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שָׁרַץ H8317
H8317 is the Hebrew word שָׁרַץ, transliterated shârats and said shaw-rats'. The King James Version most often renders it creepeth.
What it means
to wriggle, i.e. (by implication) swarm or abound.
Where it comes from
a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 16 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: breed (bring forth, increase) abundantly (in abundance), creep, move.
Verses using שָׁרַץ
All 14 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 1:20 · KJV
And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
Genesis 1:21 · KJV
And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
Genesis 7:21 · KJV
And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beast, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every man:
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 9:7 · KJV
And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply therein.
Exodus 1:7 · KJV
And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.
Exodus 8:3 · KJV
And the river shall bring forth frogs abundantly, which shall go up and come into thine house, and into thy bedchamber, and upon thy bed, and into the house of thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thine ovens, and into thy kneadingtroughs:
Leviticus 11:29 · KJV
These also shall be unclean unto you among the creeping things that creep upon the earth; the weasel, and the mouse, and the tortoise after his kind,
Leviticus 11:41 · KJV
And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth shall be an abomination; it shall not be eaten.
Leviticus 11:42 · KJV
Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatsoever goeth upon all four, or whatsoever hath more feet among all creeping things that creep upon the earth, them ye shall not eat; for they are an abomination.
Leviticus 11:43 · KJV
Ye shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creepeth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled thereby.
Leviticus 11:46 · KJV
This is the law of the beasts, and of the fowl, and of every living creature that moveth in the waters, and of every creature that creepeth upon the earth:
Psalm 105:30 · KJV
Their land brought forth frogs in abundance, in the chambers of their kings.
Ezekiel 47:9 · KJV
And it shall come to pass, that every thing that liveth, which moveth, whithersoever the rivers shall come, shall live: and there shall be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters shall come thither: for they shall be healed; and every thing shall live whither the river cometh.
Common questions
What does Strong's H8317 mean?
H8317 is the Hebrew word שָׁרַץ (shârats), meaning to wriggle, i.e. (by implication) swarm or abound.
How is H8317 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it creepeth (4 times), bring forth abundantly (2 times), creep (2 times), brought forth abundantly (1 time), breed abundantly (1 time), among others.
How many times does H8317 appear in the Bible?
שָׁרַץ (shârats) is tagged in 14 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H8317 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.
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