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Lexicon :: Strong's H7838 - šāḥōr

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שָׁחֹר
Transliteration
šāḥōr
Pronunciation
shaw-khore'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 2368b

Strong’s Definitions

שָׁחֹר shâchôr, shaw-khore'; or שָׁחוֹר shâchôwr; from H7835; properly, dusky, but also (absolute) jetty:—black.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's H7838 in the following manner: black (6x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x
The KJV translates Strong's H7838 in the following manner: black (6x).

  1. black

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שָׁחֹר shâchôr, shaw-khore'; or שָׁחוֹר shâchôwr; from H7835; properly, dusky, but also (absolute) jetty:—black.
STRONGS H7838: Abbreviations
† שָׁחֹר adjective black; — שׁ׳ of hair Leviticus 13:31, 37 (P), so feminine plural שְׁחֹרוֺת Songs 5:11; of skin, feminine singular שְׁחוֺרָה Songs 1:5; of horses, masculine plural שְׁחֹרִים Zechariah 6:2, 6.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Leviticus

13:31; 13:37

Song of Songs

1:5; 5:11

Zechariah

6:2; 6:6

H7838

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7838 matches the Hebrew שָׁחֹר (šāḥōr),
which occurs 6 times in 6 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:31

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:31 - And if the priest examines the itching disease and it appears no deeper than the skin and there is no black hair in it, then the priest shall shut up the person with the itching disease for seven days,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:37

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:37 - But if in his eyes the itch is unchanged and black hair has grown in it, the itch is healed and he is clean, and the priest shall pronounce him clean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:5 - She
I am very dark, but lovely,
O daughters of Jerusalem,
like the tents of Kedar,
like the curtains of Solomon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:11 - His head is the finest gold;
his locks are wavy,
black as a raven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 6:2 - The first chariot had red horses, the second black horses,

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 6:6

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 6:6 - The chariot with the black horses goes toward the north country, the white ones go after them, and the dappled ones go toward the south country.”
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