שחר

עברית

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שחר

/ˈʃaħar/
[ˈʃaħar]
/ˈʃaːħaʀ/
/ˈʃaχaʁ/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

From Proto-Semitic *šaḥ(a)r- (“dawn, morning”). Cognate with Akkadian 𒀉𒄘𒍣𒂵 (šērum) and Arabic سَحَر (saḥar).

noun שַׁחַר · shákhar · שְׁחָרִים · שַׁחַר־ · שַׁחֲרֵי־

dawn (time) אָז יִבָּקַע כַּשַּׁחַר אוֹרֶךָ וַאֲרֻכָתְךָ מְהֵרָה תִצְמָח […]

adjective שָׁחֹר · shakhór

misspelling defective spelling of שחור

In English

dawn morning twilight period

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MLA

"שחר." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%97%D7%A8. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

שחר. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%97%D7%A8

Chicago

"שחר." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%97%D7%A8.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {שחר},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%97%D7%A8},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}