שאר

Hebrew

Root
שׁ־א־ר (sh-ʾ-r)
5 terms

Pronunciation

Noun

שְׁאָר • (sh'árm (plural indefinite שְׁאָרִים, singular construct שְׁאָר־, plural construct שְׁאָרֵי־) [pattern: קְטוֹל]

  1. A remnant, a remainder, a rest.
  2. (שְׁאָר־, sh'ár-) singular construct state form of שְׁאָר.

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Noun

שְׁאֵר • (sh'érm (plural indefinite שְׁאֵרִים, singular construct שְׁאֵר־, plural construct שְׁאֵרֵי־, feminine counterpart שְׁאֵרָה or שַׁאֲרָה)

  1. flesh, blood
    • Tanach, Psalms 78:27, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      וַיַּמְטֵ֬ר עֲלֵיהֶ֣ם כֶּעָפָ֣ר שְׁאֵ֑ר וּֽכְח֥וֹל יַ֝מִּ֗ים ע֣וֹף כָּנָֽף׃
      He rained meat on them like dust, winged birds like the sands of the sea,
  2. (by extension) food, sustenance
  3. (figuratively) kin, relative

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