TBESH · H7836
שָׁחַר · sha.char · to seek
1) to seek, seek early or earnestly, look early or diligently for 1a) (Qal) to look for diligently, seek 1b) (Piel) to seek, seek early
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sha.char H7836
שָׁחַר (sha.char) means “to seek” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
שָׁחַר Hebrew · H7836 12 tagged occurrences in 12 verses
Pronunciation guide: shaw-khar' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
Lexicon entries
Strong’s Hebrew dictionary
a primitive root; properly, to dawn, i.e. (figuratively) be (up) early at any task (with the implication of earnestness); by extension, to search for (with painstaking)
KJV glosses: (do something) betimes, enquire early, rise (seek) betimes, seek diligently) early, in the morning).
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How translators render H7836
Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| they will earnestly seek me | 2 |
| and searched for | 1 |
| and those who seek me early | 1 |
| diligently | 1 |
| earnestly i seek | 1 |
| foraging | 1 |
| he who searches out | 1 |
| i sought you | 1 |
| seeks you | 1 |
| would earnestly seek | 1 |
| you will seek me | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| and enquired early | 1 |
| and thou shalt seek me in the morning | 1 |
| betimes | 1 |
| early will i seek | 1 |
| he that diligently seeketh | 1 |
| him betimes | 1 |
| if thou wouldest seek | 1 |
| me and those that seek me early | 1 |
| me will i seek thee early | 1 |
| rising betimes | 1 |
| thee diligently to seek | 1 |
| they shall seek me early | 1 |
| they will seek me early | 1 |
Verses containing H7836
Page 1 of 1. 12 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
- Job 7:21
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Why do You not pardon my transgression and take away my iniquity? For soon I will lie down in the dust; You will seek me, but I will be no more.”
Read word by word - Job 8:5
· BSB · 1 occurrence
But if you would earnestly seek God and ask the Almighty for mercy,
Read word by word - Job 24:5
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Indeed, like wild donkeys in the desert, the poor go to work foraging for food; the wasteland is food for their children.
Read word by word - Psalms 63:1
· BSB · 1 occurrence
A Psalm of David, when he was in the Wilderness of Judah. O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You. My body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 63.2
- Psalms 78:34
· BSB · 1 occurrence
When He slew them, they would seek Him; they repented and searched for God.
Read word by word - Proverbs 1:28
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; they will earnestly seek me, but will not find me.
Read word by word - Proverbs 7:15
· BSB · 1 occurrence
So I came out to meet you; I sought you, and I have found you.
Read word by word - Proverbs 8:17
· BSB · 1 occurrence
I love those who love me, and those who seek me early shall find me.
Read word by word - Proverbs 11:27
· BSB · 1 occurrence
He who searches out good finds favor, but evil will come to him who seeks it.
Read word by word - Proverbs 13:24
· BSB · 1 occurrence
He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently.
Read word by word - Isaiah 26:9
· BSB · 1 occurrence
My soul longs for You in the night; indeed, my spirit seeks You at dawn. For when Your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness.
Read word by word - Hosea 5:15
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Then I will return to My place until they admit their guilt and seek My face; in their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.”
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