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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שָׁרַשׁ H8327
Pronunciation šāraš
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 It and it took 1× Psalms 80:9
be uprooted 1× Job 31:8
He will uproot you 1× Psalms 52:5
it would root out 1× Job 31:12
taken root 1× Isaiah 40:24
taking root 1× Job 5:3
they have taken root 1× Jeremiah 12:2
will take root 1× Isaiah 27:6
Show sample aligned rows
Job 5:3 מַשְׁרִ֑ישׁ to taking root Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular Job 31:8 יְשֹׁרָֽשׁוּ׃ to be uprooted Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Job 31:12 תְשָׁרֵֽשׁ׃ to it would root out Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Psalms 52:5 וְשֵֽׁרֶשְׁךָ֨ to He will uproot you Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular Psalms 80:9 וַתַּשְׁרֵ֥שׁ to and it took Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Isaiah 27:6 יַשְׁרֵ֣שׁ to will take root Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular Isaiah 40:24 שֹׁרֵ֥שׁ to taken root Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular Jeremiah 12:2 שֹׁרָ֔שׁוּ to they have taken root Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person common plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Job 5:3
Aligned rows 8
Books represented 4
Job 3 Psalms 2 Isaiah 2 Jeremiah 1
Source forms
וְשֵֽׁרֶשְׁךָ֨ 1x wə·šê·reš·ḵā Psalms 52:5
וַתַּשְׁרֵ֥שׁ 1x wat·taš·rêš Psalms 80:9
יַשְׁרֵ֣שׁ 1x yaš·rêš Isaiah 27:6
יְשֹׁרָֽשׁוּ׃ 1x yə·šō·rā·šū Job 31:8
מַשְׁרִ֑ישׁ 1x maš·rîš Job 5:3
שֹׁרֵ֥שׁ 1x šō·rêš Isaiah 40:24
שֹׁרָ֔שׁוּ 1x šō·rā·šū Jeremiah 12:2
תְשָׁרֵֽשׁ׃ 1x ṯə·šā·rêš Job 31:12
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular 1x Psalms 80:9
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular 1x Psalms 52:5
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular 1x Isaiah 27:6
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular 1x Job 5:3
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular 1x Job 31:12
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular 1x Isaiah 40:24
Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person masculine plural 1x Job 31:8
Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person common plural 1x Jeremiah 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 definition Source: 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 groups 5 Aligned forms 6
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 2×
Imperfect Isa 27:6 1×
Participle active Job 5:3 1×
Poel 1×
Perfect Isa 40:24 1×
Poal 1×
Perfect Jer 12:2 1×
Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 1×
Imperfect Job 31:8 1×
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 1×
Imperfect Job 31:12 1×
Word Origins
שָׁרַשׁ 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