שָׁחַר
sha.char
H7835
H:V
Hebrew
be black
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Occurrences
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Books
Hebrew
Language
sha.char describes skin having become black in Job’s portrayal of bodily suffering.
The sole attested use describes skin as having become black in a first-person report of bodily affliction in Job 30:30.
Senses in use
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Skin becoming black in affliction · dominant
In Job 30:30, the Qal perfect masculine singular form occurs in the statement about the speaker’s skin; the APB renders the clause, “My skin is black upon me,” alongside bone scorched by drought.
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Job 30:30, the APB presents the clause as “My skin is black upon me.” This identifies the verse’s presentation rather than assigning that English wording exclusively to the lemma.