son of the morning

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A traveler.

Pronunciation

En-au-son of the morning.ogg

Word forms

son of the morning sons of the morning

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.

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