Saharon שַׂהֲרוֹן
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| שַׂהֲרוֹן | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | saharon |
| Strong's number | H7720 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | crescent |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | Judges (2) |
Saharon (Hebrew שַׂהֲרוֹן, Strong's H7720) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “crescent”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) moon, crescent
1a) as ornament
1a) as ornament
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | ornaments (2), moon (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | crescent ornaments (2), crescents (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Saharon, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Judges
- Judges 8:21Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise thou, and fall upon us: for as the man is, so is his strength. And Gideon arose, and slew Zebah and Zalmunna, and took away the ornaments that were on their camels’ necks.Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, “Get up and kill us yourself, for as the man is, so is his strength.” So Gideon got up and killed Zebah and Zalmunna, and he took the crescent ornaments from the necks of their camels.
- Judges 8:26And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was a thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold; beside ornaments, and collars, and purple raiment that was on the kings of Midian, and beside the chains that were about their camels’ necks.The weight of the gold earrings he had requested was 1,700 shekels, in addition to the crescent ornaments, the pendants, the purple garments of the kings of Midian, and the chains from the necks of their camels.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 3:18In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their tinkling ornaments about their feet, and their cauls, and their round tires like the moon,In that day the Lord will take away their finery: their anklets and headbands and crescents;
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).