שָׁחַר shachar
Hebrew word for “to seek” · Strong’s H7836 · used 12 times in 12 verses
Meaning
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
How it is translated
Glosses given for shachar in context, with how often each is used:
- will seek 2
- will look for 1
- seeking 1
- seeking earnestly 1
- sought earnestly 1
- will earnestly seek 1
- seek 1
- those who earnestly seek 1
- one who seeks diligently 1
- seeks early 1
- will seek earnestly 1
Where it is used
Chapters where it is used most
Job 7 (1), Job 8 (1), Job 24 (1), Psalms 63 (1), Psalms 78 (1), Proverbs 1 (1), Proverbs 7 (1), Proverbs 8 (1), Proverbs 11 (1), Proverbs 13 (1)
Forms
- אשׁחרך 2
- ישׁחרנני 2
- ושׁחרתני 1
- תשׁחר 1
- משׁחרי 1
- ושׁחרו 1
- לשׁחר 1
- ומשׁחרי 1
- שׁחר 1
- שׁחרו 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with shachar more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- אֵל el “God” 3
- מָצָא matsa “to find” 3
- דָּרַשׁ darash “to seek” 2
- אָהֵב ahav “to love” 2
- בָּקַשׁ baqash “to seek” 2
- מִדְבָּר midbar “wilderness” 2
- נֶפֶשׁ nephesh “soul” 2
- אִם im “if” 2
- שׁוּב shuv “to return” 2
- יָצָא yatsa “to come out” 2
- אַתָּה attah “you(m.s.)” 2
Key verses
The verses using shachar that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Job 7:21 — And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? for now shall I sleep in the dust; and thou shalt seek me in the morning, but I…
- Job 8:5 — If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty;
- Job 24:5 — Behold, as wild asses in the desert, go they forth to their work; rising betimes for a prey: the wilderness yieldeth food for them and for their children.
- Psalms 63:1 — [A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.] O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for…
- Psalms 78:34 — When he slew them, then they sought him: and they returned and enquired early after God.
- Proverbs 1:28 — Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:
- Proverbs 7:15 — Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.
- Proverbs 8:17 — I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.
- Proverbs 11:27 — He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him.
- Proverbs 13:24 — He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
- Isaiah 26:9 — With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants…
- Hosea 5:15 — I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early.
See all 12 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.