Black
sha-KHOR
About “Black” in Hebrew
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Gematria of “Black” (שחור)
In Hebrew numerology (gematria), each letter has a numerical value. The word שחור (sha-KHOR) has a gematria value of 514.
“Black” in the Bible
Verses from the Torah and Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) mentioning “black”.
כי הנה יוצר הרים וברא רוח ומגיד לאדם מה שחו עשה שחר עיפה ודרך על במתי ארץ יהוה אלהי צבאות שמו
Behold the One who formed the mountains, And created the wind, And whose wishes have been made known to mortals, Who turns blackness into daybreak, And treads upon the high places of the earth, Whose name is GOD —the God of Hosts.
הלא חשך יום יהוה ולא אור ואפל ולא נגה לו
Surely the day of GOD shall be Not light, but darkness, Blackest night without a glimmer.
וזה אשר לא תאכלו מהם הנשר והפרס והעזניה
The following you may not eat: the eagle, the vulture, and the black vulture;
English translation: THE JPS TANAKH, Revised Edition (2023) © Jewish Publication Society, via Sefaria. CC BY-NC 4.0
This word starts with the Hebrew letter shin.
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