Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H8350 |
|---|---|
| Word: | שָׁשַׁר |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | perhaps from the base of H8324 in the sense of that of H8320 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | shashar |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | shaw-shar' |
| Meaning: | 1. red ochre (from its piercing color) |
| KJV Renderings: | vermillion. |
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[שָׁשֵׁר] noun [masculine] red colour, vermilion (etymology unknown); — vermilion, formerly gained from kermes insect (vermiculus): מָשׁוֺחַ בַּשָּׁשַׁ֑ר Jer 22:14 ( ᵐ5 μίλτος, red ochre; ᵑ7 sinopis [from city Sinopis, whence the colour came PlinNH xxxv. [6] 13], compare ThatcherDB COLOURS CanneyEB1D.); חֲקֻקִים בַּשָּׁשַׁ֑ר Ezek 23:14.
[שָׁת], I. שֵׁת see שׁית .
II. שֵׁת see שֵׁאת below I. [שׁאה].
III. שֵׁת see II. שׁתה .
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
