שְׁרֵא
shᵉrêʼ · H8271 · Aramaic · 6 occurrences
Meanings
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loose, free
State in which humans are untied and can walk around freely
ExamplesDaniel 3:25 He responded, ‘Look! I see four men untied and walking about in the middle of the fire unharmed, and the appearance of the fourth is like a son of the gods!’
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to begin
Literally: to release (an activity); hence: action by which humans start an activity
ExamplesEzra 5:2 then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Jeshua the son of Jozadak rose up and began to rebuild the house of God which is in Jerusalem; and the prophets of God were with them, supporting them.
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to solve
Literally: to release (a problem); hence: action by which humans provide the answer to a difficult question
ExamplesDaniel 5:12 ‘This was because an extraordinary spirit, knowledge and insight, interpretation of dreams, explanation of riddles, and solving of difficult problems were found in this Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar. Let Daniel now be summoned and he will declare the interpretation.’
Daniel 5:16 ‘But I personally have heard about you, that you are able to give interpretations and solve difficult problems. Now if you are able to read the inscription and make its interpretation known to me, you will be clothed with purple and wear a necklace of gold around your neck, and you will have authority as the third ruler in the kingdom.’
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Literally: the joints of one's hip are released; hence: process by which humans cannot stand up straight as a reaction to a strong emotion ((one's) legs give way)
ExamplesDaniel 5:6 Then the king’s face became pale and his thoughts alarmed him, and his hip joints loosened and his knees began knocking together.
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to dwell
State in which a humans have made an area their home; only used figuratively to denote light having its home with God
ExamplesDaniel 2:22 ‘It is He who reveals the profound and hidden things; He knows what is in the darkness, And the light dwells with Him.
How it’s used In 5 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
4 occurrences in 4 groups
- נְהִירlight 1
- קְטַרdoubt 1
- Not stated: they 1
- Not stated (infinitive) 1
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- קְטַרdoubt 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- עִםby+ וֹhim 1
- לto/for+ בְּנָאbuild 1
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- קְטַרdoubt 1
What it doesIt is the subject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- שְׁכַחfind 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 1 word
- דּוּר dûwr · H1752 · to pile up, to heap up, to dwell
- Both lexemes include "dwell" as a core or listed sense, suggesting genuine semantic overlap in that meaning domain.
Semantic domains 7 entries
- Free002003002012
- Daniel 3:25 recounts that the king marvels, "I see four men untied and walking about in the middle of the fire unharmed."
- Safe002003003019
- This Safe code is inherited from the shared listing with שָׁרָה (shârâh, H8281) (שָׁרָה, 'to direct'); it does not independently apply to this word's own attested 'loosed/solve/dwell' senses sense.
- Begin002003003005
- This Begin code is likewise inherited from the shared listing with שָׁרָה (shârâh, H8281) and does not independently apply to the 'loosed/solve/dwell' senses sense.
- Happen002002003003
- This Happen code is inherited from the shared listing with שֵׁרוּת (shêrûwth, H8293) (שֵׁרוּת, 'remnant,' itself unattested in the tagged text); it does not independently apply to this word's own attested 'loosed/solve/dwell' senses sense.
- Know002004002007
- Daniel 5:16 recounts that Belshazzar is told Daniel is "able to give interpretations and solve difficult problems."
- Weak002001001069
- Daniel 5:6 recounts that seeing the handwriting, the king's "hip joints loosened and his knees began knocking together."
- Dwell002002001005
- Daniel 2:22 recounts that of God, "He knows what is in the darkness, And the light dwells with Him."
Word family 6 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H8271. shera [שְׁרָא] verb 1. loosen. 2 abide (see Biblical Hebrew I. שׁרה); — Pe`al…
[שְׁרָא] verb 1. loosen.
2 abide (see Biblical Hebrew I. שׁרה); —
Pe`al Infinitive לְמִשְׁרֵא Dan 5:16; read ׳מִשׁ also Dan 5:12, for ׳מְשָׁ (K§ 40 n M87* and others); — Passive participle שְׁרֵא (K§ 47. Beisp. f)) Dan 2:22; plural שְׁרַיִן Dan 3:25; —
1 loosen: literal passive participle loosed Dan 3:25 (opposed to bound); figurative loosen knots, i.e. solve difficulties, Dan 5:12, Dan 5:16.
2 abide (from loosening girths, loads, at encampment; compare ᵑ7 Late Hebrew [also on passive participle]), figurative Dan 2:22 (עִם of person).
Pa`el Perfect3masculine plural שָׁרִיו Ezr 5:2 begin (see Biblical Hebrew III. [חָלַל] Hiph`il 2), followed by infinitive
Hithpa. Participle masculine plural מִשְׁתָּרַ֫יִן Dan 5:6 joints were loosened (in fear).
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Topical studies with this word 7 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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