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Lexicon :: Strong's H8317 - šāraṣ

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שָׁרַץ
Transliteration
šāraṣ
Pronunciation
shaw-rats'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 2467

Strong’s Definitions

שָׁרַץ shârats, shaw-rats'; a primitive root; to wriggle, i.e. (by implication) swarm or abound:—breed (bring forth, increase) abundantly (in abundance), creep, move.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x

The KJV translates Strong's H8317 in the following manner: creep (6x), bring forth abundantly (5x), move (1x), breed abundantly (1x), increase abundantly (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x
The KJV translates Strong's H8317 in the following manner: creep (6x), bring forth abundantly (5x), move (1x), breed abundantly (1x), increase abundantly (1x).

  1. (Qal) to teem, swarm, multiply

    1. to swarm, teem

      1. to swarm

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שָׁרַץ shârats, shaw-rats'; a primitive root; to wriggle, i.e. (by implication) swarm or abound:—breed (bring forth, increase) abundantly (in abundance), creep, move.
STRONGS H8317: Abbreviations
† שָׁרַץ verb swarm, teem (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic bdb105610 crawl, bdb105611 = שֶׁרֶץ, so שִׁרְצָא (rare); Ethiopic bdb105612 germinate, sprout); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular שׁ׳ Psalm 105:30, שָֽׁרְצוּ Genesis 1:21, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִשְׁרֹץ Ezekiel 47:9, etc.; Imperative masculine plural שִׁרְצוּ Genesis 9:7; Participle הַשֹּׁרֵץ Genesis 7:21 +, feminine הַשֹּׁרֶ֫צֶת Leviticus 11:46; Hexateuch only P: —
1. swarm, teem with (accusative animal.), subject water Genesis 1:20, 21, compare Exodus 7:28, land Psalm 105:30.
2. swarm, subject animal. Genesis 8:17 (+ פָּרָה, רָבָה), Ezekiel 47:9, הַּשֹׁרֵּץ Genesis 7:21; Leviticus 11:29, 41, 42, 46 (all עַלהָּֿרֶָּֿץ), Leviticus 11:43; subject men Genesis 9:7 (+ פָּרָה, רָבה), Exodus 1:7 (id., + עָצַם).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

1:20; 1:21; 1:21; 7:21; 7:21; 8:17; 9:7; 9:7

Exodus

1:7

Leviticus

11:29; 11:41; 11:42; 11:43; 11:46; 11:46

Psalms

105:30; 105:30

Ezekiel

47:9; 47:9

H8317

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H8317 matches the Hebrew שָׁרַץ (šāraṣ),
which occurs 14 times in 14 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:20 - וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים יִשְׁרְצוּ הַמַּיִם שֶׁרֶץ נֶפֶשׁ חַיָּה וְעֹוף יְעֹופֵף עַל־הָאָרֶץ עַל־פְּנֵי רְקִיעַ הַשָּׁמָיִם׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 1:21

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 7:21

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 8:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:17 - כָּל־הַחַיָּה אֲשֶׁר־אִתְּךָ מִכָּל־בָּשָׂר בָּעֹוף וּבַבְּהֵמָה וּבְכָל־הָרֶמֶשׂ הָרֹמֵשׂ עַל־הָאָרֶץ הוצא אִתָּךְ וְשָׁרְצוּ בָאָרֶץ וּפָרוּ וְרָבוּ עַל־הָאָרֶץ׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 9:7

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 1:7

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 8:3

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:29

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:41

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:42

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:43

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:46

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 105:30

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 47:9

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