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צַחַר ṣaḥar – white(?)

Semantic Fields: Colours   Toponyms   
Author(s): John E. Hartley
First published: 2026-05-20
Citation: John E. Hartley, צַחַר ṣaḥar – white(?),
               Semantics of Ancient Hebrew Database (sahd-online.com), 2026

Introduction

Grammatical type: noun masculine.
Occurrences: 1x HB (0/1/0); 0x Sir; 0x Qum; 0x Inscr. (Total: 1x).

  • Nebiim: Ezek 27:18.

7. Conclusion

A.1 The parallelism in Ezek 27:18 favours identifying צחר as a toponym. If צחר is a colour lexeme, Syr. and Arab. cognates suggest that it stands for ‘a light, shiny colour’ with a tint of either yellow or red. The focus of this lexeme is on brilliance.

For this entry, see further John E. Hartley, The Semantics of Ancient Hebrew Colour Lexemes (2010), 160-162 (Printed publications).

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