Definition
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)
Traditional renderings: (do something) betimes, enquire early, rise (seek) betimes, seek diligently) early, in the morning).
Traditional renderings: (do something) betimes, enquire early, rise (seek) betimes, seek diligently) early, in the morning).
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders שָׁחַר:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
12 total
- Job 7:21וְשִׁ֖חֲרְתַּ֣נִי · You will seek meWhy do You not pardon my transgression and take away my iniquity? For soon I will lie down in the dust; You will seek me, but I will be no more.”
- Job 8:5תְּשַׁחֵ֣ר · would earnestly seekBut if you would earnestly seek God and ask the Almighty for mercy,
- Job 24:5מְשַׁחֲרֵ֣י · foragingIndeed, like wild donkeys in the desert, the poor go to work foraging for food; the wasteland is food for their children.
- Psalm 63:1אֲֽשַׁחֲ֫רֶ֥ךָּ · Earnestly I seekA Psalm of David, when he was in the Wilderness of Judah. O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You. My body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water.
- Psalm 78:34וְשִֽׁחֲרוּ־ · and searched forWhen He slew them, they would seek Him; they repented and searched for God.
- Proverbs 1:28יְ֝שַׁחֲרֻ֗נְנִי · they {will} earnestly seek meThen they will call on me, but I will not answer; they will earnestly seek me, but will not find me.
- Proverbs 7:15לְשַׁחֵ֥ר · I sought youSo I came out to meet you; I sought you, and I have found you.
- Proverbs 8:17וּ֝מְשַׁחֲרַ֗י · and those who seek me earlyI love those who love me, and those who seek me early shall find me.
- Proverbs 11:27שֹׁ֣חֵֽר · He who searches outHe who searches out good finds favor, but evil will come to him who seeks it.
- Proverbs 13:24שִֽׁחֲר֥וֹ · diligentlyHe who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently.
- Isaiah 26:9אֲשַֽׁחֲרֶ֑ךָּ · seeks YouMy soul longs for You in the night; indeed, my spirit seeks You at dawn. For when Your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness.
- Hosea 5:15יְשַׁחֲרֻֽנְנִי׃ · they will earnestly seek MeThen I will return to My place until they admit their guilt and seek My face; in their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.”