What does שְׁאֵר (šĕʾēr) mean in the Bible?
שְׁאֵר (šĕʾēr): Flesh as physical substance extends to kinship: blood relatives are your own flesh, your nearest kin.
Hebrew · H7607
שְׁאֵר
Flesh (as swelling out), as living or for food; generally food of any kind; figuratively, kindred by blood
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שְׁאֵרH7607
Pronunciationšĕʾēr
What does שְׁאֵר (šĕʾēr) mean in the Bible?
שְׁאֵר (šĕʾēr): Flesh as physical substance extends to kinship: blood relatives are your own flesh, your nearest kin.
Full entry for שְׁאֵר (H7607) · Open the biblical lexicon
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How does the BSB render H7607?
The BSB source-word alignment has 16 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include close relative (3), and strip the flesh (1), and to my flesh (1), and your body (1), any close relative (1).
Where does שְׁאֵר (šĕʾēr) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 21:10. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (6), Psalms (3), Micah (2), Proverbs (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itclose relative3×Leviticus 18:6, Leviticus 18:12, Leviticus 18:13
and strip the flesh1×Micah 3:2
and to my flesh1×Jeremiah 51:35
and your body1×Proverbs 5:11
any close relative1×Leviticus 25:49
family1×Leviticus 21:2
meat1×Psalms 78:27
My flesh1×Psalms 73:26
of kin1×Numbers 27:11
on himself1×Proverbs 11:17
one’s own kin1×Leviticus 20:19
the flesh1×Micah 3:3
the food1×Exodus 21:10
with meat1×Psalms 78:20
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Exodus 21:10שְׁאֵרָ֛הּtothe foodNoun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singularLeviticus 18:6שְׁאֵ֣רtoclose relativeNoun - masculine singular constructLeviticus 18:12שְׁאֵ֥רtoclose relativeNoun - masculine singular constructLeviticus 18:13שְׁאֵ֥רtoclose relativeNoun - masculine singular constructLeviticus 20:19שְׁאֵר֛וֹtoone’s own kinNoun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularLeviticus 21:2לִשְׁאֵר֔וֹtofamilyPreposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularLeviticus 25:49מִשְּׁאֵ֧רtoany close relativePreposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructNumbers 27:11לִשְׁאֵר֞וֹtoof kinPreposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularPsalms 73:26שְׁאֵרִ֗יtoMy fleshNoun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularPsalms 78:20שְׁאֵ֣רtowith meatNoun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowExodus 21:10
Aligned rows16
Books represented7
Exodus1Leviticus6Numbers1Psalms3Proverbs2Jeremiah1Micah2
Source forms
שְׁאֵ֣ר3xšə·’êrLeviticus 18:6, Psalms 78:20, Micah 3:3
שְׁאֵ֥ר2xšə·’êrLeviticus 18:12, Leviticus 18:13
וּשְׁאֵרִי֙1xū·šə·’ê·rîJeremiah 51:35
וּשְׁאֵרֶֽךָ׃1xū·šə·’ê·re·ḵāProverbs 5:11
וּשְׁאֵרָ֖ם1xū·šə·’ê·rāmMicah 3:2
לִשְׁאֵר֔וֹ1xliš·’ê·rōwLeviticus 21:2
לִשְׁאֵר֞וֹ1xliš·’ê·rōwNumbers 27:11
מִשְּׁאֵ֧ר1xmiš·šə·’êrLeviticus 25:49
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct4xLeviticus 18:6, Leviticus 18:12, Leviticus 18:13, Micah 3:3
Noun - masculine singular2xPsalms 78:20, Psalms 78:27
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular2xLeviticus 20:19, Proverbs 11:17
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular2xLeviticus 21:2, Numbers 27:11
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular1xJeremiah 51:35
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular1xProverbs 5:11
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural1xMicah 3:2
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular1xPsalms 73:26
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Flesh as physical substance extends to kinship: blood relatives are your own flesh, your nearest kin.
Source Gloss
flesh (as swelling out), as living or for food; generally food of any kind; figuratively, kindred by blood
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Flesh as physical substance extends to kinship: blood relatives are your own flesh, your nearest kin.
flesh (as swelling out), as living or for food; generally food of any kind; figuratively, kindred by blood BDB: flesh Usage: body, flesh, food, (near) kin(-sman, -swoman), near (nigh) (of kin).
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Biblical Witnesses
blood relatives, those related by flesh, prohibited sexual relations
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Word Origins
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