שָׁרַץ
šāraṣ
swarm
Strong's H8317VerbHebrewTWOT 2467

שָׁרַץ (šāraṣ) is a Hebrew verb meaning swarm. It appears 14 times in 5 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H8317).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2467)

Range of meaning (TWOT 2467)swarm, teem; wriggle, abound; breed abundantly, creep, move
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

שָׁרַץ verb: swarm, teem

Strong's H8317 שָׁרַץ: to wriggle, i.e. (by implication) swarm or abound
KJV:breed (bring forth, increase) abundantly (in abundance), creep, move.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

See it in Scripture

Genesis 1:20Exodus 1:7Leviticus 11:29

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