What does שְׁאֵרִית · חוֹף · יָם mean in the Bible?
שְׁאֵרִית · חוֹף · יָם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "remaining people along the coastal region".
Hebrew · H7611, H2348, H3220
שְׁאֵרִית חוֹף הַיָּם
A remainder or residual (surviving, final) portion · a cove (as a sheltered bay) · a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water ; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea ; sometimes a large river , or an artifical basin ; locally, the west , or (rarely) the south
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שְׁאֵרִית H7611 a remainder or residual (surviving, final) portion
Pronunciation šĕʾērît
Surviving remnant chosen by God for covenant continuation and future restoration after judgment
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חוֹף H2348 a cove (as a sheltered bay)
יָם H3220 a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water ; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea ; sometimes a large river , or an artifical basin ; locally, the west , or (rarely) the south
Pronunciation yām
Represents cosmic chaos and divine boundary; the Mediterranean defines Israel's western limit and theological horizon.
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What does שְׁאֵרִית חוֹף הַיָּם (šəʾērît ḥôp hayyām) mean in the Bible?
שְׁאֵרִית · חוֹף · יָם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "remaining people along the coastal region".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7611, H2348, H3220?
H7611, H2348, H3220 is connected to 469 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. remaining people along the coastal region
Strong's H7611, H2348, H3220
Lexical occurrences 469 verses Source Gloss
remaining people along the coastal region
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שְׁאֵרִית חוֹף הַיָּם is built from this root:
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