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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).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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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 Box Gen 1:20

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:20 - And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 1:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:21 - And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 7:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:21 - And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beast, and of every creeping animal that creepeth upon the earth, and every man:

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 8:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:17 - Bring forth with thee every living animal that is with thee, of all flesh, of fowl, and of cattle, and of every creeping animal that creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly on the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 9:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 9:7 - And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply, bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply therein.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:7 - And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and became exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 8:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:3 - And the river shall bring forth frogs abundantly, which shall go up and come into thy house, and into thy bed-chamber, and upon thy bed, and into the house of thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thy ovens, and into thy kneading troughs:

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:29 - These also shall be unclean to you among the creeping animals that creep upon the earth; the weasel, and the mouse, and the tortoise, after its kind,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:41

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:41 - And every creeping animal that creepeth upon the earth shall be an abomination; it shall not be eaten.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:42

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:42 - Whatever goeth upon the belly, and whatever goeth upon all four, or whatever hath more feet among all creeping animals that creep upon the earth, them ye shall not eat; for they are an abomination.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:43

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:43 - Ye shall not make your selves abominable with any creeping animal that creepeth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled by them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:46

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:46 - This is the law of the beasts, and of the fowl, and of every living creature that moveth in the waters, and of every creature that creepeth upon the earth;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 105:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:30 - Their land brought forth frogs in abundance, in the chambers of their kings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 47:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:9 - And it shall come to pass, that every thing that liveth, which moveth, whithersoever the rivers shall come, shall live: and there shall be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters shall come thither: for they shall be healed; and every thing shall live whither the river cometh.
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