8271. shera

Lexicon

shera: Leadership, guidance, or direction.

Original Word: שְׁרֵא
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: shre'
Pronunciation: shay-rah
Phonetic Spelling: (sher-ay')
Definition: Leadership, guidance, or direction.
Meaning: to free, separate, to unravel, commence, to reside

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

begin, dissolve, dwell, loose

(Aramaic) a root corresponding to that of sheruwth; to free, separate; figuratively, to unravel, commence; by implication (of unloading beasts) to reside -- begin, dissolve, dwell, loose.

see HEBREW sheruwth

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
(Aramaic) corresponding to sharah
Definition
to loosen, abide
NASB Translation
began (1), dwells (1), loosed (1), solve (1), solving (1), went slack (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[שְׁרָא] verb 1. loosen.

2 abide (see Biblical Hebrew I. שׁרה); —

Pe`al Infinitive לְמִשְׁרֵא Daniel 5:16; read ׳מִשׁ also Daniel 5:12, for ׳מְשָׁ (K^{§ 40 n} M^87* and others); — Passive participle שְׁרֵא (K^{§ 47. Beisp.} f)) Daniel 2:22; plural שְׁרַיִן Daniel 3:25; —

1 loosen: literal passive participle loosed Daniel 3:25 (opposed to bound); figurative loosen knots, i.e. solve difficulties, Daniel 5:12,16.

2 abide (from loosening girths, loads, at encampment; compare ᵑ7 Late Hebrew [also on passive participle]), figurative Daniel 2:22 (עִם of person).

Pa`el Perfect3masculine plural שָׁרִיו Ezra 5:2 begin (see Biblical Hebrew III. [חָלַל] Hiph`il 2), followed by infinitive

Hithpa. Participle masculine plural מִשְׁתָּרַ֫יִן Daniel 5:6 joints were loosened (in fear).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Aramaic root corresponding to the Hebrew שָׁרָה (sharah)

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G757 (ἄρχω, archō): To begin, to rule
• G1262 (διαλύω, dialyō): To dissolve, to break up
• G3089 (λύω, lyō): To loose, to release, to dissolve

These Greek entries reflect similar concepts of beginning, releasing, and dissolving, showing a thematic connection across the languages in the biblical texts.

Usage: This Aramaic verb is used in contexts that involve the act of freeing or separating, as well as beginning or residing. It is a versatile term that can be applied to both physical and metaphorical actions.

Context: The Aramaic verb שְׁרֵא (shĕrē') is a multifaceted term found in the context of the Hebrew Bible, particularly in sections written in Aramaic. It conveys the idea of setting free or separating, which can be understood in both literal and figurative senses. For instance, it might describe the act of untying or unraveling something that is bound, thus liberating it. Additionally, it can denote the commencement of an action or the establishment of a residence, indicating a beginning or a settling down.

In the Berean Standard Bible, the term is used in passages where the context involves liberation or the start of a new phase. The term's flexibility allows it to be applied in various scenarios, from the physical act of freeing someone or something to the metaphorical sense of beginning a new journey or phase in life.

Forms and Transliterations

וְשָׁרִ֣יו וּמְשָׁרֵ֣א ומשרא ושריו לְמִשְׁרֵ֑א למשרא מִשְׁתָּרַ֔יִן משתרין שְׁרֵֽא׃ שְׁרַ֙יִן֙ שרא׃ שרין lə·miš·rê lemishRe ləmišrê miš·tā·ra·yin mishtaRayin mištārayin šə·ra·yin šə·rê šərayin šərê sheRayin sheRe ū·mə·šā·rê ūməšārê umeshaRe veshaRiv wə·šā·rîw wəšārîw

Englishman's Concordance

Ezra 5:2
HEB: בַּר־ יֽוֹצָדָ֔ק וְשָׁרִ֣יו לְמִבְנֵ֔א בֵּ֥ית
NAS: arose and began to rebuild
KJV: of Jozadak, and began to build
INT: the son of Jozadak and began to rebuild the house

Daniel 2:22
HEB: ק) עִמֵּ֥הּ שְׁרֵֽא׃
NAS: And the light dwells with Him.
KJV: and the light dwelleth with him.
INT: light him dwells

Daniel 3:25
HEB: גֻּבְרִ֣ין אַרְבְּעָ֗ה שְׁרַ֙יִן֙ מַהְלְכִ֣ין בְּגֽוֹא־
NAS: men loosed [and] walking
KJV: four men loose, walking in the midst
INT: men four loosed walking the midst

Daniel 5:6
HEB: וְקִטְרֵ֤י חַרְצֵהּ֙ מִשְׁתָּרַ֔יִן וְאַ֨רְכֻבָּתֵ֔הּ דָּ֥א
NAS: joints went slack and his knees
KJV: of his loins were loosed, and his knees
INT: joints and his hip went and his knees together

Daniel 5:12
HEB: וַֽאַֽחֲוָיַ֨ת אֲחִידָ֜ן וּמְשָׁרֵ֣א קִטְרִ֗ין הִשְׁתְּכַ֤חַת
NAS: of enigmas and solving of difficult problems
KJV: of hard sentences, and dissolving of doubts,
INT: explanation of enigmas and solving of difficult were found

Daniel 5:16
HEB: לְמִפְשַׁ֖ר וְקִטְרִ֣ין לְמִשְׁרֵ֑א כְּעַ֡ן הֵן֩
NAS: to give interpretations and solve difficult problems.
KJV: interpretations, and dissolve doubts:
INT: to give difficult and solve Now if

6 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 8271
6 Occurrences

lə·miš·rê — 1 Occ.
miš·tā·ra·yin — 1 Occ.
šə·ra·yin — 1 Occ.
šə·rê — 1 Occ.
ū·mə·šā·rê — 1 Occ.
wə·šā·rîw — 1 Occ.