H7838

שחר

shachaar

Adjective · From שחר (H7835)

Or שחור shâchôwr; from H7835; properly, dusky, but also (absolute) jetty:—black.

Outline

black

Usages

Leviticus 13:31

And if the priest look on the plague of the scall, and, behold, it be not in sight deeper than the skin, and that there is no black hair in it; then the priest shall shut up him that hath the plague of the scall seven days:

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Leviticus 13:37

But if the scall be in his sight at a stay, and that there is black hair grown up therein; the scall is healed, he is clean: and the priest shall pronounce him clean.

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Song of Solomon 1:5

I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.

Breakdown

In this verse, King Solomon is saying that he is a black, beautiful man. In the ancient world, you had many nomadic groups of people. Saying tents is a way to group those people, i.e. tents of Kedar means the people of Kedar. Kedar Dark-skinned Ishmaelites

Note There is a slight mistranslation on this verse: the word but should really be 'and' as the Hebrew character in its place is a 'wa'

Colour Scriptures

Genesis 50:11 Job 30:30 Jeremiah 14:2 Lamentations 4:8 Hosea 7:8 Amos 9:7 Revelation 1:13-16

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Song of Solomon 5:11

His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are bushy, and black as a raven.

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Zechariah 6:2

In the first chariot were red horses; and in the second chariot black horses;

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Zechariah 6:6

The black horses which are therein go forth into the north country; and the white go forth after them; and the grisled go forth toward the south country.

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