Shâshar — H8350

Definition

masculine noun

red ochre (from its piercing color)

1. red colour, vermilion
1. formerly gained from 'kermes' insect

Usually translated as

vermillion

Origin

perhaps from the base of H8324 in the sense of that of H8320

• Derived from Shârar (H8324)
• Derived from Sâruq (H8320)

Occurrences

Shâshar occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Jeremiah (1), Ezekiel (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 (בַּשָּׁשַֽׁר).
• 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 (בַּשָּׁשַֽׁר),