Lexicon
מִשְׁחָר
mish.char
H4891
H:N-M Hebrew

dawn

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mish.char denotes the dawn in the phrase "from the womb of the dawn" in Psalm 110:3.

The attested use places mish.char in the phrase "from the womb of the dawn," presenting dawn as the point from which the verse’s imagery proceeds.

Senses in use

  1. Dawn in a womb-of-dawn image · dominant

    In Psalm 110:3, the masculine singular absolute noun occurs in the phrase "from the womb of the dawn." The APB renders the surrounding clause, "from the womb of the dawn, the dew of your youth is to you," confirming the verse’s dawn imagery.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Psalm 110:3, the APB includes the phrase "from the womb of the dawn." It does not isolate the noun beyond that phrase.

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