"son of the morning" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-son of the morning.ogg [Australia] Forms: sons of the morning [plural]
Etymology: From Hebrew בֶּן-שָׁחַר (Ben-Shahar, “son of dawn”), an allusion to the practice in the Middle East of travelers rising before dawn so they would not have to travel in the heat of day. Etymology templates: {{der|en|he|בֶּן-שָׁחַר||son of dawn|sc=Hebr|tr=Ben-Shahar}} Hebrew בֶּן-שָׁחַר (Ben-Shahar, “son of dawn”) Head templates: {{en-noun|sons of the morning}} son of the morning (plural sons of the morning)
  1. (idiomatic) A traveler. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-son_of_the_morning-en-noun-WSQadwta Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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