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רֶמֶשׂ H7431

H7431 is the Hebrew word רֶמֶשׂ, transliterated remes and said reh'-mes. The King James Version most often renders it creeping things.

Word: רֶמֶשׂTransliteration: remesSaid: reh'-mesLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 17 verses

What it means

a reptile or any other rapidly moving animal.

Where it comes from

from H7430 (רָמַשׂ).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 17 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

creeping things 7×every creeping thing 4×creeping thing 2×every thing that creepeth 1×over every creeping thing 1×every moving thing 1×wherein are things creeping 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: that creepeth, creeping (moving) thing.

Verses using רֶמֶשׂ

All 17 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 1:24 · KJV

And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.

Genesis 1:25 · KJV

And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:26 · KJV

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

Genesis 6:7 · KJV

And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.

Genesis 6:20 · KJV

Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive.

Genesis 7:14 · KJV

They, and every beast after his kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind, and every fowl after his kind, every bird of every sort.

Genesis 7:23 · KJV

And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark.

Genesis 8:17 · KJV

Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee, of all flesh, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth.

Genesis 8:19 · KJV

Every beast, every creeping thing, and every fowl, and whatsoever creepeth upon the earth, after their kinds, went forth out of the ark.

Genesis 9:3 · KJV

Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things.

1 Kings 4:33 · KJV

And he spake of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall: he spake also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes.

Psalm 104:25 · KJV

So is this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts.

Psalm 148:10 · KJV

Beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and flying fowl:

Ezekiel 8:10 · KJV

So I went in and saw; and behold every form of creeping things, and abominable beasts, and all the idols of the house of Israel, pourtrayed upon the wall round about.

Ezekiel 38:20 · KJV

So that the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the field, and all creeping things that creep upon the earth, and all the men that are upon the face of the earth, shall shake at my presence, and the mountains shall be thrown down, and the steep places shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground.

Hosea 2:18 · KJV

And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven, and with the creeping things of the ground: and I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the earth, and will make them to lie down safely.

Habakkuk 1:14 · KJV

And makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, that have no ruler over them?

Common questions

What does Strong's H7431 mean?

H7431 is the Hebrew word רֶמֶשׂ (remes), meaning a reptile or any other rapidly moving animal.

How is H7431 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it creeping things (7 times), every creeping thing (4 times), creeping thing (2 times), every thing that creepeth (1 time), over every creeping thing (1 time), among others.

How many times does H7431 appear in the Bible?

רֶמֶשׂ (remes) is tagged in 17 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H7431 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H7430 (רָמַשׂ).

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