Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
swarm
Usage: 1) teeming or swarming things, creepers, swarmers 1a) of insects, animals, small reptiles, quadrupeds
Strong's Number
H8318
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
15
Books
3
Strong's H8318 Quick Answer
Strong's H8318 שֶׁרֶץ (sherets) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. sherets (sheh'-rets) n-m. 1. a swarm, i.e. active mass of minute animals [from H8317] It has 15 linked Bible usages across 3 books. Visible English usage signals include creeping, creep, and thing. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- sherets (sheh'-rets) n-m. 1. a swarm, i.e. active mass of minute animals [from H8317]
- Usage
- 15 linked usages
- Books
- 3 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- creeping, creep, and thing
Meaning and Definition
sherets (sheh'-rets) n-m. 1. a swarm, i.e. active mass of minute animals [from H8317] KJV: creep(-ing thing), move(-ing creature). Root(s): H8317
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H8318. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H8318 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render sherets, 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.
How Strong's H8318 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 15 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H8318 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 H8318 in the Old Testament
15 indexed usages in Old Testament.
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.
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:
Or if a soul touch any unclean thing, whether it be a carcase of an unclean beast, or a carcase of unclean cattle, or the carcase of unclean creeping things, and if it be hidden from him; he also shall be unclean, and guilty.
Usage Excerpts
First 15 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H8318.
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.
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:
Or if a soul touch any unclean thing, whether it be a carcase of an unclean beast, or a carcase of unclean cattle, or the carcase of unclean creeping things, and if it be hidden from him; he also shall be unclean, and guilty.
And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of any living thing which is in the waters, they shall be an abomination unto you:
All fowls that creep, going upon all four, shall be an abomination unto you.
Yet these may ye eat of every flying creeping thing that goeth upon all four, which have legs above their feet, to leap withal upon the earth;
But all other flying creeping things, which have four feet, shall be an abomination unto you.
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,
These are unclean to you among all that creep: whosoever doth touch them, when they be dead, shall be unclean until the even.
And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth shall be an abomination; it shall not be eaten.
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.
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.
For I am the LORD your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
Or whosoever toucheth any creeping thing, whereby he may be made unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatsoever uncleanness he hath;
And every creeping thing that flieth is unclean unto you: they shall not be eaten.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H8318, grouped by book.
Genesis 2 usages, Old Testament
Leviticus 12 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H8318 FAQ
What does sherets (שֶׁרֶץ) mean?
Sherets (Strong's H8318) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "swarm". sherets (sheh'-rets) n-m. 1. a swarm, i.e. active mass of minute animals [from H8317]
How many times is sherets (שֶׁרֶץ) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 15 linked usages for Strong's H8318 across 3 books.
Where can I study sherets (שֶׁרֶץ) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H8318 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate sherets (שֶׁרֶץ)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as creeping, creep, and thing. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.