Lexical Summary shachar: to look early or diligently for Original Word: שָׁחַרTransliteration: shachar Phonetic Spelling: (shaw-khar') Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to look early or diligently for Meaning: to dawn, be, early at any task, to search for Strong's Concordance do something betimes, enquire early, seek betimes, seek diligently early, in the morning A primitive root; properly, to dawn, i.e. (figuratively) be (up) early at any task (with the implication of earnestness); by extension, to search for (with painstaking) -- (do something) betimes, enquire early, rise (seek) betimes, seek diligently) early, in the morning). Brown-Driver-Briggs H7836. shachar [שָׁחר] verb denominative look early, diligently for (late; originally look for dawn); — Qal Participle טוֺב שֹׁחֵר Proverbs 11:27 ("" דָּרַשׁ בִּקֵּשׁ,), elsewhere Pi`el with accusative (suffix) Perfect3masculine singular suffix מוּסָר שִׁחֲרוֺ Proverbs 13:24 seeks him early (with) discipline (chastises him be-times); 2 masculine singular suffix consecutive וְאֵינֶנִּי וְשִׁחַרְתַּ֫נִי Job 7:21; literally Infinitive מָּנֶיךָ לְשַׁחֵר Proverbs 7:15; of wild asses, Participle לַטָּ֑רֶף מְשַׁחֲרֵי Job 24:5 (Ges§ 130a) seeking eagerly for their food; usually of seeking God (׳י) earnestly, Perfect וְשִׁחֲרוּאֵֿל Psalm 78:34 ("" דָּרַשׁ), Imperfect2masculine singular אֶלאֵֿל תְּשַׁחֵר Job 8:5 (si vera lectio), 3masculine singular suffix יְשַׁחֲרֻנְנִי (Ges§ 60e) Hosea 5:15 ("" בִּקֵּשׁ), + 6:3 (see שַׁחַר), and, accusative wisdom, Proverbs 1:28, Participle suffix מְשַׁחֲרַי 8:17; seek with longing, long for (׳י), אֲשַׁחֲרֶ֑ךָּ Isaiah 26:9; Psalm 63:2. שַׁחֲרוּת see I. שָׁחַר. above |