H8318 — שֶׁרֶץ (sherets)

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Strong's H8318 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: שֶׁרֶץ (sherets)

Pronunciation: sheh'-rets

Morphology: n-m

Derivation: from שָׁרַץ (shârats) [H8317];

Definition: a swarm, i.e. active mass of minute animals

KJV Renderings: creep(-ing thing), move(-ing creature).

Senses

  1. teeming or swarming things, creepers, swarmers
    1. of insects, animals, small reptiles, quadrupeds

Cross References

Strong's Original Transliteration Derivation Definition KJV Renderings
G2044 ἐρεύγομαι ereúgomai of uncertain affinity to belch, i.e. (figuratively) to speak out utter
G2062 ἑρπετόν herpetón neuter of a derivative of ἕρπω (hérpō) (to creep) a reptile, i.e. (by Hebraism (compare H7431)) a small animal creeping thing, serpent
H8317 שָׁרַץ shârats a primitive root to wriggle, i.e. (by implication) swarm or abound breed (bring forth, increase) abundantly (in abundance), creep, move

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.