שַׁחַר (shachar) — Day
Hebrew word study: שַׁחַר (shachar), Strong's H7837. dawn (literal, figurative or adverbial)
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
dawn (literal, figurative or adverbial)
KJV translation words: day(-spring), early, light, morning, whence riseth.
Strong's H7837 is tagged on 24 words in 24 verses across 13 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 19:15 and last appears in Jonah 4:7.
How it is rendered in the text
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Forms found in the text
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Books where it appears most
Verses (all 24)
- Genesis 19:15 — הַשַּׁחַר — the dawn
- Genesis 32:24 — הַשָּׁחַר — the dawn
- Genesis 32:26 — הַשָּׁחַר — the dawn
- Joshua 6:15 — הַשַּׁחַר — the dawn
- Judges 19:25 — הַשָּׁחַר — the dawn
- 1 Samuel 9:26 — הַשַּׁחַר — the dawn
- Nehemiah 4:21 — הַשַּׁחַר — the dawn
- Job 3:9 — שָׁחַר — dawn
- Job 38:12 — הַשַּׁחַר — the dawn
- Job 41:18 — שָׁחַר — dawn
- Psalms 22:0 — הַשַּׁחַר — the dawn
- Psalms 57:8 — שָּׁחַר — the dawn
- Psalms 108:2 — שָּׁחַר — the dawn
- Psalms 139:9 — שָׁחַר — dawn
- Song of Solomon 6:10 — שָׁחַר — the dawn
- Isaiah 8:20 — שָׁחַר — dawn
- Isaiah 14:12 — שָׁחַר — dawn
- Isaiah 47:11 — שַׁחְרָהּ — to charm away it
- Isaiah 58:8 — כַּשַּׁחַר — like the dawn
- Hosea 6:3 — כְּשַׁחַר — like the dawn
- Hosea 10:15 — בַּשַּׁחַר — at the dawn
- Joel 2:2 — כְּשַׁחַר — like dawn
- Amos 4:13 — שַׁחַר — of dawn
- Jonah 4:7 — הַשַּׁחַר — the dawn
Related entries
Named in this entry's derivation: H7836 שָׁחַר (shâchar).
Entries whose derivation names this word: H300 אֲחִישַׁחַר (ʼĂchîyshachar), H6890 צֶרֶת הַשַּׁחַר (Tsereth hash-Shachar), H7842 שַׁחֲרַיִם (Shachărayim).
Counts and verses come from the word-by-word tagging of the original-language text published on this site (STEPBible data, CC BY 4.0). They count tagged words, not English translations.
Frequently asked questions
What does shachar (H7837) mean?
Dawn (literal, figurative or adverbial).
How is H7837 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H7837 as: day(-spring), early, light, morning, whence riseth..
How often does שַׁחַר (shachar) appear?
Strong's H7837 is tagged on 24 words in 24 verses across 13 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 19:15 and last appears in Jonah 4:7.
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