שָׁחַר (šāḥar) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning look early. It appears
12 times
in 5 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H7836).
Also rendered
to seek
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2369)
Range of meaning (TWOT 2369)look early, diligently for; dawn, be, early at any task, search for; betimes, enquire early, rise betimes
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
שָׁחַרverb, denominative: look early, diligently for
Qalelsewhere
Strong's H7836שָׁחַר: 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:(do something) betimes, enquire early, rise (seek) betimes, seek diligently) early, in the morning).
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.