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Isaiah 24:12
“In the city is left desolation, and the gate is smitten with destruction.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
שָׁאַרshâʼar · shaw-ar'
H7604 · Hebrew
H7604 · Hebrew
- Definition
- properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- leave, (be) left, let, remain, remnant, reserve, the rest.
- Grammar
- נִשְׁאַ֥ר — verb Niphal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 133 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 7:23Genesis 14:10Genesis 32:9Genesis 42:38Genesis 47:18
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read שָׁאַר here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.