שְׁחַרְחֹר
she.char.cho.ret
H7840
H:A
Hebrew
blackish
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Hebrew
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she.char.cho.ret describes the speaker's darkened appearance after being scorched by the sun.
The term describes the speaker’s darkened appearance in the context of being scorched by the sun in Song of Songs 1:6.
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Darkened in appearance · dominant
In Song of Songs 1:6, the feminine singular absolute adjective describes the speaker within the clause explaining that the sun has scorched her; the APB renders the verse, “Do not gaze upon me, for I am blackish, since the sun has scorched me.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Song of Songs 1:6, the APB presents the speaker as “blackish” and connects this appearance with being scorched by the sun. The verse is read as a whole.