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שָׁרַשׁ H8327

H8327 is the Hebrew word שָׁרַשׁ, transliterated shârash and said shaw-rash'. The King James Version most often renders it take root.

Word: שָׁרַשׁTransliteration: shârashSaid: shaw-rash'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 7 verses

What it means

to root, i.e. strike into the soil, or (by implication) to pluck from it.

Where it comes from

a primitive root.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 7 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

take root 2×taking root 1×root out 1×root thee out 1×root 1×yea they have taken root 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: (take, cause to take) root (out).

Verses using שָׁרַשׁ

All 7 verses, quoted in full.

Job 5:3 · KJV

I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation.

Job 31:12 · KJV

For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase.

Psalm 52:5 · KJV

God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling place, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.

Psalm 80:9 · KJV

Thou preparedst room before it, and didst cause it to take deep root, and it filled the land.

Isaiah 27:6 · KJV

He shall cause them that come of Jacob to take root: Israel shall blossom and bud, and fill the face of the world with fruit.

Isaiah 40:24 · KJV

Yea, they shall not be planted; yea, they shall not be sown: yea, their stock shall not take root in the earth: and he shall also blow upon them, and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble.

Jeremiah 12:2 · KJV

Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root: they grow, yea, they bring forth fruit: thou art near in their mouth, and far from their reins.

Common questions

What does Strong's H8327 mean?

H8327 is the Hebrew word שָׁרַשׁ (shârash), meaning to root, i.e. strike into the soil, or (by implication) to pluck from it.

How is H8327 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it take root (2 times), taking root (1 time), root out (1 time), root thee out (1 time), root (1 time), among others.

How many times does H8327 appear in the Bible?

שָׁרַשׁ (shârash) is tagged in 7 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H8327 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.

Nearby entries

H8324 · שָׁרַר — to be hostile (only active participle an opponent)H8325 · שָׁרַר — Sharar, an Israelite H8326 · שֹׁרֶר — the umbilical cord, i.e. (by extension) a bodice H8328 · שֶׁרֶשׁ — a root (literally or figuratively)H8329 · שֶׁרֶשׁ — Sheresh, an Israelite H8330 · שֹׁרֶשׁ — {a root (literally or figuratively)}

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