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Strong H8350שָׁשֵׁר

vermilion

Transliteration
shâshar
Pronunciation
shaw-shar'
Morphology
Hebrew Noun (Masculine)

Definition

Perhaps from the base of H8324 in the sense of that of H8320; red ochre (from its piercing color): - vermillion.

Detailed definition

1) red colour, vermilion
1a) formerly gained from 'kermes' insect

In the Bible

Strong H8350 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • vermilion2

First verses

  1. Jeremiah 22:14
    That saith, I will build me a wide house and large chambers, and cutteth him out windows; and it is cieled with cedar, and painted with vermilion.
  2. Ezekiel 23:14
    And that she increased her whoredoms: for when she saw men pourtrayed upon the wall, the images of the Chaldeans pourtrayed with vermilion,
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