8327. sharash

Lexicon

sharash: To root out, to take root

Original Word: שָׁרַשׁ
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: sharash
Pronunciation: shah-RAHSH
Phonetic Spelling: (shaw-rash')
Definition: To root out, to take root
Meaning: to root, strike into the soil, to pluck from it

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

take, cause to take root out

A primitive root; to root, i.e. Strike into the soil, or (by implication) to pluck from it -- (take, cause to take) root (out).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
denominative verb from shoresh
Definition
to deal with the roots
NASB Translation
take root (1), taken root (2), taking root (1), took (1), uproot (2), uprooted (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[שָׁרַשׁ] verb denominative Pi`el = deal with the roots; —

1 root up, out : Perfect3masculine singular suffix consecutive וְשֵׁרֶשְׁךָ Psalm 52:7 he shall root thee up from (מִן) the land of the living; of fire (burn) roots, root : Imperfect3feminine singular תְּשָׁרֵשׁ בְּ Job 31:12 fore (figurative) roots at all my increase.

Pu`al Imperfect3masculine plural יְשֹׁרָשׁוּ Job 31:8 be rooted up (of produce).

2. Po`el take root, establish oneself firmly: Perfect3masculine singular גִּזְעָם שֹׁרֵשׁ בָּאָרֶץ Isaiah 40:24 (figurative of princes, etc.).

Po`al id.: Perfect3masculine plural שֹׁרָֹשׁוּ Jeremiah 12:2 (figurative of wicked).

Hiph`il id.: Imperfect3masculine singular יַשְׁרֵשׁ Isaiah 27:6 (figurative of Israel); 3 feminine singular וַתַּשְׁרֵשׁ Psalm 80:10 (id.; with accusative of congnate meaning with verb); Participle מַשְׁרִי Job 5:3 (figurative of person).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G622 (ἀπόλλυμι, apollymi): to destroy, to perish
• G906 (βάλλω, ballō): to throw, cast
• G4491 (ῥίζα, rhiza): root
• G4492 (ῥιζόω, rhizoō): to cause to take root, to plant

These Greek entries provide a New Testament parallel to the Hebrew concept of rooting and uprooting, emphasizing themes of growth, establishment, and removal within the Christian context.

Usage: The verb שָׁרַשׁ (sharash) is used in the context of establishing roots, either in the sense of planting and taking root or in the sense of uprooting.

Context: The Hebrew verb שָׁרַשׁ (sharash) is a primitive root that conveys the action of rooting, either by planting or by uprooting. It is used metaphorically in the Hebrew Bible to describe the establishment or removal of people, nations, or ideas. The imagery of rooting is often associated with stability, growth, and permanence, while uprooting signifies removal, destruction, or judgment.

In the Berean Standard Bible (BSB), the concept of rooting is illustrated in various contexts. For example, in Isaiah 27:6, the imagery of taking root is used to describe Israel's future flourishing: "In the days to come, Jacob will take root. Israel will bud and blossom and fill the whole world with fruit." This verse highlights the positive aspect of rooting, symbolizing growth and prosperity.

Conversely, the act of uprooting is depicted as a form of divine judgment or removal of wickedness. In Jeremiah 12:14-17, God speaks of uprooting the wicked nations: "This is what the LORD says: 'As for all My wicked neighbors who seize the inheritance I gave My people Israel, I will uproot them from their lands, and I will uproot the house of Judah from among them.'" Here, uprooting signifies the removal of those who oppose God's purposes.

The dual nature of שָׁרַשׁ (sharash) as both rooting and uprooting reflects the broader biblical themes of covenant blessing and judgment, where God establishes and nurtures His people while also removing those who are unfaithful or rebellious.

Forms and Transliterations

וְשֵֽׁרֶשְׁךָ֨ וַתַּשְׁרֵ֥שׁ ושרשך ותשרש יְשֹׁרָֽשׁוּ׃ יַשְׁרֵ֣שׁ ישרש ישרשו׃ מַשְׁרִ֑ישׁ משריש שֹׁרֵ֥שׁ שֹׁרָ֔שׁוּ שרש שרשו תְשָׁרֵֽשׁ׃ תשרש׃ maš·rîš mashRish mašrîš shoRashu shoResh šō·rā·šū šō·rêš šōrāšū šōrêš ṯə·šā·rêš ṯəšārêš teshaResh vattashResh veshereshCha wat·taš·rêš wattašrêš wə·šê·reš·ḵā wəšêrešḵā yaš·rêš yashResh yašrêš yə·šō·rā·šū yeshoRashu yəšōrāšū

Englishman's Concordance

Job 5:3
HEB: רָ֭אִיתִי אֱוִ֣יל מַשְׁרִ֑ישׁ וָאֶקּ֖וֹב נָוֵ֣הוּ
NAS: the foolish taking root, And I cursed
KJV: the foolish taking root: but suddenly
INT: have seen the foolish taking cursed his abode

Job 31:8
HEB: יֹאכֵ֑ל וְֽצֶאֱצָאַ֥י יְשֹׁרָֽשׁוּ׃
NAS: eat, And let my crops be uprooted.
KJV: yea, let my offspring be rooted out.
INT: eat my crops be uprooted

Job 31:12
HEB: וּֽבְכָל־ תְּב֖וּאָתִ֣י תְשָׁרֵֽשׁ׃
NAS: to Abaddon, And would uproot all
KJV: to destruction, and would root out all mine increase.
INT: all my increase uproot

Psalm 52:5
HEB: וְיִסָּחֲךָ֣ מֵאֹ֑הֶל וְשֵֽׁרֶשְׁךָ֨ מֵאֶ֖רֶץ חַיִּ֣ים
NAS: from [your] tent, And uproot you from the land
KJV: of [thy] dwelling place, and root thee out of the land
INT: and tear from tent and uproot the land of the living

Psalm 80:9
HEB: פִּנִּ֥יתָ לְפָנֶ֑יהָ וַתַּשְׁרֵ֥שׁ שָׁ֝רָשֶׁ֗יהָ וַתְּמַלֵּא־
NAS: [the ground] before it, And it took deep root
KJV: it, and didst cause it to take deep root, and it filled
INT: cleared before took deep and filled

Isaiah 27:6
HEB: הַבָּאִים֙ יַשְׁרֵ֣שׁ יַֽעֲקֹ֔ב יָצִ֥יץ
NAS: Jacob will take root, Israel
KJV: of Jacob to take root: Israel
INT: to come will take Jacob will blossom

Isaiah 40:24
HEB: אַ֛ף בַּל־ שֹׁרֵ֥שׁ בָּאָ֖רֶץ גִּזְעָ֑ם
NAS: has their stock taken root in the earth,
KJV: yea, their stock shall not take root in the earth:
INT: yet lest taken the earth has their stock

Jeremiah 12:2
HEB: נְטַעְתָּם֙ גַּם־ שֹׁרָ֔שׁוּ יֵלְכ֖וּ גַּם־
NAS: them, they have also taken root; They grow,
KJV: Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root: they grow,
INT: have planted have also taken grow have even

8 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 8327
8 Occurrences

maš·rîš — 1 Occ.
šō·rā·šū — 1 Occ.
šō·rêš — 1 Occ.
ṯə·šā·rêš — 1 Occ.
wat·taš·rêš — 1 Occ.
wə·šê·reš·ḵā — 1 Occ.
yaš·rêš — 1 Occ.
yə·šō·rā·šū — 1 Occ.