Strong's Lexicon

H7611

H7611 — שְׁאֵרִיתּ

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewsh'eriythnoun femOccurrences: 66TWOT: 2307b

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H7611
Word:שְׁאֵרִיתּ
Part of Speech:noun fem
Etymology:from H7604
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:66
Transliteration:sh'eriyth
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:sheh-ay-reeth'
Meaning:1. a remainder or residual (surviving, final) portion
KJV Renderings:that had escaped, be left, posterity, remain(-der), remnant, residue, rest.

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שְׁאֵרִית noun feminine rest, residue, remnant, remainder (= שָׁאָר); — ׳ שׁ absolute 2Sam 14:7 +, construct Ezek 36:3 +, שֵׁרִית (Ges «GKC:23f»§ 23f) 1Chr 12:39 (van d. H. v.1Chr 12:38); suffix שְׁאֵרִיתֵךְ Isa 14:30; Ezek 5:10, תוֺ- Isa 44:17, תָם- Jer 15:9

1. rest, what is left, of wood Isa 44:17, land Isa 15:9 (|| פְּלֵיטָה), Jer 47:4; Jer 47:5; Ezek 25:16 חֵמֹת ׳ שׁ Ps 76:11is difficult (Gr [compare Che] proposes חֲמָת Hamath, Du אֻמֹּת tribes); rest of princes Jer 39:3, of nations ( = the other nations, Toy) Ezek 36:3; Ezek 36:4; Ezek 36:5 of Israel 1Chr 12:39 (van d. H. v.1Chr 12:38), 2Chr 34:9; Neh 7:71 (van d. H. Neh 7:72); = last remnant of people, Philistines Amos 1:8 (compare We), Isa 14:30, Edom Amos 9:12, Anathoth Jer 11:23, Ashdod Jer 25:20, Babylon Jer 50:26, Amalek 1Chr 4:43(+ הַפְּלֵיטָה), Israel 2Kgs 21:14; Jer 6:9; Jer 15:9 remnant left after catastrophe Amos 5:15; Jer 8:3; Jer 24:8; Jer 40:11; Jer 40:15; Jer 41:10; Jer 41:16; Jer 42:2; Jer 42:15; Jer 42:19; Jer 43:5; Jer 44:12; Jer 44:14; Jer 44:28; Ezek 5:10; Ezek 9:8; Ezek 11:13 ; Hag 1:12; Hag 1:14; Hag 2:2, even ׳ וְשַׂמְתִּי אֶתהַֿצֹּלֵעָה לִשׁ Mic 4:7 (as promise, || עָצוּם compare GieBeiträge, 42f. ); = survivors Jer 44:7, מִןהַֿחֶרֶב ׳ הַשּׁ 2Chr 36:20 = faithful remnant of Israel or Judah (technical term of prophets, compare שְׁאָר near the end), 2Kgs 19:4=Isa 37:4; 2Kgs 19:31 (|| פְּלֵיטָה) = Isa 37:32 (|| id.), Mic 2:12; Mic 5:6; Mic 5:7; Mic 7:18; (|| id.), Isa 46:3; Jer 23:3; Jer 31:7; Zeph 2:7; Zeph 2:9 (|| יֶתֶר), Zeph 3:13; Zech 8:6; Zech 8:11; Zech 8:12.
2. remainder = descendants ( = שְׁאָר Isa 14:22 ): Gen 45:7, ׳ שֵׁם וּשׁ 2Sam 14:7.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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