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Shahar may refer to: * Shahar (god), a deity in Ugaritic religion * ''Shahar'' (newspaper) * Shahar, Israel, a moshav in Israel * Shahar, Saudi Arabia, a village in Asir province * Shahar River, northwestern Iran * Shulamith Shahar (1928–2025), Israeli historian People with the given name * Shahar Biran (born 1998), Israeli tennis player * Shahar Gordon (born 1980), Israeli basketball player * Shahar Kober (born 1979), Israeli illustrator * Shahar Milfelder (born 1997), Israeli Paralympic medalist rower * Shahar Pe'er (born 1987), Israeli tennis player * Shahar Perkiss Shahar Perkiss (; born 14 October 1962) is an Israeli right-handed former professional tennis player. He reached his best singles ranking of world # 53 in March 1985. He peaked at world # 54 in the doubles rankings in November 1985. Perkiss won ... (born 1962), Israeli tennis player * Shahar Tavoch (born 1999), Israeli actor, voice actor, and TV host See also * * Shahri (other) * Chah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shahar (god)
Shahar "Dawn" is a god in Ugaritic and Canaanite religion first mentioned in inscriptions found in Ugarit (now Ras Shamra, Syria).Golan, 2003, p. 82. "The name of the Canaanite deity of the setting sun Salim, or Salem, ..The names f Sahar and Salimare rendered in modern scholarly texts as Shakhar and Shalim .. William F. Albright identified Shalim as the god of the dusk and Shahar as the god of the dawn.; cf. the Akkadian word for sunset, ''šalām šamši''. Shahar and Salim are the twin children of El. As the markers of dawn and dusk, Shahar and Shalim also represented the temporal structure of the day. The names Shahar and Shalim are masculine, and it appears the gods are as well. Name Hebrew Sutton recently says the word is used 43 times in the Tanakh. These include 23 as a noun (dawn, tomorrow, the morning star) 6 adjectivally (black) 12 as a piʿel verb ("to seek, to desire") or qal ("to become black" or "to be intent on"). "This indicates that within the etymo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shahar (newspaper)
''Shahar'' ( English: "City") is a Kazakh language newspaper published from Kazakhstan, Pavlodar Pavlodar (; ; ) is a city in northeastern Kazakhstan and the capital of Pavlodar Region. It is located northeast of the national capital Astana and southeast of the Russian city of Omsk along the Irtysh River. In 2010, the city had a popul .... 2010. See also * Media of Kazakhstan * List of newspapers in KazakhstanReferences External links [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shahar, Israel
Shahar (, lit. "Dawn") is a moshav in south-central Israel. Located about three kilometres west of Kiryat Gat and one kilometre east of Nir Hen, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The moshav was founded in 1955 as part of the program to populate the area with Jewish refugees from North Africa and Jewish immigrants from India on the lands of the depopulated Palestinian village of al-Faluja. Its name symbolizes the dawn of Zionist settlement in Hevel Lakhish. The main industry that they developed was growing flowers for export, an enterprise which, despite the harsh desert climate, grew and prospered. One of Shahar's leading businessmen, Eliahu Bezalel, won the Kaplan Prize in 1994 and then the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (an award for Non-Resident Indians Overseas Indians (ISO: ), officially Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) and People of Indian Origin (PIOs) are people of Indian descent who reside or originate outside o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shahar, Saudi Arabia
Shahar, (also as , ) is a village in the sub-governorate of Bariq in the province of Asir, Saudi Arabia. It is located at an elevation of and has a population of about 1,000 to 2,000 Shahar is located on both sides of Wadi Shahar, south of Al-Ajmeh, west of Jabal Al-Adha, north of Saaban villages, and east of Thaaib villages. See also * List of cities and towns in Saudi Arabia * Regions of Saudi Arabia The provinces of Saudi Arabia, also known as regions (), are the 13 first-level administrative divisions of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. History After the unification of Saudi Arabia, the kingdom was divided into four provinces: the ' Asir P ... References Populated places in 'Asir Province Populated coastal places in Saudi Arabia Populated places in Bareq {{SaudiArabia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shahar River
The Shahar River, also known as ''Shahar Chay'' (City River) (Persian: شهرچایی, Kurdish: بەردە سوور, ) is a river in the Zagros Mountains of northwestern Iran.URMIYA in :The Encyclopaedia of Islam (EI2) The river rises in the Zagros Mountains region along the Iran-Turkey border. It flows in an easterly direction through the city of Urmia and empties into Lake Urmia Lake Urmia is an endorheic salt lake in Iran. The lake is located between the provinces of East Azerbaijan and West Azerbaijan in Iran, and west of the southern portion of the Caspian Sea. At its greatest extent, it was the largest lake in th ... on its western shore, near Keshtiban. The Shahar is impounded by Shaharchay Dam, located near Silvaneh and Rajan, Iran. References Rivers of Iran Landforms of East Azerbaijan province Landforms of West Azerbaijan province Maragheh {{Iran-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shulamith Shahar
Shulamith Shahar (; 2 November 1928 – 9 January 2025) was an Israeli historian. Shahar's 1981 study ''Fourth Estate: A History of Women in the Middle Ages'' was the first to specifically examine the role of women in the medieval period. The book is used as a text for gender studies and medieval history classes. This, and her subsequent books, have been published in both Hebrew and English. She wrote historical articles in these languages as well as French and translated three books from Latin to Hebrew. Life and career Shulamith Shahar was born in Latvia on 2 November 1928, the youngest of three daughters of industrialist Moshe Weinstock and his wife Deborah. In 1933, the family emigrated to Mandate Palestine, moving to Haifa. At the time, Shahar spoke only Russian. Her middle sister, Dina, died in the early 1940s during a German massacre of Jews outside Riga. In high school, Shahar served in the Haganah, a defence force, where she was in charge of an arms depot. After gradu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shahar Biran
Shahar Biran (; born 13 September 1998) is an Israeli tennis player. Biran has a career-high WTA singles ranking of 805, achieved on August 5, 2019. Her career-high WTA doubles ranking of 793, was achieved on August 5, 2019. Biography Biran's hometown is Hod HaSharon, Israel. She plays tennis for Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. In June 2020 Biran was named Conference USA Singles Second Team and Doubles Second Team after a spring season in which she was 7-0 in singles and 7-3 in doubles. Biran made her Fed Cup debut for Israel in 2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as .... References External links * * * * 1998 births Living people People from Hod HaSharon Sportspeople from Central District (Israel) Israeli female tennis players Old Domi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shahar Gordon
Shahar Gordon (; born June 7, 1980) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played the forward and center positions. He played in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, and for the Israeli national basketball team. Biography Gordon was born in Ramat Gan, Israel, and is Jewish. His parents are Zeev (an attorney) and Claire Gordon (an educational researcher at the Open University of Israel). He is tall. He attended St. Thomas More School in Oakdale, Connecticut. As a senior Gordon averaged 13 points and eight rebounds per game, and received the school's Scholar-Athlete Award. Gordon attended the University of California, Berkeley ('00). He played for the California Golden Bears from 1998 to 2000. He left to return to Israel to serve in the Israel Defense Forces. He played in the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played in Israel for Ironi Ramat Gan, Hapoel Jerusalem, Maccabi Rishon LeZion, Givat Shmuel-Petach Tikva, and Ramat Hasharon. Gordon played for the Israeli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shahar Kober
Shahar Kober (; born 1979) is an Israeli illustrator, art director and lecturer. He lives in Kiryat Tivon, Israel. Biography Kober was born in Kfar-Saba and raised in Ganei Am. He attended the Ami Assaf high school in Beit Berl and the University of Chicago Laboratory School. At age 21, he was admitted to Shenkar College of Engineering and Design, studying illustration and graphic design, graduating in 2005. After graduating he persisted a freelance career in illustration, illustrating over 40 children's books, published in Israel, The United Kingdom, United States, and other countries. His work is regularly published in newspapers and magazines, and he also contributes art to animation projects. His work on "The Ugly Dumpling" was reviewed favorably by Publishers Weekly and Kirkus Reviews, and so was "Chicken in Space". His book "The Flying Hand of Marco B." was selected one of the best children's books of 2015 by the Smithsonian Air & Space Magazine. Among others, he illustrat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shahar Milfelder
Shahar Milfelder (Hebrew: שחר מילפלדר; born 17 September 1997) is an Israeli Paralympic medalist rower. She competed for Israel at the 2024 Paris Paralympics in the PR2 mixed double sculls and won the bronze medal with her rowing partner Druze-Israeli Saleh Shahin. Early life Milfelder grew up in Moshav Beit Yitzchak in Israel. At the age of 15, she was diagnosed with a rare and violent bone cancer, and at the time was the only patient in Israel who suffered from it. She went to a hospital in New Jersey in the United States for radiation therapy, but the tumor returned after her treatments. She then underwent a 16-hour operation in a Manhattan hospital, in which half of her pelvis was removed. Initially, she had a special brace so she could walk with a walker, but in time she switched to crutches, and she now can move around with one crutch. She moved to Tel Aviv to be close to her training facility. She later volunteered for the Israel Defense Forces, and served f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shahar Pe'er
Shahar Pe'er (, ; born ) is an Israeli retired tennis player. Pe'er won five singles and three doubles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as four singles and three doubles titles on the International Tennis Federation, ITF circuit in her career. She reached her best singles ranking of world number 11, the highest of any Israeli tennis player in history, in January 2011. She peaked at number 14 in the doubles rankings in May 2008. Pe'er is widely regarded as the most successful Israeli female tennis player in history, having twice reached a Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam quarterfinal in singles and appeared in the doubles final of the 2008 Australian Open, with Victoria Azarenka of Belarus. She won her first senior national title at the age of 14, and won the Junior Girls’ Australian Open title when she was 16. Playing for Israel Fed Cup team, Israel at the Fed Cup, Pe'er has a win–loss record of 39–28. She also represented Israel in two Olympics. Early life Pe'er was bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shahar Perkiss
Shahar Perkiss (; born 14 October 1962) is an Israeli right-handed former professional tennis player. He reached his best singles ranking of world # 53 in March 1985. He peaked at world # 54 in the doubles rankings in November 1985. Perkiss won the silver medal in singles in tennis at the 1989 Maccabiah Games, and won the gold medal in doubles playing alongside Boaz Merenstein. Early life Perkiss was born in Haifa, Israel, and is Jewish. Tennis career A year after first picking up a tennis racket, Perkiss ranked No. 1 in Israel in the age 10 and under ranks. Perkiss trained at Israel Tennis Centers. He reached his highest singles Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP ranking on 4 March 1985, when he became the # 53 player in the world. In 1982 in Houston he reeled off three upsets in a row, beating world No. 27 Ramesh Krishnan, No. 37 Terry Moor, and No. 36 Mark Dickson (tennis), Mark Dickson. In August 1984 he defeated world No. 9 Aaron Krickstein in straight sets in Ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
