Strong's Lexicon

H8281

H8281 — שָׁרָה

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

Hebrewsharahverb-stemOccurrences: 1TWOT: 2463

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H8281
Word:שָׁרָה
Part of Speech:verb-stem
Etymology:a primitive root
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:1
Transliteration:sharah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:shaw-raw'
Meaning:1. to free
KJV Renderings:direct.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB9033

I. [שָׁרָה] verb let loose (Late Hebrew id., dissolve; Assyrian šarû , Pi`el open (building, for use), dedicate it; tašrîtu, dedication; Oaram. שרה loose, so Aramaic שְׁרָא, [untranscribed source text 5735]; Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 5736] remit, condone); —

Qal Imperfect 3 masculine singular suffix יִשְׁרֵ֫הוּ Job 37:3 he (God) lets it loose (i.e. the thunder).
Pi`el Perfect 1 singular suffix שֵׁרִיתִ֫ךָ Jer 15:11 Qr I will set thee free (compare Jer 40:4 ᵑ7 ᵑ6 ), but dubious; Kt שרותך (i.e. שָָׁרוֺתִךָ, √ שׁרר), Thes Gie I vex thee [שָׁרַר = צָרַר, very dubious]; Ew and others RV strengthen thee; this yields best sense, but as Aramaic שׁרר is intransitive, read then שֵׁרַרְתִּךָ or הֲשֵׁרוֺתִךָ, Dr; Jerome Rabb read שֵׁרִיתְךָ = שְׁאֵרִיתְךָ thy remnant ( AV ).


BDB9984

[שְׁרָא] verb

1. loosen.
2. abide
(see Biblical Hebrew I. שׁרה); —
Pe`al Infinitive לְמִשְׁרֵא Dan 5:16 read ׳ מִשׁ also Dan 5:12, for ׳ מְשָׁ (K§ 40 n M87 * and others); — Passive participle שְׁרֵא (K§ 47. Beisp. f)) Dan 2:22 plural שְׁרַיִן Dan 3:25
1. loosen: literal passive participle loosed Dan 3:25 (opposed to bound); figurative loosen knots, i.e. solve difficulties, Dan 5:12; Dan 5:16.
2. abide (from loosening girths, loads, at encampment; compare ᵑ7 Late Hebrew [also on passive participle]), figurative Dan 2:22 (עִם of person).
Pa`el Perfect 3 masculine plural שָׁרִיו Ezra 5:2 begin (see Biblical Hebrew III. [חָלַל] Hiph`il 2), followed by infinitive
Hithpa`el Participle masculine plural מִשְׁתָּרַ֫יִן Dan 5:6 joints were loosened (in fear).


Other Resources

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

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