שָׁשֵׁר
sha.sharvermilionHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine2 occurrences2 books2 verses
Definition
perhaps from the base of H8324 in the sense of that of H8320; red ochre (from its piercing color)
Traditional renderings: vermillion.
Traditional renderings: vermillion.
Usage patterns
Occurrences
2 total
- Jeremiah 22:14בַּשָּׁשַֽׁר׃ · with vermilion…who says, ‘I will build myself a great palace, with spacious upper rooms.’ So he cuts windows in it, panels it with cedar, and paints it with vermilion.
- Ezekiel 23:14בַּשָּׁשַֽׁר׃ · in vermilionBut Oholibah carried her prostitution even further. She saw the men portrayed on the wall, images of the Chaldeans, engraved in vermilion,