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שְׁאֵר H7607
H7607 is the Hebrew word שְׁאֵר, transliterated shᵉʼêr and said sheh-ayr'. The King James Version most often renders it flesh.
What it means
flesh (as swelling out), as living or forfood; generally food of any kind; figuratively, kindred by blood.
Where it comes from
from H7604 (שָׁאַר).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 13 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: body, flesh, food, (near) kin(-sman, -swoman), near (nigh) (of kin).
Verses using שְׁאֵר
All 13 verses, quoted in full.
Exodus 21:10 · KJV
If he take him another wife; her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, shall he not diminish.
Leviticus 18:6 · KJV
None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness: I am the LORD.
Leviticus 20:19 · KJV
And thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother’s sister, nor of thy father’s sister: for he uncovereth his near kin: they shall bear their iniquity.
Leviticus 21:2 · KJV
But for his kin, that is near unto him, that is, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother,
Leviticus 25:49 · KJV
Either his uncle, or his uncle’s son, may redeem him, or any that is nigh of kin unto him of his family may redeem him; or if he be able, he may redeem himself.
Numbers 27:11 · KJV
And if his father have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his kinsman that is next to him of his family, and he shall possess it: and it shall be unto the children of Israel a statute of judgment, as the LORD commanded Moses.
Psalm 73:26 · KJV
My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.
Psalm 78:20 · KJV
Behold, he smote the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he provide flesh for his people?
Psalm 78:27 · KJV
He rained flesh also upon them as dust, and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea:
Proverbs 5:11 · KJV
And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed,
Jeremiah 51:35 · KJV
The violence done to me and to my flesh be upon Babylon, shall the inhabitant of Zion say; and my blood upon the inhabitants of Chaldea, shall Jerusalem say.
Micah 3:2 · KJV
Who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones;
Micah 3:3 · KJV
Who also eat the flesh of my people, and flay their skin from off them; and they break their bones, and chop them in pieces, as for the pot, and as flesh within the caldron.
Common questions
What does Strong's H7607 mean?
H7607 is the Hebrew word שְׁאֵר (shᵉʼêr), meaning flesh (as swelling out), as living or forfood; generally food of any kind; figuratively, kindred by blood.
How is H7607 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it flesh (5 times), wife her food (1 time), near (1 time), near kin (1 time), kin (1 time), among others.
How many times does H7607 appear in the Bible?
שְׁאֵר (shᵉʼêr) is tagged in 13 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H7607 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H7604 (שָׁאַר).
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