שְׁחַרְחֹר šeḥarḥōr – swarthy
Semantic Fields:
Colours
Author(s):
John E. Hartley
First published: 2026-05-20
Citation: John E. Hartley, שְׁחַרְחֹר šeḥarḥōr – swarthy,
Semantics of Ancient Hebrew Database (sahd-online.com), 2026
Introduction
Grammatical type: adjective.
Occurrences: 1x HB (0/0/1); 0x Sir; 0x Qum; 0x Inscr. (Total: 1x)
- Ketubim: Cant 1:6.
7. Conclusion
A.1 שׁחרחר represents a colour range from ‘very dark brown’ to ‘rich black’, the reduplication conveys a deeper dark colour.
For this entry, see further John E. Hartley, The Semantics of Ancient Hebrew Colour Lexemes (2010), 79-80 (Printed publications).