Word Study · Strong's H8273 · Hebrew
שָׁרָב
sharab
shaw-rawb'
Strong's 1890 spelling: shârâb
“quivering glow (of the air), expectation. the mirage”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
quivering glow (of the air), expectation. the mirage
Rendered in the KJV as
heat, parched ground.
- 2occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 1 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 2 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- הַשָּׁרָב֙1
- שָׁרָ֖ב1
How it is rendered · 2
- burning heat1
- the parched ground1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- noun · masculine singular1
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular1
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- HNcmsa · 1
- HTd/Ncmsa · 1
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The ledger of occurrences
Isaiah2 occurrences
- Isaiah 35:7הַשָּׁרָב֙hasharavthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThe parched ground will become a pool, the thirsty land springs of water. In the haunt where jackals once lay, there will be grass and reeds and papyrus.here: the parched ground
- Isaiah 49:10שָׁרָ֖בsharavnoun · masculine singularThey will not hunger or thirst, nor will scorching heat or sun beat down on them. For He who has compassion on them will guide them and lead them beside springs of water.here: burning heat