Given name

Shaharaim

“double darkness”·“two eclipses”

Shaharaim is used as a given name.

Original Hebrewשחרים

Meaning & origin

What it means

As a biblical name, Shaharaim means “double darkness” or “two eclipses.”

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Where it comes from

Shaharaim is a biblical name from Hebrew.

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How it developed

From the Hebrew noun shahar (שחר), “solar eclipse.”

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In the Bible

In the Bible, the name Shaharaim appears in 1 Chronicles 8:8.

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See also 2

Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.

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“shoulder” · “personal interest”

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“recompense” · “retribution”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

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