What does שַׁעֲרוּרָה (šaʿărûrāh) mean in the Bible?
שַׁעֲרוּרָה (šaʿărûrāh): A thing that provokes shuddering horror or trembling dread, often describing abominable deeds or divine judgment.
Hebrew · H8186
שַׁעֲרוּרָה
Something fearful
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שַׁעֲרוּרָהH8186
Pronunciationšaʿărûrāh
What does שַׁעֲרוּרָה (šaʿărûrāh) mean in the Bible?
שַׁעֲרוּרָה (šaʿărûrāh): A thing that provokes shuddering horror or trembling dread, often describing abominable deeds or divine judgment.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8186?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a horrible thing (2), and shocking thing (1), terrible thing (1).
Where does שַׁעֲרוּרָה (šaʿărûrāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Jeremiah 5:30. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (3), Hosea (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Ita horrible thing2×Jeremiah 23:14, Hosea 6:10
and shocking thing1×Jeremiah 5:30
terrible thing1×Jeremiah 18:13
Show sample aligned rows
Jeremiah 5:30וְשַׁ֣עֲרוּרָ֔הtoand shocking thingConjunctive waw | Adjective - feminine singularJeremiah 18:13שַֽׁעֲרֻרִת֙toterrible thingAdjective - feminine singularJeremiah 23:14שַׁעֲרוּרָ֗הtoa horrible thingAdjective - feminine singularHosea 6:10שַׁעֲרִירִיָּהtoa horrible thingAdjective - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowJeremiah 5:30
Aligned rows4
Books represented2
Jeremiah3Hosea1
Source forms
וְשַׁ֣עֲרוּרָ֔ה1xwə·ša·‘ă·rū·rāhJeremiah 5:30
שַׁעֲרוּרָ֗ה1xša·‘ă·rū·rāhJeremiah 23:14
שַׁעֲרִירִיָּה1xša·ʿă·rī·rī·yå̄hHosea 6:10
שַֽׁעֲרֻרִת֙1xša·‘ă·ru·riṯJeremiah 18:13
Parsing patterns
Adjective - feminine singular3xJeremiah 18:13, Jeremiah 23:14, Hosea 6:10
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - feminine singular1xJeremiah 5:30
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. A thing that provokes shuddering horror or trembling dread, often describing abominable deeds or divine judgment.
Source Gloss
something fearful
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
A thing that provokes shuddering horror or trembling dread, often describing abominable deeds or divine judgment.
something fearful BDB: horror Usage: horrible thing.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שַׁעֲרוּרָה is built from these roots: