What does שָׁרַר mean in the Bible?
שָׁרַר is a Hebrew word meaning "to be hostile (only active participle an opponent)".
Hebrew · H8324
שָׁרַר
To be hostile (only active participle an opponent)
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שָׁרַר H8324
What does שָׁרַר mean in the Bible?
שָׁרַר is a Hebrew word meaning "to be hostile (only active participle an opponent)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8324?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include my enemies (3), my foes (1), my oppressors (1).
Where does שָׁרַר appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Psalms 5:8. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (5).
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 my enemies 3× Psalms 5:8, Psalms 54:5, Psalms 56:2
my foes 1× Psalms 59:10
my oppressors 1× Psalms 27:11
Show sample aligned rows
Psalms 5:8 שׁוֹרְרָ֑י to my enemies Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Psalms 27:11 שׁוֹרְרָֽי׃ to my oppressors Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Psalms 54:5 לְשֹׁרְרָ֑י to my enemies Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Psalms 56:2 שׁ֭וֹרְרַי to My enemies Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Psalms 59:10 בְשֹׁרְרָֽי׃ to my foes Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Psalms 5:8
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 1
Psalms 5
Source forms
בְשֹׁרְרָֽי׃ 1x ḇə·šō·rə·rāy Psalms 59:10
לְשֹׁרְרָ֑י 1x lə·šō·rə·rāy Psalms 54:5
שׁ֭וֹרְרַי 1x šô·rə·rai Psalms 56:2
שׁוֹרְרָ֑י 1x šō·wr·rāy Psalms 5:8
שׁוֹרְרָֽי׃ 1x šō·wr·rāy Psalms 27:11
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular 3x Psalms 5:8, Psalms 27:11, Psalms 56:2
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular 1x Psalms 59:10
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular 1x Psalms 54:5
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to be hostile (only active participle an opponent)
Source Gloss
to be hostile (only active participle an opponent)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to be hostile (only active participle an opponent) BDB: watcher Usage: enemy.
Word Origins
שָׁרַר is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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