שְׁאֵרִית sheerit

Hebrew word for “remnant” · Strong’s H7611 · used 66 times in 66 verses

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Meaning

1) rest, residue, remainder, remnant; 1a) rest, what is left; 1b) remainder, descendants

How it is translated

Glosses given for sheerit in context, with how often each is used:

• remnant 51
• rest 7
• remainder 6
• will be a remnant 1
• will be to the remnant 1

Where it is used

Also in 4 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Jeremiah 44 (4), Jeremiah 42 (3), Ezekiel 36 (3), Zechariah 8 (3), 2 Kings 19 (2), Isaiah 37 (2), Jeremiah 40 (2), Jeremiah 41 (2), Jeremiah 47 (2), Micah 5 (2)

Forms

• שׁארית 46
• לשׁארית 7
• השׁארית 5
• ושׁארית 2
• שׁרית 1
• ושׁאריתך 1
• ולשׁארית 1
• ושׁאריתו 1
• ושׁאריתם 1
• שׁאריתך 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with sheerit more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• יְהוּדָה yehudah “Judah” 14
• פְּלֵיטָה peletah “survivor” 6
• צָבָא tsava “Hosts” 10
• כֹּה koh “thus” 10
• גּוֹי goy “nation” 9
• שׁוּב shuv “to return” 10
• שָׁאַר shaar “to remain” 6
• גָּדוֹל gadol “great” 8
• אַשְׁקְלוֹן ashqelon “Ashkelon” 4
• יְהֹוִה yehovih “YHWH/God” 7
• אֲדֹנָי adonai “Lord” 7
• כֵּן ken “so” 8

Key verses

The verses using sheerit that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Psalms 76:10 — Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain.
• Isaiah 37:4 — It may be the LORD thy God will hear the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God, and will reprove the…
• Isaiah 46:3 — Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne by me from the belly, which are carried from the womb:
• Jeremiah 23:3 — And I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all countries whither I have driven them, and will bring them again to their folds; and they shall be fruitful…
• Jeremiah 42:2 — And said unto Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we beseech thee, our supplication be accepted before thee, and pray for us unto the LORD thy God, even for all this…
• Ezekiel 5:10 — Therefore the fathers shall eat the sons in the midst of thee, and the sons shall eat their fathers; and I will execute judgments in thee, and the whole…
• Amos 5:15 — Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.
• Micah 5:7 — And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people as a dew from the LORD, as the showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for…
• Micah 5:8 — And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of…
• Micah 7:18 — Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever,…
• Zephaniah 2:9 — Therefore as I live, saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, even the breeding of…
• Zephaniah 3:13 — The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth: for they shall feed and lie down, and…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.