Quick Definition
be black
Strong's Definition
to be dim or dark (in color)
Derivation: a primitive root (identical with H7836 (שָׁחַר) through the idea of the duskiness of early dawn);
KJV Usage: be black.
TWOT Reference: 2368
Outline of Biblical Usage
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
שָׁחַר (sha.char) — be black. 1) to be black 1a) (Qal) to be black (of skin)
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
verb · מִשְׁחָר · שְׁחֹור · שַׁחַר · שָׁחֹר · שְׁחַרְחֹר · שַׁחֲרוּת
Color | verb qal
to turn black = process by which the color of an object turns darker until it is (almost) black
verb
Search | verb pi
to search, to look for = action by which deities, humans, or animals make an intensive effort to locate (other) humans, animals, objects, or activities, which often requires them to move from one location to another
verb
Non-Happen | verb pi
to ward off = action by which humans perform certain rituals to prevent harmful events from happening
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
שָׁחַר vb. be black;—of skin Jb 30:30. ref