שָׁחֹר

sha.chorblackHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentAdjective6 occurrences3 books6 verses

Definition

or שָׁחוֹר; from H7835; properly, dusky, but also (absol.) jetty
Traditional renderings: black.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

6 total
  1. Leviticus 13:31שָׁחֹ֖ר · black
    But if the priest examines the scaly infection and it does not appear to be deeper than the skin, and there is no black hair in it, the priest shall isolate the infected person for seven days.
  2. Leviticus 13:37שָׁחֹ֧ר · and black
    If, however, in his sight the scaly outbreak is unchanged and black hair has grown in it, then it has healed. He is clean, and the priest is to pronounce him clean.
  3. Song of Solomon 1:5שְׁחוֹרָ֤ה · am dark
    I am dark, yet lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon.
  4. Song of Solomon 5:11שְׁחֹר֖וֹת · and black
    His head is purest gold; his hair is wavy and black as a raven.
  5. Zechariah 6:2שְׁחֹרִֽים׃ · black
    The first chariot had red horses, the second black horses,
  6. Zechariah 6:6הַשְּׁחֹרִ֗ים · the black
    The one with the black horses is going toward the land of the north, the one with the white horses toward the west, and the one with the dappled horses toward the south.”