שָׁרַץ
sha.rats
“to swarm”
Definition
to wriggle, i.e. (by implication) swarm or abound
a primitive root;
- (Qal) to teem, swarm, multiply 1a) to swarm, teem 1b2) to swarm
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logos (G3056)
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Grammar & Morphology
Verb
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Hebrew Verb
Occurrences
שָׁרַץ appears 13 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
but the Israelites were fruitful and increased rapidly; they multiplied and became exceedingly numerous, so that the land was filled with them.
And God said, “Let the waters teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the sky.”
And every living thing that moved upon the earth perished—birds, livestock, animals, every creature that swarms upon the earth, and all mankind.
But as for you,be fruitful and multiply;spread out across the earthand multiply upon it.”
Every creature that moves along the ground is detestable; it must not be eaten.
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.