שחר

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Hebrew

Root
שׁ־ח־ר (sh-kh-r)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *šaḥ(a)r- (dawn, morning). Cognate with Akkadian 𒀉𒄘𒍣𒂵 (šērum) and Arabic سَحَر (saḥar).

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Noun

שַׁחַר (shákhar, šáḥarm (plural indefinite שְׁחָרִים, singular construct שַׁחַר־, plural construct שַׁחֲרֵי־)

  1. dawn (time)
    • Tanach, Isaiah 58:8, with translation of the New International Version:
      אָז יִבָּקַע כַּשַּׁחַר אֹורֶךָ וַאֲרֻכָתְךָ מְהֵרָה תִצְמָח []
      Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly appear;
    • 1930, Rachel the Poetess, In My Garden I Planted You :
      וּמִשַּׁחַר עַד לַיְלָה \ לֹא יִשְׁקֹט, לֹא יַרְגִּיעַ הַגָּן –
      And from dawn till night / It will not quiet, it will not calm the garden –

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Adjective

שָׁחֹר (shakhór)

  1. defective spelling of שחור

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