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Strong's H8286 שְׂרוּג (serug)

Sruwg - meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.

Strong's Number H8286
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 5
Books 2

Strong's H8286 Quick Answer

Strong's H8286 שְׂרוּג (Sruwg) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Sruwg (ser-oog') n/p. 1. tendril 2. Serug, a postdiluvian patriarch It has 5 linked Bible usages across 2 books. Visible English usage signals include serug. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Sruwg (ser-oog') n/p. 1. tendril 2. Serug, a postdiluvian patriarch
Usage
5 linked usages
Books
2 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
serug

Meaning and Definition

Sruwg (ser-oog') n/p. 1. tendril 2. Serug, a postdiluvian patriarch [from H8276] KJV: Serug. Root(s): H8276

Original Word
שְׂרוּג
Transliteration
Sruwg
Derivation
Root: שׂרג First root strongs: 8276
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H8286. 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)

Serug

Usage: A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.11.20; son of: Reu (H7466); father of: Nahor (H5152) Also named: Sarouch (Σαρούχ "Serug" G4562) § Serug = "branch" son of Reu and great grandfather of Abraham

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How Strong's H8286 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Sruwg, 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.

Serug Genesis 11:20

How Strong's H8286 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 5 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H8286 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 H8286 in the Old Testament

5 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 11:20 KJV

And Reu lived two and thirty years, and begat Serug:

Genesis 11:21 KJV

And Reu lived after he begat Serug two hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters.

Genesis 11:22 KJV

And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor:

Usage Excerpts

First 5 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H8286.

Genesis 11:20 Old Testament, KJV
And Reu lived two and thirty years, and begat Serug:
Genesis 11:21 Old Testament, KJV
And Reu lived after he begat Serug two hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters.
Genesis 11:22 Old Testament, KJV
And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor:
Genesis 11:23 Old Testament, KJV
And Serug lived after he begat Nahor two hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H8286, grouped by book.

Genesis 4 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H8286 FAQ

What does serug (שְׂרוּג) mean?

Serug (Strong's H8286) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Serug". Sruwg (ser-oog') n/p. 1. tendril 2. Serug, a postdiluvian patriarch

How many times is serug (שְׂרוּג) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 5 linked usages for Strong's H8286 across 2 books.

Where can I study serug (שְׂרוּג) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H8286 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate serug (שְׂרוּג)?

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