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Strong's H8317 שָׁרַץ (sharats)

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

Strong's Number H8317
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 14
Books 5

Strong's H8317 Quick Answer

Strong's H8317 שָׁרַץ (sharats) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. sharats (shaw-rats') v. 1. to wriggle 2. (by implication) swarm or abound It has 14 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include creep, creeping, let, they, and abundantly. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
sharats (shaw-rats') v. 1. to wriggle 2. (by implication) swarm or abound
Usage
14 linked usages
Books
5 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
creep, creeping, let, they, and abundantly

Meaning and Definition

sharats (shaw-rats') v. 1. to wriggle 2. (by implication) swarm or abound [a primitive root] KJV: breed (bring forth, increase) abundantly (in abundance), creep, move.

Original Word
שָׁרַץ
Transliteration
sharats
Derivation
Root: שׁרץ
Morphology
verb-stem

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H8317. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H8317 Is Translated

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

creep Leviticus 11:29 creeping Leviticus 11:41 Let Genesis 1:20 abundantly Exodus 1:7 bring Exodus 8:3 creepeth Leviticus 11:46 forth Psalms 105:30 they Genesis 8:17

How Strong's H8317 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 14 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H8317 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 H8317 in the Old Testament

14 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 1:20 KJV

And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.

Genesis 1:21 KJV

And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

Genesis 7:21 KJV

And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beast, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every man:

Usage Excerpts

First 14 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H8317.

Genesis 1:20 Old Testament, KJV
And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
Genesis 1:21 Old Testament, KJV
And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
Genesis 7:21 Old Testament, KJV
And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beast, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every man:
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 9:7 Old Testament, KJV
And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply therein.
Exodus 1:7 Old Testament, KJV
And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.
Exodus 8:3 Old Testament, KJV
And the river shall bring forth frogs abundantly, which shall go up and come into thine house, and into thy bedchamber, and upon thy bed, and into the house of thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thine ovens, and into thy kneadingtroughs:
Leviticus 11:29 Old Testament, KJV
These also shall be unclean unto you among the creeping things that creep upon the earth; the weasel, and the mouse, and the tortoise after his kind,
Leviticus 11:41 Old Testament, KJV
And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth shall be an abomination; it shall not be eaten.
Leviticus 11:42 Old Testament, KJV
Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatsoever goeth upon all four, or whatsoever hath more feet among all creeping things that creep upon the earth, them ye shall not eat; for they are an abomination.
Leviticus 11:43 Old Testament, KJV
Ye shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creepeth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled thereby.
Leviticus 11:46 Old Testament, KJV
This is the law of the beasts, and of the fowl, and of every living creature that moveth in the waters, and of every creature that creepeth upon the earth:
Psalms 105:30 Old Testament, KJV
Their land brought forth frogs in abundance, in the chambers of their kings.
Ezekiel 47:9 Old Testament, KJV
And it shall come to pass, that every thing that liveth, which moveth, whithersoever the rivers shall come, shall live: and there shall be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters shall come thither: for they shall be healed; and every thing shall live whither the river cometh.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H8317, grouped by book.

Genesis 5 usages, Old Testament
Exodus 2 usages, Old Testament
Leviticus 5 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H8317 FAQ

What does sharats (שָׁרַץ) mean?

Sharats (Strong's H8317) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "creep". sharats (shaw-rats') v. 1. to wriggle 2. (by implication) swarm or abound

How many times is sharats (שָׁרַץ) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 14 linked usages for Strong's H8317 across 5 books.

Where can I study sharats (שָׁרַץ) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H8317 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate sharats (שָׁרַץ)?

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