Word

שָׁרַשׁ

shârash · H8327 · Hebrew · 8 occurrences

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Meanings

to take root

Literally: to root roots; hence: process by which a plant develops roots and so strengthens its position in the soil; associated with strength and permanence

Examples
Psalm 80:9 You cleared the ground before it, And it took deep root and filled the land.
Job 5:3 “I have seen the fool taking root, And I cursed his home immediately.
Isaiah 27:6 In the days to come Jacob will take root, Israel will blossom and sprout, And they will fill the whole world with fruit.
to uproot

Literally: to root; hence: causative action by which humans pull out a plant from the soil together with its roots

Examples
Job 31:8 Let me sow and another eat, And let my crops be uprooted.
to uproot from the land of the living

Literally: to uproot from the land of the living; hence: causative process by which deities cause humans to die an untimely death

Examples
Psalm 52:5 But God will break you down forever; He will snatch you up and tear you away from your tent, And uproot you from the land of the living. Selah
to consume, te devour

Causative process by which objects are completely destroyed

Examples
Job 31:12 “For it would be fire that consumes to Abaddon, And would uproot all my increase.

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

8 occurrences in 6 groups

Not stated: he, she or it 3
גֶּזַעstump 1
אֱוִילfoolish 1
יַעֲקֹבJacob 1
צֶאֱצָאoffspring, descendants 1
Not stated: they 1

What it acts on, or what is saidObject

2 occurrences in 2 groups

שֶׁרֶשׁroot 1
ךָּyou 1

With prepositionsPrepositional phrases

3 occurrences in 3 groups

מִןfrom+ אֶרֶץland, earth, ground 1
בin/on/with+ אֶרֶץland, earth, ground 1
בin/on/with+ תְּבוּאָהyield 1

With adverbsAdverbs

1 occurrences in 1 groups

בַּלnot 1

What is done to itIt is the object

1 occurrences in 1 groups

רָאָהto see 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

עָקַר ʻâqar · H6131 · to uproot, to be uprooted, to be destroyed: Both denote removing or uprooting, with overlapping senses of "root up, pluck up" and "take root out," two distinct Hebrew words for closely related actions of removal.

Semantic domains 4 entries

Stage002001001060: This verb denotes becoming established as at an early stage of growth, as in Job 5:3's observation of the fool taking root.
Detach002003001006: The verb also denotes being torn out by the root, as in Job 31:8's imprecation that the psalmist's own crops be uprooted if he has done wrong.
Dead002001001018: The verb also occurs in a context of destruction toward the realm of the dead, as in Job 31:12's description of a fire that consumes to Abaddon and uproots all one's increase.
Impact002001001024: The verb also denotes being firmly and forcefully established, as in Psalm 52:7's description of a man who was strong in his evil desire rather than making God his refuge.

Word family 6 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

שָׁרַשׁshârash · H8327שֶׁרֶשׁ sheresh · H8328 · root, root > cause · 33×שַׁרְשְׁרָה sharshᵉrâh · H8333 · chain · 8×שֹׁרֶשׁ shôresh · H8330 · root · 3×שְׁרֹשׁוּ shᵉrôshûw · H8332 · banishment · 1×שַׁרְשָׁה sharshâh · H8331 · chain · 0×

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H8327. sharash [שָׁרַשׁ] verb denominative Pi`el = deal with the roots; — 1 root up, out…

H8327. sharash
[שָׁרַשׁ] verb denominative Pi`el = deal with the roots; —
1 root up, out : Perfect3masculine singular suffix consecutive וְשֵׁרֶשְׁךָ Psa 52:7 he shall root thee up from (מִן) the land of the living; of fire (burn) roots, root : Imperfect3feminine singular בְּ תְּשָׁרֵשׁ Job 31:12 fore (figurative) roots at all my increase.
Pu`al Imperfect3masculine plural יְשֹׁרָשׁוּ Job 31:8 be rooted up (of produce).
2. Po`el take root, establish oneself firmly: Perfect3masculine singular בָּאָרֶץ שֹׁרֵשׁ גִּזְעָם Isa 40:24 (figurative of princes, etc.).
Po`al id.: Perfect3masculine plural שֹׁרָֹשׁוּ Jer 12:2 (figurative of wicked).
Hiph`il id.: Imperfect3masculine singular יַשְׁרֵשׁ Isa 27:6 (figurative of Israel); 3 feminine singular וַתַּשְׁרֵשׁ Psa 80:10 (id.; with accusative of congnate meaning with verb); Participle מַשְׁרִי Job 5:3 (figurative of person).

Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain

Topical studies with this word 4 entries

Dead1 occurrence Impact1 occurrence Stage5 occurrences Detach1 occurrence

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