What does שֶׂרֶט mean in the Bible?
שֶׂרֶט is a Hebrew word meaning "an incision".
Hebrew · H8296
שֶׂרֶט
An incision
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שֶׂרֶט H8296
What does שֶׂרֶט mean in the Bible?
שֶׂרֶט is a Hebrew word meaning "an incision".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8296?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include cuts (1), make any cuts (1).
Where does שֶׂרֶט appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 19:28. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (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 It cuts 1× Leviticus 21:5
make any cuts 1× Leviticus 19:28
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Leviticus 19:28
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 1
Leviticus 2
Source forms
וְשֶׂ֣רֶט 1x wə·śe·reṭ Leviticus 19:28
שָׂרָֽטֶת׃ 1x śā·rā·ṭeṯ Leviticus 21:5
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 1x Leviticus 19:28
Noun - feminine singular 1x Leviticus 21:5
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. an incision
Source Gloss
an incision
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
an incision BDB: incision Usage: cutting.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שֶׂרֶט is built from this root:
שָׂרַט H8295
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain