שחר

Hebrew

Root
שׁ־ח־ר (sh-kh-r)
7 terms

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *šaḥ(a)r- (“dawn, morning”). Cognate with Akkadian 𒀉𒄘𒍣𒂵 (šērum) and Arabic سَحَر (saḥar).

Pronunciation

  • (Biblical Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈʃaħar/, [ˈʃaħar]
  • (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈʃaħar/, /ˈʃaːħaʀ/
  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈʃaχaʁ/
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Noun

שַׁחַר • (shákhar) m (plural indefinite שְׁחָרִים, singular construct שַׁחַר־, plural construct שַׁחֲרֵי־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. dawn (time)
    • Tanach, Isaiah 58:8, with translation of the New International Version:
      אָז יִבָּקַע כַּשַּׁחַר אוֹרֶךָ וַאֲרֻכָתְךָ מְהֵרָה תִצְמָח […]
      Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly appear; […]
    • 1930, Rachel the Poetess, In My Garden I Planted You:
      וּמִשַּׁחַר עַד לַיְלָה \ לֹא יִשְׁקֹט, לֹא יַרְגִּיעַ הַגָּן –
      And from dawn till night / It will not quiet, it will not calm the garden –

Declension

Declension of שַׁחַר
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: State: form Person: singular plural
m f m f
singular indefinite שַׁחַר first שַׁחָרִי שַׁחָרֵנוּ
definite הַשַּׁחַר second שַׁחָרְךָ שַׁחָרֵךְ שַׁחַרְכֶם שַׁחַרְכֶן
construct שַׁחַר־ third שַׁחָרוֹ שַׁחָרָהּ שַׁחָרָם שַׁחָרָן
plural indefinite שְׁחָרִים first שחריי / שְׁחָרַי שְׁחָרֵינוּ
definite הַשְּׁחָרִים second שְׁחָרֶיךָ שחרייך / שְׁחָרַיִךְ שַׁחֲרֵיכֶם שַׁחֲרֵיכֶן
construct שַׁחֲרֵי־ third שְׁחָרָיו שְׁחָרֶיהָ שַׁחֲרֵיהֶם שַׁחֲרֵיהֶן

Derived terms

Adjective

שָׁחֹר • (shakhór)

  1. defective spelling of שחור

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