Shâchar — H7835

Definition

verb

to be dim or dark (in color)

1. to be black
1. (Qal) to be black (of skin)

Usually translated as

be black

Origin

a primitive root (identical with H7836 through the idea of the duskiness of early dawn)

• Shâchar (H7836)

Greek equivalents

• skotóō (G4656)

Occurrences

Shâchar occurs 1 time in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Job (1)

• Job 30:30 — My skin is black (שָׁחַ֣ר) upon me, and my bones are burned with heat.