Lexicon :: Strong's H8350 - šāšēr

שָׁשֵׁר
Transliteration
šāšēr
Pronunciation
shaw-shar'
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Perhaps from the base of שָׁרַר (H8324) in the sense of that of שָׂרֹק (H8320)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2476

Strong’s Definitions

שָׁשַׁר shâshar, shaw-shar'; perhaps from the base of H8324 in the sense of that of H8320; red ochre (from its piercing color):—vermillion.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's H8350 in the following manner: vermilion (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's H8350 in the following manner: vermilion (2x).

  1. red colour, vermilion

    1. formerly gained from 'kermes' insect

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שָׁשַׁר shâshar, shaw-shar'; perhaps from the base of H8324 in the sense of that of H8320; red ochre (from its piercing color):—vermillion.
STRONGS H8350: Abbreviations
† [שָׁשֵׁר] noun [masculine] red colour, vermilion (etymology unknown); — vermilion, formerly gained from kermes insect (vermiculus): מָשׁוֺחַ בַּשָּׁשַׁ֑ר Jeremiah 22:14 ( μίλτος, red ochre; sinopis [from city Sinopis, whence the colour came PlinNH xxxv. [6] 13], compare ThatcherDB COLOURS CanneyEB1D.); חֲקֻקִים בַּשָּׁשַׁ֑ר Ezekiel 23:14.
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Jeremiah

22:14

Ezekiel

23:14