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שְׁאָר

𐤔𐤀𐤓

shᵉʼâr

H7606 noun

SILEX Entry

Root שאר to remain, to be left over, to survive

Definition

A remainder, residue, or what is left over after a portion has been taken, often used in the sense of a surviving remnant of people or things. In some contexts, it denotes the remaining part of a group or the portion not consumed or destroyed. The word can refer to the remaining inhabitants after catastrophe, survivors of disaster, or what remains after use or consumption.

Semantic Range

remainder, residue, remnant (of people or things), survivors, survivors after disaster, what is left after consumption, rest, leftover portion

Root / Etymology

From the Hebrew root שָׁאַר, meaning 'to remain, be left over.' The noun שְׁאָר derives from this root and conveys the concept of that which remains or is left.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In Biblical Hebrew, שְׁאָר frequently appears in exilic and post-exilic texts, especially in contexts referring to the 'remnant' of Israelite or Judahite population surviving conquest, exile, or disaster (e.g., Isaiah 10:20-22; Ezra 3:8). The term is often used parallel or interchangeably with related words like שְׁאֵרִית (sheʾērit), though שְׁאֵרִית may more specifically imply a surviving or spared group, while שְׁאָר can focus more generically on any remainder—be it people, animals, or things. English translations sometimes restrict the meaning to 'remnant' in contexts pertaining to people, but the Hebrew term encompasses both people and objects. Later Jewish interpretive tradition at times reads into שְׁאָר a theological dimension as the faithful remnant, especially in prophetic literature, but this is a secondary development. In Aramaic, the form is identical and bears the same meaning.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

(Aramaic) corresponding to שְׁאָר; {a remainder}; [idiom] whatsoever more, residue, rest.

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Root Family

שאר (sh-ʾ-r) — remain, be left over, survive

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H4863 מִשְׁאֶרֶת their kneading-troughs
H7603 שְׂאֹר leavening remnant
H7604 שָׁאַר the remaining one
H7607 שְׁאֵר for his flesh
H7608 שַׁאֲרָה female blood-kin

Word Forms

4 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H7606-03 וּ/שְׁאָר֙ ushear AC/Ncmsc and the rest and the remainder 8
H7606-04 וּ/שְׁאָרָ֖/א usheara AC/Ncmsd/Td and the remainder and the remnant 2
H7606-02 שְׁאָ֖ר shear ANcmsc the rest of remainder of 1
H7606-01 בִּ/שְׁאָ֛ר bishear AR/Ncmsc with-remainder-of in remainder-of 1

Occurrences in Scripture

12 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H7606-02 Daniel 2:18 שְׁאָ֖ר shear ANcmsc the rest of remainder of
H7606-04 Daniel 7:7 וּ/שְׁאָרָ֖/א usheara AC/Ncmsd/Td and the residue and the remnant
H7606-03 Daniel 7:12 וּ/שְׁאָר֙ ushear AC/Ncmsc As for the rest and the remainder
H7606-04 Daniel 7:19 וּ/שְׁאָרָ֖/א usheara AC/Ncmsd/Td and the remainder and the remnant
H7606-03 Ezra 4:9 וּ/שְׁאָ֖ר ushear AC/Ncmsc and the rest of and the remainder
H7606-03 Ezra 4:10 וּ/שְׁאָ֣ר ushear AC/Ncmsc and the rest and the remainder
H7606-03 Ezra 4:10 וּ/שְׁאָ֥ר ushear-2 AC/Ncmsc and the rest and the remainder
H7606-03 Ezra 4:17 וּ/שְׁאָר֙ ushear AC/Ncmsc and rest and the remainder
H7606-03 Ezra 4:17 וּ/שְׁאָ֧ר ushear-2 AC/Ncmsc and rest and the remainder
H7606-03 Ezra 6:16 וּ/שְׁאָ֣ר ushear AC/Ncmsc and the rest of and the remainder
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