Lexical Definition
שֶׁרֶץ sherets (sheh'-rets) swarm H:N-M
from שָׁרַץ
creep(-ing thing), move(-ing creature).
- a swarm, i.e. active mass of minute animals
1) teeming or swarming things, creepers, swarmers
1a) of insects, animals, small reptiles, quadrupeds
See Greek: ἐρεύγομαι · ἑρπετόν
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| שֶׁ֣רֶץ | a swarming thing | Lev.5.2 |
| swarming thing of | Lev.11.10 • Lev.11.20 • Lev.11.21 • Lev.11.23 • Deut.14.19 | |
| שֶׁ֖רֶץ | swarming thing | Gen.1.20 • Lev.22.5 |
| הַשָּׁ֑רֶץ | swarming thing | Lev.11.31 |
| הַשֶּׁ֖רֶץ | swarming thing | Gen.7.21 • Lev.11.41 • Lev.11.42 • Lev.11.43 • Lev.11.44 |
| בַּשֶּׁ֖רֶץ | among the swarming thing | Lev.11.29 |
Brown-Driver-Briggs
שֶׁ֫רֶץ noun masculineGen 7:21 collective swarmers, swarming things; — ׳שׁ absolute Lev 11:29 +, שָׁ֑רֶץ vLev 11:31 construct vLev 11:20 +; — swarming things (H D and P), aquatic Gen 1:20; Lev 11:10 small reptiles and quadrupeds Gen 7:21 (+ עוֺף, בְּהֵמָה, חַיָּה), Lev 5:2 (+ חַיָּה, בְּהֵמָה), Lev 11:29 (weasel, mouse, lizard), vLev 11:31 vLev 11:41 vLev 11:42 vLev 11:43 (with cognate שָׁרַץ), vLev 11:44, compare Lev 22:5 insects, הָעוֺף ׳שׁ Deut 14:19, + הַהֹלֵךְ עַלאַֿרְעַ Lev 11:20; Lev 11:21, compare vLev 11:23. compare vLev 11:23,. compare DrDB i. 519.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 1:20 · 7:21 |
| Leviticus | 5:2 · 11:10 · 11:20 · 11:21 · 11:23 · 11:29 · 11:31 · 11:41 · 11:42 · 11:43 · 11:44 · 22:5 |
| Deuteronomy | 14:19 |