שָׁחֹר

«שָׁחֹר» in the Tanakh dictionary: black — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

Used: 6 times · Key: 7838 · BDB: שָׁחֹר

Glosses

black (5); [am].black (1)

Meaning (OSHB)

black tree →

Meaning (BDB 1906)

adj. black tree →

The whole BDB entry

adj. black;—שׁ׳ of hair Lv 13:31, 37 (P), so fpl. שְׁחֹרוֹת Ct 5:11; of skin, fs. שְׁחוֹרָה 1:5; of horses, mpl. שְׁחֹרִים Zc 6:2, 6.

Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 6 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (10 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (6 candidates)

Trees and pragmatics

Every English meaning of «שָׁחֹר» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

In the verses

Song of Songs 5:11

רֹאשׁ֖וֹ כֶּ֣תֶם פָּ֑ז קְוּצּוֹתָיו֙תַּלְתַּלִּ֔ים שְׁחֹר֖וֹת כָּעוֹרֵֽב׃

Word for word: head his [is].gold of.pure.gold locks his [are].curls black like (the) raven

JPS 1917: His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are curled, and black as a raven.

Song of Songs 1:5

שְׁחוֹרָ֤ה אֲנִי֙ וְֽנָאוָ֔ה בְּנ֖וֹת יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם כְּאָהֳלֵ֣י קֵדָ֔ר כִּירִיע֖וֹת שְׁלֹמֹֽה׃

Word for word: [am].black I and lovely O.daughters of.Jerusalem like the.tents of.Kedar like the.tent.curtains of.Solomon

JPS 1917: 'I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.

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