Lexical Definition

‎שָׁרַץ‎ shârats (shaw-rats') to swarm ^H:V
a primitive root

breed (bring forth, increase) abundantly (in abundance), creep, move.

• to wriggle, i.e. (by implication) swarm or abound

1) (Qal) to teem, swarm, multiply
1a) to swarm, teem
1b2) to swarm

See Greek: ἐξάγω · κινέω · πληθύνω

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎שָׁרַץ‎ verb swarm, teem (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic crawl, = ‎שֶׁרֶץ‎, so ‎שִׁרְצָא‎ (rare); Ethiopic germinate, sprout); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular ‎׳‎‎שׁ‎ Ps 105:30, ‎שָֽׁרְצוּ‎ Gen 1:21, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular ‎יִשְׁרֹץ‎ Ezek 47:9, etc.; Imperative masculine plural ‎שִׁרְצוּ‎ Gen 9:7 Participle ‎הַשֹּׁרֵץ‎ Gen 7:21 +, feminine ‎הַשֹּׁרֶ֫צֶת‎ Lev 11:46 Hexateuch only P: —

1. swarm, teem with (accusative animal.), subject water Gen 1:20; Gen 1:21, compare Exod 7:28*, land Ps 105:30.

2. swarm, subject animal. Gen 8:17 (+ ‎פָּרָה‎, ‎רָבָה‎), Ezek 47:9, ‎הַּשֹׁרֵּץ‎ Gen 7:21; Lev 11:29; Lev 11:41; Lev 11:42; Lev 11:46 (all ‎עַלהָּֿרֶָּֿץ‎), vLev 11:43 subject men Gen 9:7 (+ ‎פָּרָה‎, ‎רָבה‎), Exod 1:7 (id., + ‎עָצַם‎).

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