BDB8605
שָׁחֹר adjective black; — ׳ שׁ of hair Lev 13:31; Lev 13:37 ( P ), so feminine plural שְׁחֹרוֺת Song 5:11 of skin, feminine singular שְׁחוֺרָה Song 1:5 of horses, masculine plural שְׁחֹרִים Zech 6:2; Zech 6:6.
Strong's Lexicon
H7838
H7838 — שָׁחוֹר שָׁחוֹר
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H7838 |
|---|---|
| Word: | שָׁחוֹר שָׁחוֹר |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | from H7835 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 6 |
| Transliteration: | shachor |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | shaw-khore' (or shachowr {shaw-khore'}) adj. |
| Meaning: | 1. (properly) dusky, but also (absol.) jetty |
| KJV Renderings: | black. |
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Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke