7607. sheer
Strong's Lexicon
sheer: Flesh, body, kindred, relative

Original Word: שְׁאֵר
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: sh'er
Pronunciation: sheh-ayr
Phonetic Spelling: (sheh-ayr')
Definition: Flesh, body, kindred, relative
Meaning: flesh, as living, for, food, food of any kind, kindred by blood

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to swell up or to be fleshy

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G4561 (σάρξ, sarx) - Often translated as "flesh," referring to the physical body or human nature.

- G4773 (συγγενής, suggenēs) - Meaning "relative" or "kinsman," emphasizing familial connections.

Usage: The Hebrew word "שְׁאֵר" (sheer) primarily refers to "flesh" or "body," often used in the context of close kinship or familial relationships. It signifies the physical aspect of human beings and is sometimes used metaphorically to denote close relationships, such as those of blood relatives or marriage. The term underscores the intimate and binding nature of these relationships, emphasizing the shared physical and familial bonds.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, family and kinship were central to social structure and identity. The concept of "sheer" reflects the importance of familial bonds and responsibilities. Marriages and family ties were not only personal but also communal, affecting inheritance, social status, and religious duties. The term "sheer" would have been understood as encompassing both the physical and relational aspects of kinship, highlighting the interconnectedness of family members.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
flesh
NASB Translation
blood relative (4), blood relatives (2), body (1), flesh (4), food (1), himself (1), meat (2), relative (1), relatives (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
שְׁאֵר noun masculinePsalm 73:26 flesh (perhaps originally the inner flesh, full of blood, next the bones, compare HoffmZAW iii (1883), 107, and בָּשָׂר = (originally) flesh next the. skin); — ׳שׁ absolute Psalm 78:20; Psalm 78:27, construct Micah 3:3 +, suffix שְׁאֵרִי Jeremiah 51:35; Psalm 73:26, etc; —

1 flesh :

a. as food, Exodus 21:10 (HPS also 1 Samuel 9:24, for הַנִּשְׁאָר), Psalm 78:20 ("" לֶחֶם), Psalm 78:27 ("" עוֺף כָּנָף); figurative Micah 3:2 ("" עוֺר), Micah 3:3 ("" id.), Jeremiah 51:35 ("" דָּם),

b. figurative for physical power Psalm 73:26 (+ לֵבָב), Proverbs 5:11 (+ בָּשָׂר).

2 in HP = flesh- (= blood-) relation (i.e. one near of kin):שְׁאֵר אָבִיךָ Leviticus 18:12 compare Leviticus 18:13; Leviticus 20:19, also Leviticus 18:17 (read שְׁאֵרְךָ for שַׁאֲרָה ᵐ5 Ew Dr-Wh; compare of. Di Baen); + אֵלָיו הַקָּרֹב Leviticus 21:2; Numbers 27:11 בְשָׂרוֺ ׳שׁ Leviticus 18:6; Leviticus 25:49.

3 = self, Proverbs 11:17 ("" נֶפֶשׁ),

שַׁאֲרָה Leviticus 18:17 see שְׂאֵר, 2 above

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
body, flesh, food, near kinsman near nigh of kin

From sha'ar; flesh (as swelling out), as living or for food; generally food of any kind; figuratively, kindred by blood -- body, flesh, food, (near) kin(-sman, -swoman), near (nigh) (of kin).

see HEBREW sha'ar

Forms and Transliterations
ארו וּשְׁאֵרִי֙ וּשְׁאֵרֶֽךָ׃ וּשְׁאֵרָ֖ם ושארי ושארך׃ ושארם לִשְׁאֵר֔וֹ לִשְׁאֵר֞וֹ לשארו מִשְּׁאֵ֧ר משאר שְׁ֝אֵר֗וֹ שְׁאֵ֑ר שְׁאֵ֣ר שְׁאֵ֥ר שְׁאֵר֛וֹ שְׁאֵרִ֗י שְׁאֵרָ֛הּ שאר שארה שארו שארי ’ê·rōw ’êrōw eRo liš’êrōw liš·’ê·rōw lisheRo miš·šə·’êr mishsheEr miššə’êr šə’êr šə’êrāh šə’êrî šə’êrōw šə·’ê·rāh šə·’ê·rî šə·’ê·rōw šə·’êr sheEr sheeRah sheeRi sheeRo ū·šə·’ê·rām ū·šə·’ê·re·ḵā ū·šə·’ê·rî ūšə’êrām ūšə’êreḵā ūšə’êrî usheeRam usheeRecha usheeRi
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Exodus 21:10
HEB: יִֽקַּֽח־ ל֑וֹ שְׁאֵרָ֛הּ כְּסוּתָ֥הּ וְעֹנָתָ֖הּ
NAS: he may not reduce her food, her clothing,
KJV: him another [wife]; her food, her raiment,
INT: another takes her food her clothing her conjugal

Leviticus 18:6
HEB: אֶל־ כָּל־ שְׁאֵ֣ר בְּשָׂר֔וֹ לֹ֥א
NAS: any blood relative of his to uncover
KJV: to any that is near of kin
INT: about any blood of kin not

Leviticus 18:12
HEB: לֹ֣א תְגַלֵּ֑ה שְׁאֵ֥ר אָבִ֖יךָ הִֽוא׃
NAS: she is your father's blood relative.
KJV: she [is] thy father's near kinswoman.
INT: shall not uncover blood is your father's he

Leviticus 18:13
HEB: תְגַלֵּ֑ה כִּֽי־ שְׁאֵ֥ר אִמְּךָ֖ הִֽוא׃
NAS: for she is your mother's blood relative.
KJV: for she [is] thy mother's near kinswoman.
INT: uncover for blood is your mother's he

Leviticus 20:19
HEB: כִּ֧י אֶת־ שְׁאֵר֛וֹ הֶעֱרָ֖ה עֲוֹנָ֥ם
NAS: for such a one has made naked his blood relative; they will bear
KJV: for he uncovereth his near kin: they shall bear
INT: uncover for his blood has made their guilt

Leviticus 21:2
HEB: כִּ֚י אִם־ לִשְׁאֵר֔וֹ הַקָּרֹ֖ב אֵלָ֑יו
NAS: except for his relatives who are nearest
KJV: But for his kin, that is near
INT: for for his relatives are nearest to him

Leviticus 25:49
HEB: יִגְאָלֶ֔נּוּ אֽוֹ־ מִשְּׁאֵ֧ר בְּשָׂר֛וֹ מִמִּשְׁפַּחְתּ֖וֹ
NAS: him, or one of his blood relatives from his family
KJV: may redeem him, or [any] that is nigh of kin
INT: may redeem or of his blood of kin his family

Numbers 27:11
HEB: אֶת־ נַחֲלָת֗וֹ לִשְׁאֵר֞וֹ הַקָּרֹ֥ב אֵלָ֛יו
NAS: to his nearest relative in his own family,
KJV: his inheritance unto his kinsman that is next
INT: shall give his inheritance relative to his nearest in

Psalm 73:26
HEB: כָּלָ֥ה שְׁאֵרִ֗י וּלְבָ֫בִ֥י צוּר־
NAS: My flesh and my heart may fail,
KJV: My flesh and my heart faileth:
INT: may fail my flesh and my heart is the strength

Psalm 78:20
HEB: אִם־ יָכִ֖ין שְׁאֵ֣ר לְעַמּֽוֹ׃
NAS: Will He provide meat for His people?
KJV: he provide flesh for his people?
INT: lo provide meat folk

Psalm 78:27
HEB: עֲלֵיהֶ֣ם כֶּעָפָ֣ר שְׁאֵ֑ר וּֽכְח֥וֹל יַ֝מִּ֗ים
NAS: When He rained meat upon them like the dust,
KJV: He rained flesh also upon them as dust,
INT: upon the dust meat the sand of the seas

Proverbs 5:11
HEB: בִּכְל֥וֹת בְּ֝שָׂרְךָ֗ וּשְׁאֵרֶֽךָ׃
NAS: When your flesh and your body are consumed;
KJV: when thy flesh and thy body are consumed,
INT: are consumed your flesh and your body

Proverbs 11:17
HEB: חָ֑סֶד וְעֹכֵ֥ר שְׁ֝אֵר֗וֹ אַכְזָרִֽי׃
NAS: But the cruel man does himself harm.
KJV: troubleth his own flesh.
INT: the merciful does himself the cruel

Jeremiah 51:35
HEB: חֲמָסִ֤י וּשְׁאֵרִי֙ עַל־ בָּבֶ֔ל
NAS: May the violence [done] to me and to my flesh be upon Babylon,
KJV: The violence done to me and to my flesh [be] upon Babylon,
INT: may the violence my flesh be upon Babylon

Micah 3:2
HEB: עוֹרָם֙ מֵֽעֲלֵיהֶ֔ם וּשְׁאֵרָ֖ם מֵעַ֥ל עַצְמוֹתָֽם׃
NAS: their skin from them And their flesh from their bones,
KJV: their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones;
INT: their skin and and their flesh from their bones

Micah 3:3
HEB: וַאֲשֶׁ֣ר אָכְלוּ֮ שְׁאֵ֣ר עַמִּי֒ וְעוֹרָם֙
NAS: eat the flesh of my people,
KJV: Who also eat the flesh of my people,
INT: Who eat the flesh of my people their skin

16 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7607
16 Occurrences


’ê·rōw — 1 Occ.
liš·’ê·rōw — 2 Occ.
miš·šə·’êr — 1 Occ.
šə·’êr — 6 Occ.
šə·’ê·rāh — 1 Occ.
šə·’ê·rî — 1 Occ.
šə·’ê·rōw — 1 Occ.
ū·šə·’ê·rām — 1 Occ.
ū·šə·’ê·re·ḵā — 1 Occ.
ū·šə·’ê·rî — 1 Occ.















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