שָׁחֹר
sha.chor
“black”
Definition
properly, dusky, but also (absol.) jetty
or שָׁחוֹר; from H7835 (שָׁחַר);
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Grammar & Morphology
Adjective
H:A
Hebrew Adjective
Occurrences
שָׁחֹר appears 6 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
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.
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.
I am dark, yet lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem,like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon.
His head is purest gold;his hair is wavy and black as a raven.
The first chariot had red horses, the second black horses,
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