Strong H7838שָׁחֹר

black

Transliteration
shâchôr shâchôr
Pronunciation
{shaw-khore'} shaw-khore'
Morphology
Hebrew Adjective

Definition

From H7835; properly {dusky} but also (absolutely) jetty: - black.

Detailed definition

black

In the Bible

Strong H7838 appears in 6 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • black5
  • be1

First verses

  1. Leviticus 13:31
    And if the priest look on the plague of the scall, and, behold, it be not in sight deeper than the skin, and that there is no black hair in it; then the priest shall shut up him that hath the plague of the scall seven days:
  2. Leviticus 13:37
    But if the scall be in his sight at a stay, and that there is black hair grown up therein; the scall is healed, he is clean: and the priest shall pronounce him clean.
  3. Song of Songs 1:5
    I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.
  4. Song of Songs 5:11
    His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are bushy, and black as a raven.
  5. Zechariah 6:2
    In the first chariot were red horses; and in the second chariot black horses;
  6. Zechariah 6:6
    The black horses which are therein go forth into the north country; and the white go forth after them; and the grisled go forth toward the south country.
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