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Conj-w | N-proper-ms  |  1× in 1 sense
Shacharayim, a Benjamite name possibly meaning 'double dawn' or related to morning imagery
Another Benjamite in Chronicles bears this dual-form name, its plural or dual ending suggesting a doubled concept—perhaps 'two dawns' or 'twin mornings.' Hebrew names could use plural forms for intensification or to indicate pairs. The genealogical context provides no narrative about this individual, only his place in the tribal register. Such names survive as linguistic artifacts, their original significance sometimes obscured by time but their form preserved in family records.

Senses
1. sense 1 Appears in 1 Chronicles 8:8 in Benjamin's genealogy. The conjunction 'and-Shacharayim' links him to the surrounding family structure. Septuagint renderings (Saarel, Seorein) differ significantly, suggesting Greek translators found the name challenging. The dual or plural ending (-ayim) is notable, though its precise significance here is unclear. French and German preserve the Hebrew form, acknowledging the name as a proper noun requiring preservation rather than translation.
DISCOURSE_NAMES Names of Persons and Places Proper Names (Personal)
AR["وَشَحَرَايِم"]·ben["ও-শহরয়িম"]·DE["[ושחרים]"]·EN["and-Shacharayim"]·FR["[ושחרים]"]·heb["ו-שחרים"]·HI["और-शहरैम"]·ID["Dan-Saharaim"]·IT["[ושחרים]"]·jav["Lan-Saharaim"]·KO["그-와-사하라임"]·PT["E-Shacharayim"]·RU["и-Шахараим"]·ES["Y-Sajaraim"]·SW["Na-Shaharaimu"]·TR["Ve-Şaharayim"]·urd["اور-شخریم-نے"]

Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)

BDB / Lexicon Reference
שַׁחֲרַ֫יִם n.pr.m. in Benjamin, 1 Ch 8:8; Σααρηλ[μ], 𝔊L Σεωρειν.