What does שָׁרַשׁ (šāraš) mean in the Bible?
שָׁרַשׁ (šāraš): Root metaphor moves from literal soil-grounding to spiritual establishment or uprooting; foundational permanence versus removal.
Hebrew · H8327
שָׁרַשׁ
To root , i.e. strike into the soil , or (by implication) to pluck from it
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שָׁרַשׁH8327
Pronunciationšāraš
What does שָׁרַשׁ (šāraš) mean in the Bible?
שָׁרַשׁ (šāraš): Root metaphor moves from literal soil-grounding to spiritual establishment or uprooting; foundational permanence versus removal.
Full entry for שָׁרַשׁ (H8327) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8327?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and it took (1), be uprooted (1), He will uproot you (1), it would root out (1), taken root (1).
Where does שָׁרַשׁ (šāraš) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Job 5:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Job (3), Isaiah (2), Psalms (2), Jeremiah (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 Itand it took1×Psalms 80:9
be uprooted1×Job 31:8
He will uproot you1×Psalms 52:5
it would root out1×Job 31:12
taken root1×Isaiah 40:24
taking root1×Job 5:3
they have taken root1×Jeremiah 12:2
will take root1×Isaiah 27:6
Show sample aligned rows
Job 5:3מַשְׁרִ֑ישׁtotaking rootVerb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singularJob 31:8יְשֹׁרָֽשׁוּ׃tobe uprootedVerb - Pual - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralJob 31:12תְשָׁרֵֽשׁ׃toit would root outVerb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singularPsalms 52:5וְשֵֽׁרֶשְׁךָ֨toHe will uproot youConjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singularPsalms 80:9וַתַּשְׁרֵ֥שׁtoand it tookConjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularIsaiah 27:6יַשְׁרֵ֣שׁtowill take rootVerb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singularIsaiah 40:24שֹׁרֵ֥שׁtotaken rootVerb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularJeremiah 12:2שֹׁרָ֔שׁוּtothey have taken rootVerb - Pual - Perfect - third person common plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowJob 5:3
Aligned rows8
Books represented4
Job3Psalms2Isaiah2Jeremiah1
Source forms
וְשֵֽׁרֶשְׁךָ֨1xwə·šê·reš·ḵāPsalms 52:5
וַתַּשְׁרֵ֥שׁ1xwat·taš·rêšPsalms 80:9
יַשְׁרֵ֣שׁ1xyaš·rêšIsaiah 27:6
יְשֹׁרָֽשׁוּ׃1xyə·šō·rā·šūJob 31:8
מַשְׁרִ֑ישׁ1xmaš·rîšJob 5:3
שֹׁרֵ֥שׁ1xšō·rêšIsaiah 40:24
שֹׁרָ֔שׁוּ1xšō·rā·šūJeremiah 12:2
תְשָׁרֵֽשׁ׃1xṯə·šā·rêšJob 31:12
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular1xPsalms 80:9
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular1xPsalms 52:5
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular1xIsaiah 27:6
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular1xJob 5:3
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular1xJob 31:12
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular1xIsaiah 40:24
Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person masculine plural1xJob 31:8
Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person common plural1xJeremiah 12:2
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Root metaphor moves from literal soil-grounding to spiritual establishment or uprooting; foundational permanence versus removal.
Source Gloss
to root , i.e. strike into the soil , or (by implication) to pluck from it
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Root metaphor moves from literal soil-grounding to spiritual establishment or uprooting; foundational permanence versus removal.
to root, i.e. strike into the soil, or (by implication) to pluck from it BDB: deal with the roots Usage: (take, cause to take) root (out).
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups5Aligned forms6
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action2×
ImperfectIsa 27:61×
Participle activeJob 5:31×
Poel1×
PerfectIsa 40:241×
Poal1×
PerfectJer 12:21×
Pualintensive passive — intensive action received by the subject1×
ImperfectJob 31:81×
Pielintensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action1×
ImperfectJob 31:121×
Word Origins
שָׁרַשׁ is a primitive root - no further derivation.