Sarach סָרַח
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| סָרַח | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | sarach |
| Strong's number | H5628 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to overrun |
| Occurrences | 7 in 7 verses |
| Most frequent in | Exodus (2) |
Sarach (Hebrew סָרַח, Strong's H5628) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to overrun”. It occurs 7 times in 7 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to go free, be unrestrained, be overrun, exceed, overhang, grow luxuriously
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to go free, be unrestrained, sprawl
1a1a) overrunning, spreading (participle)
1a2) to overhang
1b) (Niphal) to be let loose or dismissed or gone
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to go free, be unrestrained, sprawl
1a1a) overrunning, spreading (participle)
1a2) to overhang
1b) (Niphal) to be let loose or dismissed or gone
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | hang (2), vanished (1), spreading (1), exceeding (1), stretch (1), stretched (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | shall hang down (1), hang (1), decayed (1), spreading (1), flowing (1), lounge (1), lounging (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Sarach, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Exodus
- Exodus 26:12And the remnant that remaineth of the curtains of the tent, the half curtain that remaineth, shall hang over the backside of the tabernacle.As for the overlap that remains of the tent curtains, the half curtain that is left over shall hang down over the back of the tabernacle.
- Exodus 26:13And a cubit on the one side, and a cubit on the other side of that which remaineth in the length of the curtains of the tent, it shall hang over the sides of the tabernacle on this side and on that side, to cover it.And the tent curtains will be a cubit longer on either side, and the excess will hang over the sides of the tabernacle to cover it.
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 49:7Concerning Edom, thus saith the Lord of hosts; Is wisdom no more in Teman? is counsel perished from the prudent? is their wisdom vanished?Concerning Edom, this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Is there no longer wisdom in Teman? Has counsel perished from the prudent? Has their wisdom decayed?
Ezekiel
- Ezekiel 17:6And it grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches turned toward him, and the roots thereof were under him: so it became a vine, and brought forth branches, and shot forth sprigs.It sprouted and became a spreading vine, low in height, with branches turned toward him; yet its roots remained where it stood. So it became a vine and yielded branches and sent out shoots.
- Ezekiel 23:15Girded with girdles upon their loins, exceeding in dyed attire upon their heads, all of them princes to look to, after the manner of the Babylonians of Chaldea, the land of their nativity:wearing belts on their waists and flowing turbans on their heads; all of them looked like officers of the Babylonians in Chaldea, the land of their birth.
Amos
- Amos 6:4That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall;You lie on beds inlaid with ivory, and lounge upon your couches. You dine on lambs from the flock and calves from the stall.
- Amos 6:7Therefore now shall they go captive with the first that go captive, and the banquet of them that stretched themselves shall be removed.Therefore, you will now go into exile as the first of the captives, and your feasting and lounging will come to an end.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).