Hebrew word study
שָׁחַר H7836
- Transliteration
- shâchar
- Pronunciation
- shaw-khar'
- KJV glosses
- (do something) betimes, enquire early, rise (seek) betimes, seek diligently) early, in the morning).
Lexical summary
properly, to dawn, i.e. (figuratively) be (up) early at any task (with the implication of earnestness)
by extension, to search for (with painstaking)
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
properly, to dawn, i.e. (figuratively) be (up) early at any task (with the implication of earnestness)
by extension, to search for (with painstaking)
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information