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Strong's H7431 רֶמֶשׂ (remes)

Remes means “that creepeth” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H7431
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 17
Books 6

Strong's H7431 Quick Answer

Strong's H7431 רֶמֶשׂ (remes) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. remes (reh'-mes) n-m. 1. a reptile or any other rapidly moving animal [from H7430] It has 17 linked Bible usages across 6 books. Visible English usage signals include creeping, creepeth, and thing. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
remes (reh'-mes) n-m. 1. a reptile or any other rapidly moving animal [from H7430]
Usage
17 linked usages
Books
6 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
creeping, creepeth, and thing

Meaning and Definition

remes (reh'-mes) n-m. 1. a reptile or any other rapidly moving animal [from H7430] KJV: that creepeth, creeping (moving) thing. Root(s): H7430

Original Word
רֶמֶשׂ
Transliteration
remes
Derivation
Root: רמשׂ First root strongs: 7430
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H7431. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

creeping

Usage: 1) creeping things, moving things, creeping organism 1a) creeping things 1b) gliding things (of sea animals) 1c) moving things (of all animals)

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How Strong's H7431 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render remes, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

creeping Genesis 1:24 15× creepeth Genesis 1:25 thing Genesis 9:3

How Strong's H7431 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 17 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H7431 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H7431 in the Old Testament

17 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 1:24 KJV

And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.

Genesis 1:25 KJV

And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:26 KJV

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

Usage Excerpts

First 17 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H7431.

Genesis 1:24 Old Testament, KJV
And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.
Genesis 1:25 Old Testament, KJV
And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:26 Old Testament, KJV
And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
Genesis 6:7 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.
Genesis 6:20 Old Testament, KJV
Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive.
Genesis 7:14 Old Testament, KJV
They, and every beast after his kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind, and every fowl after his kind, every bird of every sort.
Genesis 7:23 Old Testament, KJV
And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark.
Genesis 8:17 Old Testament, 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 8:19 Old Testament, KJV
Every beast, every creeping thing, and every fowl, and whatsoever creepeth upon the earth, after their kinds, went forth out of the ark.
Genesis 9:3 Old Testament, KJV
Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things.
1 Kings 4:33 Old Testament, KJV
And he spake of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall: he spake also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes.
Psalms 104:25 Old Testament, KJV
So is this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts.
Psalms 148:10 Old Testament, KJV
Beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and flying fowl:
Ezekiel 8:10 Old Testament, KJV
So I went in and saw; and behold every form of creeping things, and abominable beasts, and all the idols of the house of Israel, pourtrayed upon the wall round about.
Ezekiel 38:20 Old Testament, KJV
So that the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the field, and all creeping things that creep upon the earth, and all the men that are upon the face of the earth, shall shake at my presence, and the mountains shall be thrown down, and the steep places shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground.
Hosea 2:18 Old Testament, KJV
And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field and with the fowls of heaven, and with the creeping things of the ground: and I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the earth, and will make them to lie down safely.
Habakkuk 1:14 Old Testament, KJV
And makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, that have no ruler over them?

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H7431, grouped by book.

Genesis 10 usages, Old Testament
1 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 2 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 2 usages, Old Testament
Hosea 1 usage, Old Testament
Habakkuk 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H7431 FAQ

What does remes (רֶמֶשׂ) mean?

Remes (Strong's H7431) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "that creepeth". remes (reh'-mes) n-m. 1. a reptile or any other rapidly moving animal [from H7430]

How many times is remes (רֶמֶשׂ) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 17 linked usages for Strong's H7431 across 6 books.

Where can I study remes (רֶמֶשׂ) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H7431 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate remes (רֶמֶשׂ)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as creeping, creepeth, and thing. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.