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sha.rats H8317

שָׁרַץ (sha.rats) means “to swarm” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

שָׁרַץ Hebrew · H8317 14 tagged occurrences in 14 verses

Pronunciation guide: shaw-rats' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H8317

שָׁרַץ · sha.rats · to swarm

1) (Qal) to teem, swarm, multiply 1a) to swarm, teem 1b2) to swarm

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

a primitive root; to wriggle, i.e. (by implication) swarm or abound

KJV glosses: breed (bring forth, increase) abundantly (in abundance), creep, move.

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How translators render H8317

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
teemed 2
that moves 2
and increased rapidly 1
so that they can spread out 1
spread out 1
swarms 1
teem 1
that crawl 1
that move 1
will teem 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
that creepeth 4
bring forth abundantly 2
that creep 2
abundantly 1
and increased abundantly 1
brought forth 1
brought forth abundantly 1
in abundance 1
shall bring forth 1
that they may breed abundantly 1
which moveth 1

Verses containing H8317

Page 1 of 1. 14 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Genesis 1:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And God said, “Let the waters teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the sky.”

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  2. Genesis 1:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So God created the great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters teemed according to their kinds, and every winged bird after its kind. And God saw that it was good.

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  3. Genesis 7:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And every living thing that moved upon the earth perished—birds, livestock, animals, every creature that swarms upon the earth, and all mankind.

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  4. Genesis 8:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Bring out all the living creatures that are with you—birds, livestock, and everything that crawls upon the ground—so that they can spread out over the earth and be fruitful and multiply upon it.”

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  5. Genesis 9:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But as for you, be fruitful and multiply; spread out across the earth and multiply upon it.”

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  6. Exodus 1:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    but the Israelites were fruitful and increased rapidly; they multiplied and became exceedingly numerous, so that the land was filled with them.

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  7. Exodus 8:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The Nile will teem with frogs, and they will come into your palace and up to your bedroom and onto your bed, into the houses of your officials and your people, and into your ovens and kneading bowls.

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    Source alternate reference: 7.28

  8. Leviticus 11:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The following creatures that move along the ground are unclean for you: the mole, the mouse, any kind of great lizard,

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  9. Leviticus 11:41 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Every creature that moves along the ground is detestable; it must not be eaten.

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  10. Leviticus 11:42 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Do not eat any creature that moves along the ground, whether it crawls on its belly or walks on four or more feet; for such creatures are detestable.

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  11. Leviticus 11:43 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Do not defile yourselves by any crawling creature; do not become unclean or defiled by them.

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  12. Leviticus 11:46 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    This is the law regarding animals, birds, all living creatures that move in the water, and all creatures that crawl along the ground.

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  13. Psalms 105:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Their land teemed with frogs, even in their royal chambers.

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  14. Ezekiel 47:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Wherever the river flows, there will be swarms of living creatures and a great number of fish, because it flows there and makes the waters fresh; so wherever the river flows, everything will flourish.

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Sources and text

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