Strong’s definition
the dawn (as brilliant with aurora)
KJV gloss list in the source
[idiom] very early in the morning.
Source pronunciation notation: shef-ar-far'
Derivation recorded by Strong
(Aramaic) from H8231 (שָׁפַר);
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