Word Study · Strong's H7431 · Hebrew
רֶמֶשׂ
remes
reh'-mes
“a reptile or any other rapidly moving animal”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a reptile or any other rapidly moving animal
Rendered in the KJV as
that creepeth, creeping (moving) thing.
- 17occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 6 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 12inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 17 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 12
- הָרֶ֖מֶשׂ2
- הָרֶ֛מֶשׂ2
- הָרֶ֙מֶשׂ֙2
- רֶ֥מֶשׂ2
- רֶ֙מֶשׂ֙2
- וְרֶ֖מֶשׂ1
- וָרֶ֛מֶשׂ1
- כְּרֶ֖מֶשׂ1
- רֶ֖מֶשׂ1
- רֶ֭מֶשׂ1
- רֶ֝֗מֶשׂ1
- רֶ֤מֶשׂ1
How it is rendered · 9
- the creeping thing5
- creeping thing[s]3
- creeping thing2
- the creeping thing of2
- and [the] creeping thing[s] of1
- and creeping thing[s]1
- like creeping thing[s]1
- moving thing[s]1
- the creeping thing[s]1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 6
- noun · masculine singular6
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular6
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular1
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
- preposition + noun · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmsa · 6
- HTd/Ncmsa · 6
- HNcmsc · 2
- HC/Ncmsa · 1
- HC/Ncmsc · 1
- HR/Ncmsa · 1
All 17, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Genesis10 occurrences
- Genesis 1:24וָרֶ֛מֶשׂvaremesconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularAnd God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, land crawlers, and beasts of the earth according to their kinds.” And it was so.here: and creeping thing[s]
- Genesis 1:25רֶ֥מֶשׂremesnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and everything that crawls upon the earth according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.here: the creeping thing of
- Genesis 1:26הָרֶ֖מֶשׂharemesthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThen God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, and over all the earth itself and every creature that crawls upon it.”here: the creeping thing
- Genesis 6:7רֶ֖מֶשׂremesnoun · masculine singularSo the LORD said, “I will blot out man, whom I have created, from the face of the earth—every man and beast and crawling creature and bird of the air—for I am grieved that I have made them.”here: creeping thing[s]
- Genesis 6:20רֶ֥מֶשׂremesnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Two of every kind of bird and animal and crawling creature will come to you to be kept alive.here: the creeping thing of
- Genesis 7:14הָרֶ֛מֶשׂharemesthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularthey and every kind of wild animal, livestock, crawling creature, bird, and winged creature.here: the creeping thing
- Genesis 7:23רֶ֙מֶשׂ֙remesnoun · masculine singularAnd every living thing on the face of the earth was destroyed—man and livestock, crawling creatures and birds of the air; they were blotted out from the earth, and only Noah and those with him in the ark remained.here: creeping thing[s]
- Genesis 8:17הָרֶ֛מֶשׂharemesthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularBring out all the living creatures that are with you—birds, livestock, and everything that crawls upon the ground—so that they can spread out over the earth and be fruitful and multiply upon it.”here: the creeping thing
- Genesis 8:19הָרֶ֙מֶשׂ֙haremesthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularEvery living creature, every creeping thing, and every bird—everything that moves upon the earth—came out of the ark, kind by kind.here: the creeping thing
- Genesis 9:3רֶ֙מֶשׂ֙remesnoun · masculine singularEverything that lives and moves will be food for you; just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you all things.here: creeping thing
Psalms2 occurrences
- Psalms 104:25רֶ֭מֶשׂremesnoun · masculine singularHere is the sea, vast and wide, teeming with creatures beyond number, living things both great and small.here: moving thing[s]
- Psalms 148:10רֶ֝֗מֶשׂremesnoun · masculine singularwild animals and all cattle, crawling creatures and flying birds,here: creeping thing[s]
Ezekiel2 occurrences
- Ezekiel 8:10רֶ֤מֶשׂremesnoun · masculine singularSo I went in and looked, and engraved all around the wall was every kind of crawling creature and detestable beast, along with all the idols of the house of Israel.here: creeping thing
- Ezekiel 38:20הָרֶ֙מֶשׂ֙haremesthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThe fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the beasts of the field, every creature that crawls upon the ground, and all mankind on the face of the earth will tremble at My presence. The mountains will be thrown down, the cliffs will collapse, and every wall will fall to the ground.here: the creeping thing