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Lexicon :: Strong's H7836 - šāḥar

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שָׁחַר
Transliteration
šāḥar
Pronunciation
shaw-khar'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 2369

Strong’s Definitions

שָׁחַר shâchar, shaw-khar'; a primitive root; properly, to dawn, i.e. (figuratively) be (up) early at any task (with the implication of earnestness); by extension, to search for (with painstaking):—(do something) betimes, enquire early, rise (seek) betimes, seek diligently) early, in the morning).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x

The KJV translates Strong's H7836 in the following manner: seek early (4x), seek (2x), diligently seek (2x), betimes (1x), miscellaneous (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x
The KJV translates Strong's H7836 in the following manner: seek early (4x), seek (2x), diligently seek (2x), betimes (1x), miscellaneous (3x).

  1. to seek, seek early or earnestly, look early or diligently for

    1. (Qal) to look for diligently, seek

    2. (Piel) to seek, seek early

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שָׁחַר shâchar, shaw-khar'; a primitive root; properly, to dawn, i.e. (figuratively) be (up) early at any task (with the implication of earnestness); by extension, to search for (with painstaking):—(do something) betimes, enquire early, rise (seek) betimes, seek diligently) early, in the morning).
STRONGS H7836: Abbreviations
† [שָׁחר] verb denominative look early, diligently for (late; originally look for dawn); —
Qal Participle שֹׁחֵר טוֺב Proverbs 11:27 (|| בִּקֵּשׁ, דָּרַשׁ), elsewhere
Pi. with accusative (suffix) Perfect 3rd person masculine singular suffix שִׁחֲרוֺ מוּסָר Proverbs 13:24 seeks him early (with) discipline (chastises him be-times); 2nd person masculine singular suffix consecutive וְשִׁחַרְתַּ֫נִי וְאֵינֶנִּי Job 7:21; literally Infinitive פָּנֶיךָ לְשַׁחֵר Proverbs 7:15; of wild asses, Participle מְשַׁחֲרֵי לַטָּ֑רֶף Job 24:5 (Ges§ 130a) seeking eagerly for their food; usually of seeking God (י׳) earnestly, Perfect וְשִׁחֲרוּאֵֿל Psalm 78:34 (|| דָּרַשׁ), Imperfect 2nd person masculine singular תְּשַׁחֵר אֶלאֵֿל Job 8:5 (si vera lectio), 3rd person masculine singular suffix יְשַׁחֲרֻנְנִי (Ges§ 60e) Hosea 5:15 (|| בִּקֵּשׁ), + Hosea 6:3 (see שַׁחַר), and, accusative wisdom, Proverbs 1:28, Participle suffix מְשַׁחֲרַי Proverbs 8:17; seek with longing, long for (י׳), אֲשַׁחֲרֶ֑ךָּ Isaiah 26:9; Psalm 63:2.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Job

7:21; 8:5; 24:5

Psalms

63:2; 78:34

Proverbs

1:28; 7:15; 8:17; 11:27; 13:24

Isaiah

26:9

Hosea

5:15; 6:3

H7836

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7836 matches the Hebrew שָׁחַר (šāḥar),
which occurs 12 times in 12 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 7:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:21 -

Why not forgive my sin

and pardon my iniquity?

For soon I will lie down in the grave.

You will eagerly seek me, but I will be gone.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 8:5

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But if you earnestly seek God

and ask the Almighty for mercy,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 24:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:5 -

Like wild donkeys in the wilderness,

the poor go out to their task of foraging for food;

the desert provides nourishment for their children.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 63:1

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God, you are my God; I eagerly seek you.

I thirst for you;

my body faints for you

in a land that is dry, desolate, and without water.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:34

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:34 -

When he killed some of them,

the rest began to seek him;

they repented and searched for God.

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“Then they will call me, but I won’t answer;

they will search for me, but won’t find me.

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“So I came out to meet you,

to search for you, and I’ve found you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 8:17

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“I love those who love me,

and those who search for me find me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 11:27

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The one who searches for what is good seeks favor,

but if someone looks for trouble, it will come to him.

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The one who will not use the rod hates his son,

but the one who loves him disciplines him diligently.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 26:9

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I long for you in the night;

yes, my spirit within me diligently seeks you,

for when your judgments are in the land,

the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 5:15

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 5:15 -

I will depart and return to my place

until they recognize their guilt and seek my face;

they will search for me in their distress.

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