiah 58:8 states, "Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will come quickly," (BSB) portraying the dawn as a metaphor for divine healing and righteousness.
• The concept of dawn in the Hebrew Bible often carries a sense of anticipation and the promise of a new day, reflecting the cyclical nature of time and the renewal of God's mercies.

Forms and Transliterations

בַּשַּׁ֕חַר בשחר הַשַּׁ֔חַר הַשַּׁ֖חַר הַשַּׁ֗חַר הַשַּׁ֙חַר֙ הַשַּׁ֣חַר הַשָּֽׁחַר׃ הַשָּׁ֑חַר הַשַּׁ֣חַר השחר השחר׃ כְּשַׁ֖חַר כַּעֲל֣וֹת כַּשַּׁ֙חַר֙ כעלות כשחר שַׁ֙חַר֙ שַׁחְרָ֔הּ שָּֽׁחַר׃ שָֽׁחַר׃ שָׁ֑חַר שחר שחר׃ שחרה baš·ša·ḥar bashShachar baššaḥar haš·ša·ḥar haš·šā·ḥar hashShachar haššaḥar haššāḥar ka‘ălōwṯ ka·‘ă·lō·wṯ kaaLot kaš·ša·ḥar kashShachar kaššaḥar kə·ša·ḥar kəšaḥar keShachar ša·ḥar šā·ḥar šaḥ·rāh šaḥar šāḥar šaḥrāh Shachar shachRah

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 19:15
HEB: וּכְמוֹ֙ הַשַּׁ֣חַר עָלָ֔ה וַיָּאִ֥יצוּ
NAS: When morning dawned, the angels
KJV: And when the morning arose,
INT: When morning dawned urged

Genesis 32:24
HEB: עַ֖ד עֲל֥וֹת הַשָּֽׁחַר׃
NAS: wrestled with him until daybreak.
KJV: with him until the breaking of the day.
INT: until the breaking daybreak

Genesis 32:26
HEB: כִּ֥י עָלָ֖ה הַשָּׁ֑חַר וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ לֹ֣א
NAS: me go, for the dawn is breaking.
KJV: Let me go, for the day breaketh.
INT: for is breaking the dawn said not

Joshua 6:15
HEB: הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗י וַיַּשְׁכִּ֙מוּ֙ כַּעֲל֣וֹת הַשַּׁ֔חַר וַיָּסֹ֧בּוּ
NAS: they rose early at the dawning of the day
KJV: about the dawning of the day, and compassed
INT: the seventh rose the dawning of the day and marched

Joshua 6:15
HEB: וַיַּשְׁכִּ֙מוּ֙ כַּעֲל֣וֹת הַשַּׁ֔חַר וַיָּסֹ֧בּוּ אֶת־
NAS: at the dawning of the day and marched
INT: rose the dawning of the day and marched the city

Judges 19:25
HEB: (כַּעֲלֹ֥ות ק) הַשָּֽׁחַר׃
NAS: at the approach of dawn.
KJV: until the morning: and when the day began to spring,
INT: let arise of dawn

1 Samuel 9:26
HEB: וַיְהִ֞י כַּעֲל֤וֹת הַשַּׁ֙חַר֙ וַיִּקְרָ֨א שְׁמוּאֵ֤ל
NAS: And they arose early; and at daybreak Samuel
KJV: and it came to pass about the spring of the day, that Samuel
INT: become the spring daybreak called Samuel

Nehemiah 4:21
HEB: בָּֽרְמָחִ֔ים מֵעֲל֣וֹת הַשַּׁ֔חַר עַ֖ד צֵ֥את
KJV: from the rising of the morning till the stars
INT: spears the rising of the morning until appeared

Job 3:9
HEB: יִ֝רְאֶ֗ה בְּעַפְעַפֵּי־ שָֽׁחַר׃
NAS: And let it not see the breaking dawn;
KJV: the dawning of the day:
INT: see the breaking dawn

Job 38:12
HEB: (יִדַּ֖עְתָּ ק) (הַשַּׁ֣חַר ק) מְקֹמֽוֹ׃
NAS: the morning, [And] caused the dawn to know
KJV: since thy days; [and] caused the dayspring to know
INT: the morning acknowledge day place

Job 41:18
HEB: וְ֝עֵינָ֗יו כְּעַפְעַפֵּי־ שָֽׁחַר׃
NAS: are like the eyelids of the morning.
KJV: [are] like the eyelids of the morning.
INT: and his eyes the eyelids of the morning

Psalm 22:1
HEB: עַל־ אַיֶּ֥לֶת הַשַּׁ֗חַר מִזְמ֥וֹר לְדָוִֽד׃
KJV: upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm
INT: upon Aijeleth Shahar A Psalm of David

Psalm 57:8
HEB: וְכִנּ֗וֹר אָעִ֥ירָה שָּֽׁחַר׃
NAS: and lyre! I will awaken the dawn.
KJV: and harp: I [myself] will awake early.
INT: and lyre will awaken the dawn

Psalm 108:2
HEB: וְכִנּ֗וֹר אָעִ֥ירָה שָּֽׁחַר׃
NAS: and lyre; I will awaken the dawn!
KJV: and harp: I [myself] will awake early.
INT: and lyre will awaken the dawn

Psalm 139:9
HEB: אֶשָּׂ֥א כַנְפֵי־ שָׁ֑חַר אֶ֝שְׁכְּנָ֗ה בְּאַחֲרִ֥ית
NAS: the wings of the dawn, If I dwell
KJV: the wings of the morning, [and] dwell
INT: take the wings of the dawn dwell the remotest

Songs 6:10
HEB: הַנִּשְׁקָפָ֖ה כְּמוֹ־ שָׁ֑חַר יָפָ֣ה כַלְּבָנָ֗ה
NAS: like the dawn, As beautiful
KJV: Who [is] she [that] looketh forth as the morning, fair
INT: grows like the dawn beautiful as the full

Isaiah 8:20
HEB: אֵֽין־ ל֖וֹ שָֽׁחַר׃
NAS: it is because they have no dawn.
KJV: not according to this word, [it is] because [there is] no light in them.
INT: is because have dawn

Isaiah 14:12
HEB: הֵילֵ֣ל בֶּן־ שָׁ֑חַר נִגְדַּ֣עְתָּ לָאָ֔רֶץ
NAS: son of the dawn! You have been cut down
KJV: son of the morning! [how] art thou cut down
INT: star son of the dawn have been cut to the earth

Isaiah 47:11
HEB: לֹ֤א תֵדְעִי֙ שַׁחְרָ֔הּ וְתִפֹּ֤ל עָלַ֙יִךְ֙
NAS: on you Which you will not know how to charm away; And disaster
KJV: upon thee; thou shalt not know from whence it riseth: and mischief
INT: you will not know to charm will fall and

Isaiah 58:8
HEB: אָ֣ז יִבָּקַ֤ע כַּשַּׁ֙חַר֙ אוֹרֶ֔ךָ וַאֲרֻכָתְךָ֖
NAS: will break out like the dawn, And your recovery
KJV: break forth as the morning, and thine health
INT: Then will break the dawn your light and your recovery

Hosea 6:3
HEB: אֶת־ יְהוָ֔ה כְּשַׁ֖חַר נָכ֣וֹן מֽוֹצָא֑וֹ
NAS: is as certain as the dawn; And He will come
KJV: is prepared as the morning; and he shall come
INT: to know the LORD as the dawn certain his going

Hosea 10:15
HEB: רָעַ֣ת רָֽעַתְכֶ֑ם בַּשַּׁ֕חַר נִדְמֹ֥ה נִדְמָ֖ה
NAS: of your great wickedness. At dawn the king
KJV: wickedness: in a morning shall the king
INT: of your great wickedness dawn will be completely cut

Joel 2:2
HEB: עָנָן֙ וַעֲרָפֶ֔ל כְּשַׁ֖חַר פָּרֻ֣שׂ עַל־
NAS: and thick darkness. As the dawn is spread
KJV: and of thick darkness, as the morning spread
INT: of clouds and thick as the dawn is spread over

Amos 4:13
HEB: שֵּׂח֔וֹ עֹשֵׂ֥ה שַׁ֙חַר֙ עֵיפָ֔ה וְדֹרֵ֖ךְ
NAS: He who makes dawn into darkness
KJV: that maketh the morning darkness,
INT: are his thoughts makes dawn darkness and treads

Jonah 4:7
HEB: תּוֹלַ֔עַת בַּעֲל֥וֹת הַשַּׁ֖חַר לַֽמָּחֳרָ֑ת וַתַּ֥ךְ
NAS: a worm when dawn came
KJV: a worm when the morning rose
INT: A worm came dawn the next attacked

25 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7837
25 Occurrences

baš·ša·ḥar — 1 Occ.
haš·ša·ḥar — 10 Occ.
ka·‘ă·lō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
kaš·ša·ḥar — 1 Occ.
kə·ša·ḥar — 2 Occ.
šā·ḥar — 9 Occ.
šaḥ·rāh — 1 Occ.