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Strong's H7837 שַׁחַר (shachar)

Shachar means “early” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H7837
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 23
Books 13

Strong's H7837 Quick Answer

Strong's H7837 שַׁחַר (shachar) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. shachar (shakh'-ar) n-m. 1. dawn (literal, figurative or adverbial) [from H7836] It has 23 linked Bible usages across 13 books. Visible English usage signals include morning, day, dawning, light, and early. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
shachar (shakh'-ar) n-m. 1. dawn (literal, figurative or adverbial) [from H7836]
Usage
23 linked usages
Books
13 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
morning, day, dawning, light, and early

Meaning and Definition

shachar (shakh'-ar) n-m. 1. dawn (literal, figurative or adverbial) [from H7836] KJV: day(-spring), early, light, morning, whence riseth. Root(s): H7836

Original Word
שַׁחַר
Transliteration
shachar
Derivation
Root: שׁחר First root strongs: 7836
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H7837. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H7837 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render shachar, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

morning Nehemiah 4:21 day Genesis 32:24 dawning Joshua 6:15 early Psalms 57:8 light Job 41:18 days Job 38:12 spring Isaiah 58:8

How Strong's H7837 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 23 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H7837 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H7837 in the Old Testament

23 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 19:15 KJV

And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city.

Genesis 32:24 KJV

And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.

Genesis 32:26 KJV

And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.

Usage Excerpts

First 23 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H7837.

Genesis 19:15 Old Testament, KJV
And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city.
Genesis 32:24 Old Testament, KJV
And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.
Genesis 32:26 Old Testament, KJV
And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.
Joshua 6:15 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they rose early about the dawning of the day, and compassed the city after the same manner seven times: only on that day they compassed the city seven times.
Judges 19:25 Old Testament, KJV
But the men would not hearken to him: so the man took his concubine, and brought her forth unto them; and they knew her, and abused her all the night until the morning: and when the day began to spring, they let her go.
1 Samuel 9:26 Old Testament, KJV
And they arose early: and it came to pass about the spring of the day, that Samuel called Saul to the top of the house, saying, Up, that I may send thee away. And Saul arose, and they went out both of them, he and Samuel, abroad.
Nehemiah 4:21 Old Testament, KJV
So we laboured in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.
Job 3:9 Old Testament, KJV
Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark; let it look for light, but have none; neither let it see the dawning of the day:
Job 38:12 Old Testament, KJV
Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place;
Job 41:18 Old Testament, KJV
By his neesings a light doth shine, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.
Psalms 57:8 Old Testament, KJV
Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.
Psalms 108:2 Old Testament, KJV
Awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.
Psalms 139:9 Old Testament, KJV
If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
Song of Solomon 6:10 Old Testament, KJV
Who is she that looketh forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, and terrible as an army with banners?
Isaiah 8:20 Old Testament, KJV
To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.
Isaiah 14:12 Old Testament, KJV
How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!
Isaiah 47:11 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore shall evil come upon thee; thou shalt not know from whence it riseth: and mischief shall fall upon thee; thou shalt not be able to put it off: and desolation shall come upon thee suddenly, which thou shalt not know.
Isaiah 58:8 Old Testament, KJV
Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the LORD shall be thy reward.
Hosea 6:3 Old Testament, KJV
Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.
Hosea 10:15 Old Testament, KJV
So shall Bethel do unto you because of your great wickedness: in a morning shall the king of Israel utterly be cut off.
Joel 2:2 Old Testament, KJV
A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations.
Amos 4:13 Old Testament, KJV
For, lo, he that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, and declareth unto man what is his thought, that maketh the morning darkness, and treadeth upon the high places of the earth, The LORD, The God of hosts, is his name.
Jonah 4:7 Old Testament, KJV
But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd that it withered.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H7837, grouped by book.

Genesis 3 usages, Old Testament
Joshua 1 usage, Old Testament
Judges 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
Nehemiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 3 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 3 usages, Old Testament
Song of Solomon 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 4 usages, Old Testament
Hosea 2 usages, Old Testament
Joel 1 usage, Old Testament
Amos 1 usage, Old Testament
Jonah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H7837 FAQ

What does shachar (שַׁחַר) mean?

Shachar (Strong's H7837) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "early". shachar (shakh'-ar) n-m. 1. dawn (literal, figurative or adverbial) [from H7836]

How many times is shachar (שַׁחַר) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 23 linked usages for Strong's H7837 across 13 books.

Where can I study shachar (שַׁחַר) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H7837 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate shachar (שַׁחַר)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as morning, day, dawning, light, early, and days. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.