King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER H7836
Transliteration: shachar
Phonetic Spelling: (shaw-khar')
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to look early or diligently for
Meaning: to dawn, be, early at any task, to search for
Word Summary
shachar: to look early or diligently for
Original Word: שָׁחַרTransliteration: shachar
Phonetic Spelling: (shaw-khar')
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to look early or diligently for
Meaning: to dawn, be, early at any task, to search for
Strong's Concordance
do something betimes, enquire early, seek betimes, seek diligently early, in the morning 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).
Brown-Driver-Briggs
H7836. shachar
[שָׁחר] verb denominative look early, diligently for (late; originally look for dawn); —
Qal Participle טוֺב שֹׁחֵר Proverbs 11:27 ("" דָּרַשׁ בִּקֵּשׁ,), elsewhere
Pi`el with accusative (suffix) Perfect3masculine singular suffix מוּסָר שִׁחֲרוֺ Proverbs 13:24 seeks him early (with) discipline (chastises him be-times); 2 masculine singular suffix consecutive וְאֵינֶנִּי וְשִׁחַרְתַּ֫נִי Job 7:21; literally Infinitive מָּנֶיךָ לְשַׁחֵר Proverbs 7:15; of wild asses, Participle לַטָּ֑רֶף מְשַׁחֲרֵי Job 24:5 (Ges§ 130a) seeking eagerly for their food; usually of seeking God (׳י) earnestly, Perfect וְשִׁחֲרוּאֵֿל Psalm 78:34 ("" דָּרַשׁ), Imperfect2masculine singular אֶלאֵֿל תְּשַׁחֵר Job 8:5 (si vera lectio), 3masculine singular suffix יְשַׁחֲרֻנְנִי (Ges§ 60e) Hosea 5:15 ("" בִּקֵּשׁ), + 6:3 (see שַׁחַר), and, accusative wisdom, Proverbs 1:28, Participle suffix מְשַׁחֲרַי 8:17; seek with longing, long for (׳י), אֲשַׁחֲרֶ֑ךָּ Isaiah 26:9; Psalm 63:2.
שַׁחֲרוּת see I. שָׁחַר. above