Hebrew · Strong's H7604 · Verb
שָׁאַר
sha·ar
to remain
133times used
123verses
27books
How it's translated
- he left9
- which remains6
- he had left6
- it remained5
- which remain5
- they remained4
- he left behind4
- who remained4
Definition
1) to remain, be left over, be left behind
1a) (Qal) to remain
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be left over, be left alive, survive
1b1a) remainder, remnant (participle)
1b2) to be left behind
1c) (Hiphil)
1c1) to leave over, spare
The forms it takes
Form
- Perfect (qatal) 44% a complete action, usually past
- Participle 33% one who is doing
- Imperfect (yiqtol) 12% incomplete: ongoing, future or possible
- Weqatal (“and he will”) 7% and then …: future or instructions
- Wayyiqtol (“and he did”) 3% and then …: the storyteller’s past
- Infinitive 1% “to …”, or for emphasis
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Between Hebrew and Greek
The Greek Old Testament (the Septuagint), the Bible the first Christians often quoted, translates this word as:
Where it appears
Genesisacross the Old TestamentMalachi
- Joshua17
- Jeremiah16
- 2 Kings13
- Deuteronomy9
- Exodus8
- Isaiah8
- 1 Samuel6
- Genesis5
- Leviticus4
- 1 Kings4
…and 17 more books.
Every verse
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