שַׁחַר
šaḥar
dawn
Strong's H7837NounHebrewTWOT 2369a

שַׁחַר (šaḥar) is a Hebrew noun meaning dawn. It appears 25 times in 13 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H7837).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2369a)

Range of meaning (TWOT 2369a)dawn; day, dayspring, early, light, morning, whence riseth
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

שַׁ֫חַר noun, masculine: dawn

Strong's H7837 שַׁחַר: dawn (literal, figurative or adverbial)
KJV:day(-spring), early, light, morning, whence riseth.

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.

Root family 2369: שָׁחַר šāḥar — look early, diligently for; dawn, be, early at any task, search for; betimes, enquire early, rise betimes

See it in Scripture

Genesis 19:15Joshua 6:15Judges 19:25

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