Lexical Summary sheer: flesh Original Word: שְׁאֵרTransliteration: sheer Phonetic Spelling: (sheh-ayr') Part of Speech: Noun Masculine Short Definition: flesh Meaning: flesh, as living, for, food, food of any kind, kindred by blood Strong's Concordance body, flesh, food, near kinsman near nigh of kin From sha'ar; flesh (as swelling out), as living or for food; generally food of any kind; figuratively, kindred by blood -- body, flesh, food, (near) kin(-sman, -swoman), near (nigh) (of kin). see HEBREW sha'ar Brown-Driver-Briggs H7607. sheer שְׁאֵר noun masculinePsalm 73:26 flesh (perhaps originally the inner flesh, full of blood, next the bones, compare HoffmZAW iii (1883), 107, and בָּשָׂר = (originally) flesh next the. skin); — ׳שׁ absolute 78:20; 78:27, construct Micah 3:3 +, suffix שְׁאֵרִי Jeremiah 51:35; Psalm 73:26, etc; — 1 flesh : a. as food, Exodus 21:10 (HPS also 1 Samuel 9:24, for הַנִּשְׁאָר), Psalm 78:20 ("" לֶחֶם), 78:27 ("" כָּנָף עוֺף); figurative Micah 3:2 ("" עוֺר), 3:3 ("" id.), Jeremiah 51:35 ("" דָּם), b. figurative for physical power Psalm 73:26 (+ לֵבָב), Proverbs 5:11 (+ בָּשָׂר). 2 in HP = flesh- (= blood-) relation (i.e. one near of kin):אָבִיךָ שְׁאֵר Leviticus 18:12 compare 18:13; 20:19, also 18:17 (read שְׁאֵרְךָ for ᵐ5 שַׁאֲרָה Ew Dr-Wh; compare of. Di Baen); + הַקָּרֹב אֵלָיו 21:2; Numbers 27:11 ׳שׁ בְשָׂרוֺ Leviticus 18:6; 25:49. 3 = self, Proverbs 11:17 ("" נֶפֶשׁ), שַׁאֲרָה Leviticus 18:17 see שְׂאֵר, 2 above |
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