H6713 H6713
reddish-gray, tawny (of wool or possibly a place name)
This noun appears to describe either a color of wool or possibly a place name. The primary sense is reddish-gray or tawny wool mentioned in Ezekiel 27:18's catalog of Damascus's trading goods. Some scholars suggest it might be 'wool from Zahar' (a location), though this is disputed. The color term fits the context of luxury trade items, while translations vary between 'white' (Spanish, French) and the more technical 'tawny' suggested by BDB.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A reddish-gray or tawny color, specifically describing wool in the luxury trade of Damascus (Ezekiel 27:18). The exact shade is debated—BDB suggests 'tawny' or 'reddish-gray,' while some translations opt for 'white.' The multilingual evidence shows uncertainty, but the context of fine trade goods suggests a distinctive, valuable color of wool, possibly from a specific region or processing method. 1×
AR["صَحَرَ"]·ben["সাদা"]·DE["[צחר]"]·EN["white"]·FR["blanc"]·heb["צחר"]·HI["सफेद"]·ID["putih."]·IT["[צחר]"]·jav["putih."]·KO["희다"]·PT["branca"]·RU["белой"]·ES["blanca"]·SW["nyeupe"]·TR["beyaz"]·urd["سفید"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† [צַ֫חַר] n.[m.] reddish-gray, tawny;—צֶמֶר צָ֑חַר Ez 27:18 wool of reddish-gray, tawny wool, or (Hi-Sm Krae), of land Ṣachar (si vera l.; Co del. צחר as dittogr.).