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שַׁחַר H7837
H7837 is the Hebrew word שַׁחַר, transliterated shachar and said shakh'-ar. The King James Version most often renders it morning.
What it means
dawn (literal, figurative or adverbial).
Where it comes from
from H7836 (שָׁחַר).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 18 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: day(-spring), early, light, morning, whence riseth.
Verses using שַׁחַר
All 18 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 19:15 · KJV
And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city.
Genesis 32:26 · KJV
And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.
Joshua 6:15 · KJV
And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they rose early about the dawning of the day, and compassed the city after the same manner seven times: only on that day they compassed the city seven times.
Judges 19:25 · KJV
But the men would not hearken to him: so the man took his concubine, and brought her forth unto them; and they knew her, and abused her all the night until the morning: and when the day began to spring, they let her go.
1 Samuel 9:26 · KJV
And they arose early: and it came to pass about the spring of the day, that Samuel called Saul to the top of the house, saying, Up, that I may send thee away. And Saul arose, and they went out both of them, he and Samuel, abroad.
Nehemiah 4:21 · KJV
So we laboured in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.
Job 38:12 · KJV
Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place;
Psalm 22:1 · KJV
My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?
Psalm 139:9 · KJV
If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
Song of Solomon 6:10 · KJV
Who is she that looketh forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, and terrible as an army with banners?
Isaiah 14:12 · KJV
How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!
Isaiah 47:11 · KJV
Therefore shall evil come upon thee; thou shalt not know from whence it riseth: and mischief shall fall upon thee; thou shalt not be able to put it off: and desolation shall come upon thee suddenly, which thou shalt not know.
Isaiah 58:8 · KJV
Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the LORD shall be thy rereward.
Hosea 6:3 · KJV
Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.
Hosea 10:15 · KJV
So shall Bethel do unto you because of your great wickedness: in a morning shall the king of Israel utterly be cut off.
Joel 2:2 · KJV
A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations.
Amos 4:13 · KJV
For, lo, he that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, and declareth unto man what is his thought, that maketh the morning darkness, and treadeth upon the high places of the earth, The LORD, The God of hosts, is his name.
Jonah 4:7 · KJV
But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd that it withered.
Common questions
What does Strong's H7837 mean?
H7837 is the Hebrew word שַׁחַר (shachar), meaning dawn (literal, figurative or adverbial).
How is H7837 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it morning (11 times), day (4 times), caused the dayspring (1 time), shahar (1 time), whence it riseth (1 time).
How many times does H7837 appear in the Bible?
שַׁחַר (shachar) is tagged in 18 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H7837 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H7836 (שָׁחַר).
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