Word Study · Strong's H7815 · Hebrew

שְׁחוֹר

shechor

shekh-ore'

Strong's 1890 spelling: shᵉchôwr

“dinginess, i.e. perhaps soot”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

dinginess, i.e. perhaps soot

Rendered in the KJV as

coal.

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occurrencein the Old Testament
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Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
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inflected formdistinct spellings

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The word itself

Inflected forms · 1

מִשְּׁחוֹר֙1

How it is rendered · 1

more than soot1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 1

preposition + noun · masculine singular1

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HR/Ncmsa · 1

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Lamentations1 occurrence

Lamentations 4:8מִשְּׁחוֹר֙mishechorpreposition + noun · masculine singularBut now their appearance is blacker than soot; they are not recognized in the streets. Their skin has shriveled on their bones; it has become as dry as a stick.here: more than soot

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