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
- Leviticus 13:31And 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:
- Leviticus 13:37But 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.
- Song of Songs 1:5I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.
- Song of Songs 5:11His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are bushy, and black as a raven.
- Zechariah 6:2In the first chariot were red horses; and in the second chariot black horses;
- Zechariah 6:6The 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.