Word Study · Strong's H8328 · Hebrew
שֶׁרֶשׁ
sheresh
sheh'-resh
“a root (literally or figuratively)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a root (literally or figuratively)
Rendered in the KJV as
bottom, deep, heel, root.
- 33occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 13 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 26inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 33 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 26
- שֹׁ֣רֶשׁ3
- וְשֹׁ֥רֶשׁ2
- וְשֹׁ֖רֶשׁ2
- וְשָׁרָשָׁ֖יו2
- שָֽׁרָשָׁ֣יו2
- שָׁרְשָׁם֙2
- וְכַשֹּׁ֙רֶשׁ֙1
- וְשָׁרְשֵׁ֖י1
- מִשֹּׁ֣רֶשׁ1
- מִשֹּׁ֤רֶשׁ1
- מִשָּׁרָשֶֽׁיהָ׃1
- מִשָּׁרָשָׁ֥יו1
and 14 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 20
- roots its6
- and [the] root of4
- a root3
- root their3
- root its2
- [the] root of1
- [the] roots of1
- and [the] roots of1
- and like the root1
- and roots his1
- and roots its1
- from [the] root1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 17
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)4
- noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singular4
- noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular4
- noun · masculine singular4
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural3
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular2
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)1
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + noun · masculine singular1
- noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)1
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HC/Ncmsc · 4
- HNcmpc/Sp3fs · 4
- HNcmpc/Sp3ms · 4
- HNcmsa · 4
- HNcmsc/Sp3mp · 3
- HC/Ncmpc/Sp3ms · 2
- HNcmsc/Sp3ms · 2
- HC/Ncmpc · 1
- HC/Rd/Ncmsa · 1
- HNcmpc · 1
- HNcmsc · 1
- HNcmsc/Sp1bs · 1
All 33, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Job carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
2 Kings1 occurrence
Job9 occurrences
- Job 8:17שָֽׁרָשָׁ֣יוsharashavnoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularHis roots wrap around the rock heap; he looks for a home among the stones.here: roots its
- Job 13:27שָׁרְשֵׁ֥יsharesheinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)You put my feet in the stocks and stand watch over all my paths; You set a limit for the soles of my feet.here: [the] roots of
- Job 14:8שָׁרְשׁ֑וֹshareshonoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularIf its roots grow old in the ground and its stump dies in the soil,here: root its
- Job 18:16שָֽׁרָשָׁ֣יוsharashavnoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularThe roots beneath him dry up, and the branches above him wither away.here: roots his
- Job 19:28וְשֹׁ֥רֶשׁveshoreshconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)If you say, ‘Let us persecute him, since the root of the matter lies with him,’here: and [the] root of
- Job 28:9מִשֹּׁ֣רֶשׁmishoreshpreposition + noun · masculine singularThe miner strikes the flint; he overturns mountains at their base.here: from [the] root
- Job 29:19שָׁרְשִׁ֣יshareshinoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularMy roots will spread out to the waters, and the dew will rest nightly on my branches.here: root my
- Job 30:4וְשֹׁ֖רֶשׁveshoreshconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)They plucked mallow among the shrubs, and the roots of the broom tree were their food.here: and [the] root of
- Job 36:30וְשָׁרְשֵׁ֖יvesharesheiconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)See how He scatters His lightning around Him and covers the depths of the sea.here: and [the] roots of
Proverbs2 occurrences
- Proverbs 12:3וְשֹׁ֥רֶשׁveshoreshconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)A man cannot be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.here: and [the] root of
- Proverbs 12:12וְשֹׁ֖רֶשׁveshoreshconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)The wicked desire the plunder of evil men, but the root of the righteous flourishes.here: and [the] root of
Isaiah7 occurrences
- Isaiah 5:24שָׁרְשָׁם֙shareshamnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralTherefore, as a tongue of fire consumes the straw, and as dry grass shrivels in the flame, so their roots will decay and their blossoms will blow away like dust; for they have rejected the instruction of the LORD of Hosts and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.here: root their
- Isaiah 11:1מִשָּׁרָשָׁ֥יוmisharashavpreposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularThen a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit.here: from roots his
- Isaiah 11:10שֹׁ֣רֶשׁshoreshnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)On that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples. The nations will seek Him, and His place of rest will be glorious.here: [the] root of
- Isaiah 14:29מִשֹּׁ֤רֶשׁmishoreshpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Do not rejoice, all you Philistines, that the rod that struck you is broken. For a viper will spring from the root of the snake, and a flying serpent from its egg.here: from [the] root of
- Isaiah 14:30שָׁרְשֵׁ֔ךְshareshekhnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singularThen the firstborn of the poor will find pasture, and the needy will lie down in safety, but I will kill your root by famine, and your remnant will be slain.here: root your
- Isaiah 37:31שֹׁ֣רֶשׁshoreshnoun · masculine singularAnd the surviving remnant of the house of Judah will again take root below and bear fruit above.here: a root
- Isaiah 53:2וְכַשֹּׁ֙רֶשׁ֙vekhashoreshconjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + noun · masculine singularHe grew up before Him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no stately form or majesty to attract us, no beauty that we should desire Him.here: and like the root
Ezekiel5 occurrences
- Ezekiel 17:6וְשָׁרָשָׁ֖יוvesharashavconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularIt sprouted and became a spreading vine, low in height, with branches turned toward him; yet its roots remained where it stood. So it became a vine and yielded branches and sent out shoots.here: and roots its
- Ezekiel 17:7שָׁרֳשֶׁ֣יהָshorosheihanoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singularBut there was another great eagle with great wings and many feathers. And behold, this vine bent its roots toward him. It stretched out its branches to him from its planting bed, so that he might water it.here: roots its
- Ezekiel 17:9שָׁרָשֶׁ֨יהָsharasheihanoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singularSo you are to tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Will it flourish? Will it not be uprooted and stripped of its fruit so that it shrivels? All its foliage will wither! It will not take a strong arm or many people to pull it up by its roots.here: roots its
- Ezekiel 17:9מִשָּׁרָשֶֽׁיהָ׃misharasheihapreposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singularSo you are to tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Will it flourish? Will it not be uprooted and stripped of its fruit so that it shrivels? All its foliage will wither! It will not take a strong arm or many people to pull it up by its roots.here: from roots its
- Ezekiel 31:7שָׁרְשׁ֖וֹshareshonoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularIt was beautiful in its greatness, in the length of its limbs, for its roots extended to abundant waters.here: root its
Hosea2 occurrences
- Hosea 9:16שָׁרְשָׁ֥םshareshamnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralEphraim is struck down; their root is withered; they cannot bear fruit. Even if they bear children, I will slay the darlings of their wombs.here: root their
- Hosea 14:5שָׁרָשָׁ֖יוsharashavnoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularI will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like the lily and take root like the cedars of Lebanon.here: roots its
Same headword in Strong's