Shere שְׁרָא
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| שְׁרָא | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | shere |
| Strong's number | H8271 |
| Language | Aramaic |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to loose |
| Occurrences | 6 in 6 verses |
| Most frequent in | Daniel (5) |
Shere (Aramaic שְׁרָא, Strong's H8271) is an Aramaic verb meaning “to loose”. It occurs 6 times in 6 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to loosen, abide, begin
1a) (P'al)
1a1) to loosen
1a2) to abide (from loosing girths for camp)
1b) (Pael) to begin, open
1c) (Ithpael) to be loosened
1a) (P'al)
1a1) to loosen
1a2) to abide (from loosing girths for camp)
1b) (Pael) to begin, open
1c) (Ithpael) to be loosened
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | began (1), dwelleth (1), loose (1), loosed (1), dissolving (1), dissolve (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | solve (2), began (1), dwells (1), unbound (1), gave way (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Shere, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Ezra
- Ezra 5:2Then rose up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and began to build the house of God which is at Jerusalem: and with them were the prophets of God helping them.Then Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Jeshua son of Jozadak rose up and began to rebuild the house of God in Jerusalem. And the prophets of God were with them, helping them.
Daniel
- Daniel 2:22He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.He reveals the deep and hidden things; He knows what lies in darkness, and light dwells with Him.
- Daniel 3:25He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.“Look!” he exclaimed. “I see four men, unbound and unharmed, walking around in the fire—and the fourth looks like a son of the gods!”
- Daniel 5:6Then the king’s countenance was changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against another.his face grew pale and his thoughts so alarmed him that his hips gave way and his knees knocked together.
- Daniel 5:12Forasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and shewing of hard sentences, and dissolving of doubts, were found in the same Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar: now let Daniel be called, and he will shew the interpretation.did this because Daniel, the one he named Belteshazzar, was found to have an extraordinary spirit, as well as knowledge, understanding, and the ability to interpret dreams, explain riddles, and solve difficult problems. Summon Daniel, therefore, and he will give you the interpretation.”
- Daniel 5:16And I have heard of thee, that thou canst make interpretations, and dissolve doubts: now if thou canst read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom.But I have heard about you, that you are able to give interpretations and solve difficult problems. Therefore, if you can read this inscription and give me its interpretation, you will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around your neck, and you will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom.”
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).