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שֶׁאֱרָה

𐤔𐤀𐤓𐤄

Sheerah

H7609 noun

SILEX Entry

Definition

A personal name referring to a female individual in the genealogies of Ephraim (specifically, a daughter or notable woman among the descendants of Ephraim). The name itself appears only as a proper noun in the Hebrew Bible and is distinct from its homograph שַׁאֲרָה (she'erah), which means 'flesh, kinship, relative.' In this context, שֶׁאֱרָה should be understood exclusively as a personal name and not as a common noun related to kinship or flesh.

Semantic Range

proper name of a woman, daughter or prominent female among Ephraimites; not used with a common noun sense

Root / Etymology

Derived from the root שׁ־א־ר (שאר), which in its noun form denotes 'flesh,' 'body,' or by extension, 'relative, kinship.' As a proper name, the specific significance is uncertain; it may reflect a sense of kinship or closeness but is otherwise unattested as a common name element. The form is feminine.

Historical & Contextual Notes

שֶׁאֱרָה (She'erah) occurs only in 1 Chronicles 7:24 as a daughter (or possibly ancestor) of Ephraim, who is credited with building upper and lower Beth-horon and Uzzen-sheerah. The personal name may express closeness or kinship, paralleling the noun שַׁאֲר (she'er, 'flesh' or 'relative'), but as a name its meaning is not directly defined in the text. No evidence is found for the use of the name outside this genealogical record, and it is not used for other women or as a common Israelite personal name elsewhere in biblical literature. English translations usually transliterate the name as 'Sheerah' or 'Sherah'; interpretations linking it to 'relative' or 'kin' represent etymological speculation and not explicit biblical usage.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

the same as שַׁאֲרָה; Sheerah, an Israelitess; Sherah.

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Root Family

שאר (š-ʾ-r) — remain, be left over, kinship, relatedness

Root שאר to remain, to be left over, to be related, to be bound by kinship
Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H4863 מִשְׁאֶרֶת their kneading-troughs
H7603 שְׂאֹר leavening remnant
H7604 שָׁאַר the remaining one
H7606 שְׁאָר in remainder-of
H7607 שְׁאֵר for his flesh

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
H7609-01 שֶׁאֱרָ֔ה sheerah HNp [was] Sheerah Sheerah-her Sheerah 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
H7609-01 1 Chronicles 7:24 שֶׁאֱרָ֔ה sheerah HNp [was] Sheerah Sheerah-her Sheerah
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