שַׂהֲרֹןsahărôn

moon, or crescent (Judges 8:21; Judges 8:26; Isaiah 3:18)

Pronunciation: sah-har-one' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7720

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 3 times in the Bible.

  • Judges 8:21 Then Zebah and Zalmunna said to Gideon, “Be a man! Kill us yourself!” So Gideon killed them both and took the royal ornaments from the necks of their camels.
  • Judges 8:26 The weight of the gold earrings was forty-three pounds, not including the royal ornaments and pendants, the purple clothing worn by the kings of Midian, or the chains around the necks of their camels.
  • Isaiah 3:18 On that day of judgment the Lord will strip away everything that makes her beautiful: ornaments, headbands, crescent necklaces,

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).