Strong Hebrew #7836 - שָׁחַר shachar (to look early or diligently for)
Original Word: | שָׁחַר |
Transliteration: | shachar |
Definition: | to look early or diligently for |
Part of Speech: | Verb |
Phonetic Spelling: | (shaw-khar') |
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Strong's Exhaustive 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).
Englishman's Concordance
1) to seek, seek early or earnestly, look early or diligently for
1a) (Qal) to look for diligently, seek
1b) (Piel) to seek, seek early
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 2369
Brown-Driver-Briggs
[
שָׁחר]
verb denominativelook early, diligently for (late; originally
look for dawn); —
QalParticipleשֹׁחֵר טוֺבProverbs 11:27 ("" בִּקֵּשׁ, דָּרַשׁ), elsewhere
Pi`el with accusative (suffix) Perfect3masculine singular suffix שִׁחֲרוֺ מוּסָרProverbs 13:24seeks him early (with) discipline (chastises him be-times); 2 masculine singular suffix consecutive וְשִׁחַרְתַּ֫נִי וְאֵינֶנִּיJob 7:21; literally Infinitiveלְשַׁחֵר מָּנֶיךָProverbs 7:15; of wild asses, Participleמְשַׁחֲרֵי לַטָּ֑רֶףJob 24:5 (Ges§ 130a) seeking eagerly for their food; usually of seeking God (׳י) earnestly, PerfectוְשִׁחֲרוּאֵֿלPsalm 78:34 ("" דָּרַשׁ), Imperfect2masculine singular תְּשַׁחֵר אֶלאֵֿלJob 8:5 (si vera lectio), 3masculine singular suffix יְשַׁחֲרֻנְנִי (Ges§ 60e) Hosea 5:15 ("" בִּקֵּשׁ), + Hosea 6:3 (see שַׁחַר), and, accusative wisdom, Proverbs 1:28, Participle suffix מְשַׁחֲרַיProverbs 8:17; seek with longing, long for (׳י), אֲשַׁחֲרֶ֑ךָּIsaiah 26:9; Psalm 63:2.
שַׁחֲרוּת see I. שָׁחַר. above
Englishman's Concordance (References)
Strong's Hebrew: 7836. שָׁחַר (shachar) — 12 Occurrences
Job 7:21
HEB:לֶעָפָ֣ר אֶשְׁכָּ֑ב וְשִׁ֖חֲרְתַּ֣נִי וְאֵינֶֽנִּי׃ פ
NAS: in the dust; And You will seek me, but I will not be.
KJV: in the dust; and thou shalt seek me in the morning, but I [shall] not [be].
INT: the dust will lie will seek else
Job 8:5
HEB:אִם־ אַ֭תָּה תְּשַׁחֵ֣ר אֶל־ אֵ֑ל
NAS: If you would seek God
KJV: unto God betimes, and make thy supplication
INT: If you seek about God
Job 24:5
HEB:יָצְא֣וּ בְּ֭פָעֳלָם מְשַׁחֲרֵ֣י לַטָּ֑רֶף עֲרָבָ֥ה
NAS: They go forth seeking food
KJV: to their work; rising betimes for a prey:
INT: go their activity seeking food the desert
Psalm 63:1
HEB:אֵלִ֥י אַתָּ֗ה אֲֽשַׁחֲ֫רֶ֥ךָּ צָמְאָ֬ה לְךָ֨ ׀
NAS: You are my God; I shall seek You earnestly; My soul
KJV: thou [art] my God; early will I seek thee: my soul
INT: are my God I shall seek thirsts my soul
Psalm 78:34
HEB:וּדְרָשׁ֑וּהוּ וְ֝שָׁ֗בוּ וְשִֽׁחֲרוּ־ אֵֽל׃
NAS: Him, And returned and searched diligently for God;
KJV: him: and they returned and enquired early after God.
INT: sought and returned and searched God
Proverbs 1:28
HEB:וְלֹ֣א אֶֽעֱנֶ֑ה יְ֝שַׁחֲרֻ֗נְנִי וְלֹ֣א יִמְצָאֻֽנְנִי׃
NAS: on me, but I will not answer; They will seek me diligently but they will not find
KJV: upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find
INT: I will not answer will seek they will not find
Proverbs 7:15
HEB:יָצָ֣אתִי לִקְרָאתֶ֑ךָ לְשַׁחֵ֥ר פָּ֝נֶ֗יךָ וָאֶמְצָאֶֽךָּ׃
NAS: out to meet you, To seek your presence
KJV: to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face,
INT: have come to meet to seek your presence have found
Proverbs 8:17
HEB:ק) אֵהָ֑ב וּ֝מְשַׁחֲרַ֗י יִמְצָאֻֽנְנִי׃
NAS: those who love me; And those who diligently seek me will find
KJV: them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find
INT: love love diligently will find
Proverbs 11:27
HEB: שֹׁ֣חֵֽר ט֭וֹב יְבַקֵּ֣שׁ
NAS:He who diligently seeks good seeks
KJV:He that diligently seeketh good
INT:diligently good seeks
Proverbs 13:24
HEB:בְנ֑וֹ וְ֝אֹהֲב֗וֹ שִֽׁחֲר֥וֹ מוּסָֽר׃
NAS: him disciplines him diligently.
KJV: him chasteneth him betimes.
INT: his son loves diligently disciplines
Isaiah 26:9
HEB:רוּחִ֥י בְקִרְבִּ֖י אֲשַֽׁחֲרֶ֑ךָּ כִּ֞י כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר
NAS: within me seeks You diligently; For when
KJV: within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments
INT: my spirit within seeks for your
Hosea 5:15
HEB:בַּצַּ֥ר לָהֶ֖ם יְשַׁחֲרֻֽנְנִי׃
NAS: In their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.
KJV: in their affliction they will seek me early.
INT: their affliction they will earnestly