שָׁחַר
sha.char
“to seek”
Definition
properly, to dawn, i.e. (figuratively) be (up) early at any task (with the implication of earnestness); by extension, to search for (with painstaking)
a primitive root;
- to seek, seek early or earnestly, look early or diligently for 1a) (Qal) to look for diligently, seek 1b) (Piel) to seek, seek early
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Grammar & Morphology
Verb
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Hebrew Verb
Occurrences
שָׁחַר appears 11 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Then I will return to My placeuntil they admit their guilt and seek My face;in their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.”
Indeed, like wild donkeys in the desert,the poor go to work foraging for food;the wasteland is food for their children.
But if you would earnestly seek Godand ask the Almighty for mercy,
He who searches out good finds favor,but evil will come to him who seeks it.
So I came out to meet you;I sought you, and I have found you.
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