שְׁרֵא
shᵉrêʼ · sher-ay'
to free, separate; figuratively, to unravel, commence; by implication (of unloading beasts) to reside
Lexicon
Derivation: (Aramaic) a root corresponding to that of H8293 (שֵׁרוּת);
to free, separate; figuratively, to unravel, commence; by implication (of unloading beasts) to reside
- to free, separate
- figuratively, to unravel, commence
- by implication, (of unloading beasts) to reside
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: begin, dissolve, dwell, loose.
Letters
- שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
- Concrete
- teeth · sharp · press · bow
- Extended
- to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to consume, to destroy › the head, the highest › strength, the leader
To consume, to destroy of the head, the highest of strength, the leader.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of שְׁרֵא above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
6 occurrences · 6 OT · 0 NT · 6 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- and began1 · 17%
- dwelleth1 · 17%
- loose1 · 17%
- were loosed1 · 17%
- and dissolving1 · 17%
- and dissolve1 · 17%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.