HebrewH7838Adjective

שָׁחֹר

sha.chor

6Occurrences
H7838Strong's #
AdjectivePart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

properly, dusky, but also (absol.) jetty

or שָׁחוֹר; from H7835 (שָׁחַר);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
black

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Adjective

Morphology Code

H:A

Full Description

Hebrew Adjective

Occurrences

שָׁחֹר appears 6 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Leviticus
2
Song of Solomon
2
Zechariah
2

Key Passages

Leviticus 13:31BSB

But if the priest examines the scaly infection and it does not appear to be deeper than the skin, and there is no black hair in it, the priest shall isolate the infected person for seven days.

Leviticus 13:37BSB

If, however, in his sight the scaly outbreak is unchanged and black hair has grown in it, then it has healed. He is clean, and the priest is to pronounce him clean.

Song of Solomon 1:5BSB

I am dark, yet lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem,like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon.

Song of Solomon 5:11BSB

His head is purest gold;his hair is wavy and black as a raven.

Zechariah 6:2BSB

The first chariot had red horses, the second black horses,

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