What does שֶׁרֶץ · שָׁרַץ · אֶרֶץ mean in the Bible?
שֶׁרֶץ · שָׁרַץ · אֶרֶץ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "swarming creature that swarms/moves on the earth".
Hebrew · H8318, H8317, H776
הַשֶּׁרֶץ הַשֹּׁרֵץ עַל־הָאָרֶץ
A swarm , i.e. active mass of minute animals · to wriggle , i.e. (by implication) swarm or abound · the earth (at large, or partitively a land )
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שֶׁרֶץH8318a swarm , i.e. active mass of minute animals
שָׁרַץH8317to wriggle , i.e. (by implication) swarm or abound
Pronunciationšāraṣ
Movement from creeping/wriggling to abundant proliferation; connotes teeming, fertile multiplication in natural or ceremonial contexts.
Open lexicon entry →אֶרֶץH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land )
Pronunciationerets
Physical ground and soil extend metaphorically to inhabited territory, nation, and cosmic order under divine rule.
Open lexicon entry →What does הַשֶּׁרֶץ הַשֹּׁרֵץ עַל־הָאָרֶץ (haššereṣ haššōrēṣ ʿal-hāʾāreṣ) mean in the Bible?
שֶׁרֶץ · שָׁרַץ · אֶרֶץ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "swarming creature that swarms/moves on the earth".
Full entry for הַשֶּׁרֶץ הַשֹּׁרֵץ עַל־הָאָרֶץ (H8318, H8317, H776) · Open the biblical lexicon
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H8318, H8317, H776?
H8318, H8317, H776 is connected to 2,534 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. swarming creature that swarms/moves on the earth
Strong'sH8318, H8317, H776
Lexical occurrences2,534 versesSource Gloss
swarming creature that swarms/moves on the earth
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
הַשֶּׁרֶץ הַשֹּׁרֵץ עַל־הָאָרֶץ is built from this root: