What does שֶׁרֶץ mean in the Bible?
e. active mass of minute animals".
Hebrew · H8318
שֶׁרֶץ
A swarm , i.e. active mass of minute animals
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שֶׁרֶץH8318
What does שֶׁרֶץ mean in the Bible?
שֶׁרֶץ is a Hebrew word meaning "a swarm , i.e. active mass of minute animals".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8318?
The BSB source-word alignment has 15 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include insects (4), crawling creature (3), creature (2), creatures (2), any creature (1).
Where does שֶׁרֶץ appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 1:20. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (12), Genesis (2), Deuteronomy (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 Itinsects4×Leviticus 11:20, Leviticus 11:21, Leviticus 11:23, Deuteronomy 14:19
crawling creature3×Leviticus 5:2, Leviticus 11:43, Leviticus 22:5
creature2×Leviticus 11:41, Leviticus 11:44
creatures2×Genesis 1:20, Leviticus 11:29
any creature1×Leviticus 11:42
creature that swarms1×Genesis 7:21
the crawling creatures1×Leviticus 11:31
the teeming1×Leviticus 11:10
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Genesis 1:20שֶׁ֖רֶץtocreaturesNoun - masculine singular constructGenesis 7:21הַשֶּׁ֖רֶץtocreature that swarmsArticle | Noun - masculine singularLeviticus 5:2שֶׁ֣רֶץtocrawling creatureNoun - masculine singularLeviticus 11:10שֶׁ֣רֶץtothe teemingNoun - masculine singular constructLeviticus 11:20שֶׁ֣רֶץtoinsectsNoun - masculine singular constructLeviticus 11:21שֶׁ֣רֶץtoinsectsNoun - masculine singular constructLeviticus 11:23שֶׁ֣רֶץtoinsectsNoun - masculine singular constructLeviticus 11:29בַּשֶּׁ֖רֶץtocreaturesPreposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularLeviticus 11:31הַשָּׁ֑רֶץtothe crawling creaturesArticle | Noun - masculine singularLeviticus 11:41הַשֶּׁ֖רֶץtocreatureArticle | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowGenesis 1:20
Aligned rows15
Books represented3
Genesis2Leviticus12Deuteronomy1
Source forms
שֶׁ֣רֶץ6xše·reṣLeviticus 5:2, Leviticus 11:10, Leviticus 11:20, Leviticus 11:21
הַשֶּׁ֖רֶץ5xhaš·še·reṣGenesis 7:21, Leviticus 11:41, Leviticus 11:42, Leviticus 11:43
שֶׁ֖רֶץ2xše·reṣGenesis 1:20, Leviticus 22:5
בַּשֶּׁ֖רֶץ1xbaš·še·reṣLeviticus 11:29
הַשָּׁ֑רֶץ1xhaš·šā·reṣLeviticus 11:31
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine singular6xGenesis 7:21, Leviticus 11:31, Leviticus 11:41, Leviticus 11:42
Noun - masculine singular construct6xGenesis 1:20, Leviticus 11:10, Leviticus 11:20, Leviticus 11:21
Noun - masculine singular2xLeviticus 5:2, Leviticus 22:5
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular1xLeviticus 11:29
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a swarm , i.e. active mass of minute animals
Source Gloss
a swarm , i.e. active mass of minute animals
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a swarm, i.e. active mass of minute animals BDB: swarmers Usage: creep(-ing thing), move(-ing creature).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שֶׁרֶץ is built from this root:
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