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Strong's H7605 שְׁאָר (shear)

Shear means “remainder” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H7605
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 25
Books 8

Strong's H7605 Quick Answer

Strong's H7605 שְׁאָר (sh'ar) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. sh'ar (sheh-awr') n-m. 1. a remainder [from H7604] It has 25 linked Bible usages across 8 books. Visible English usage signals include remnant, rest, residue, and other. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
sh'ar (sheh-awr') n-m. 1. a remainder [from H7604]
Usage
25 linked usages
Books
8 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
remnant, rest, residue, and other

Meaning and Definition

sh'ar (sheh-awr') n-m. 1. a remainder [from H7604] KJV: X other, remnant, residue, rest. Root(s): H7604

Original Word
שְׁאָר
Transliteration
sh'ar
Derivation
Root: שׁאר First root strongs: 7604
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H7605. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H7605 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render sh'ar, 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.

remnant Ezra 3:8 10× rest 1 Chronicles 11:8 residue Nehemiah 11:20 other Nehemiah 11:1

How Strong's H7605 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 25 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H7605 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 H7605 in the Old Testament

25 indexed usages in Old Testament.

1 Chronicles 11:8 KJV

And he built the city round about, even from Millo round about: and Joab repaired the rest of the city.

1 Chronicles 16:41 KJV

And with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest that were chosen, who were expressed by name, to give thanks to the LORD, because his mercy endureth for ever;

2 Chronicles 9:29 KJV

Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, first and last, are they not written in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer against Jeroboam the son of Nebat?

Usage Excerpts

First 25 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H7605.

1 Chronicles 11:8 Old Testament, KJV
And he built the city round about, even from Millo round about: and Joab repaired the rest of the city.
1 Chronicles 16:41 Old Testament, KJV
And with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest that were chosen, who were expressed by name, to give thanks to the LORD, because his mercy endureth for ever;
2 Chronicles 9:29 Old Testament, KJV
Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, first and last, are they not written in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer against Jeroboam the son of Nebat?
2 Chronicles 24:14 Old Testament, KJV
And when they had finished it, they brought the rest of the money before the king and Jehoiada, whereof were made vessels for the house of the LORD, even vessels to minister, and to offer withal, and spoons, and vessels of gold and silver. And they offered burnt offerings in the house of the LORD continually all the days of Jehoiada.
Ezra 3:8 Old Testament, KJV
Now in the second year of their coming unto the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, began Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the remnant of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all they that were come out of the captivity unto Jerusalem; and appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to set forward the work of the house of the LORD.
Ezra 4:3 Old Testament, KJV
But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the chief of the fathers of Israel, said unto them, Ye have nothing to do with us to build an house unto our God; but we ourselves together will build unto the LORD God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia hath commanded us.
Ezra 4:7 Old Testament, KJV
And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in the Syrian tongue, and interpreted in the Syrian tongue.
Nehemiah 10:28 Old Testament, KJV
And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the porters, the singers, the Nethinims, and all they that had separated themselves from the people of the lands unto the law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, every one having knowledge, and having understanding;
Nehemiah 11:1 Old Testament, KJV
And the rulers of the people dwelt at Jerusalem: the rest of the people also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts to dwell in other cities.
Nehemiah 11:20 Old Testament, KJV
And the residue of Israel, of the priests, and the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, every one in his inheritance.
Esther 9:12 Old Testament, KJV
And the king said unto Esther the queen, The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in Shushan the palace, and the ten sons of Haman; what have they done in the rest of the king's provinces? now what is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: or what is thy request further? and it shall be done.
Esther 9:16 Old Testament, KJV
But the other Jews that were in the king's provinces gathered themselves together, and stood for their lives, and had rest from their enemies, and slew of their foes seventy and five thousand, but they laid not their hands on the prey,
Isaiah 10:19 Old Testament, KJV
And the rest of the trees of his forest shall be few, that a child may write them.
Isaiah 10:20 Old Testament, KJV
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the remnant of Israel, and such as are escaped of the house of Jacob, shall no more again stay upon him that smote them; but shall stay upon the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, in truth.
Isaiah 10:21 Old Testament, KJV
The remnant shall return, even the remnant of Jacob, unto the mighty God.
Isaiah 10:22 Old Testament, KJV
For though thy people Israel be as the sand of the sea, yet a remnant of them shall return: the consumption decreed shall overflow with righteousness.
Isaiah 11:11 Old Testament, KJV
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.
Isaiah 11:16 Old Testament, KJV
And there shall be an highway for the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria; like as it was to Israel in the day that he came up out of the land of Egypt.
Isaiah 14:22 Old Testament, KJV
For I will rise up against them, saith the LORD of hosts, and cut off from Babylon the name, and remnant, and son, and nephew, saith the LORD.
Isaiah 16:14 Old Testament, KJV
But now the LORD hath spoken, saying, Within three years, as the years of an hireling, and the glory of Moab shall be contemned, with all that great multitude; and the remnant shall be very small and feeble.
Isaiah 17:3 Old Testament, KJV
The fortress also shall cease from Ephraim, and the kingdom from Damascus, and the remnant of Syria: they shall be as the glory of the children of Israel, saith the LORD of hosts.
Isaiah 21:17 Old Testament, KJV
And the residue of the number of archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar, shall be diminished: for the LORD God of Israel hath spoken it.
Isaiah 28:5 Old Testament, KJV
In that day shall the LORD of hosts be for a crown of glory, and for a diadem of beauty, unto the residue of his people,
Zephaniah 1:4 Old Testament, KJV
I will also stretch out mine hand upon Judah, and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and I will cut off the remnant of Baal from this place, and the name of the Chemarims with the priests;
Malachi 2:15 Old Testament, KJV
And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H7605, grouped by book.

1 Chronicles 2 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 2 usages, Old Testament
Ezra 3 usages, Old Testament
Nehemiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Esther 2 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 11 usages, Old Testament
Zephaniah 1 usage, Old Testament
Malachi 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H7605 FAQ

What does shear (שְׁאָר) mean?

Shear (Strong's H7605) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "remainder". sh'ar (sheh-awr') n-m. 1. a remainder [from H7604]

How many times is shear (שְׁאָר) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 25 linked usages for Strong's H7605 across 8 books.

Where can I study shear (שְׁאָר) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H7605 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate shear (שְׁאָר)?

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