שחר
Hebrew
| Root |
|---|
| שׁ־ח־ר (š-ḥ-r) |
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *šaḥ(a)r- (“dawn, morning”). Cognate with Akkadian 𒀉𒄘𒍣𒂵 (šērum) and Arabic سَحَر (saḥar).
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Noun
שַׁחַר • (shákhar, šáḥar) m (plural indefinite שְׁחָרִים, singular construct שַׁחַר־, plural construct שַׁחֲרֵי־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]
- dawn (time)
- Tanach, Isaiah 58:8, with translation of the New International Version:
- אָז יִבָּקַע כַּשַּׁחַר אֹורֶךָ וַאֲרֻכָתְךָ מְהֵרָה תִצְמָח […]
- Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly appear; […]
- 1930, Rachel the Poetess, In My Garden I Planted You :
- וּמִשַּׁחַר עַד לַיְלָה \ לֹא יִשְׁקֹט, לֹא יַרְגִּיעַ הַגָּן –
- And from dawn till night / It will not quiet, it will not calm the garden –
- וּמִשַּׁחַר עַד לַיְלָה \ לֹא יִשְׁקֹט, לֹא יַרְגִּיעַ הַגָּן –
Declension
Declension of שַׁחַר
| Number | Isolated forms | With possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | Form | Person | singular | plural | |||
| m. | f. | m. | f. | ||||
| singular | indefinite | שַׁחַר | first | שַׁחָרִי | שַׁחָרֵנוּ | ||
| definite | הַשַּׁחַר | second | שַׁחָרְךָ | שַׁחָרֵךְ | שַׁחַרְכֶם | שַׁחַרְכֶן | |
| construct | שַׁחַר־ | third | שַׁחָרוֹ | שַׁחָרָהּ | שַׁחָרָם | שַׁחָרָן | |
| plural | indefinite | שְׁחָרִים | first | שחריי / שְׁחָרַי | שְׁחָרֵינוּ | ||
| definite | הַשְּׁחָרִים | second | שְׁחָרֶיךָ | שחרייך / שְׁחָרַיִךְ | שַׁחֲרֵיכֶם | שַׁחֲרֵיכֶן | |
| construct | שַׁחֲרֵי־ | third | שְׁחָרָיו | שְׁחָרֶיהָ | שַׁחֲרֵיהֶם | שַׁחֲרֵיהֶן | |
Derived terms
- שַׁחֲרִית (shakharít)
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