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HebrewH8186Noun (Feminine)

שַׁעֲרוּרָה

sha.a.ru.rah

4Occurrences
H8186Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

something fearful

or שַׁעֲרִירִיָּה; or שַׁעֲרֻרִת; feminine from H8176 (שָׁעַר) in the sense of H8175 (שָׂעַר);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
horrible thing Also means: sha.a.ri.riy.yah (*שַׁעֲרִירִיָּה *"horror" H8186B)

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

H:N-F

Full Description

H:N-F

Occurrences

שַׁעֲרוּרָה appears 4 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Jeremiah
3
Hosea
1

Key Passages

Hosea 6:10BSB

In the house of IsraelI have seen a horrible thing:Ephraim practices prostitution there,and Israel is defiled.

Jeremiah 18:13BSB

Therefore this is what the LORD says:“Inquire among the nations:Who has ever heard things like these?Virgin Israel has done a most terrible thing.

Jeremiah 23:14BSB

And among the prophets of JerusalemI have seen a horrible thing:They commit adulteryand walk in lies.They strengthen the hands of evildoers,so that no one turns his back on wickedness.They are all like Sodom to Me;the people of Jerusalem are like Gomorrah.”

Jeremiah 5:30BSB

A horrible and shocking thinghas happened in the land.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.