Remnant
שְׁאֵרִיתStrong’s H7611sheerit (she-e-rit)
Appears in 66 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Sheerit is the Hebrew word usually translated “remnant of”, “remnant” and “rest of”. It appears in 66 verses of the Old Testament.
“Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If it be marvellous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, should it also be marvellous in mine eyes? saith the LORD of hosts.”
Meaning
- Rest, residue, remainder, remnantrest, what is left · remainder, descendants
How it's translated
- remnant of 30
- a remnant 7
- the remnant 4
- rest of 4
- to remnant of 4
- remainder of 3
- o remnant of 3
- and a remnant 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Jeremiah 24
- Ezekiel 7
- Isaiah 6
- Micah 5
- 2 Kings 3
- Amos 3
16 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Zechariah 8:11In contextBut now I will not be unto the residue of this people as in the former days, saith the LORD of hosts.
- Zechariah 8:12In contextFor the seed shall be prosperous; the vine shall give her fruit, and the ground shall give her increase, and the heavens shall give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things.
- Genesis 45:7And God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance.
- 2 Samuel 14:7And, behold, the whole family is risen against thine handmaid, and they said, Deliver him that smote his brother, that we may kill him, for the life of his brother whom he slew; and we will destroy the heir also: and so they shall quench my coal which is left, and shall not leave to my husband neither name nor remainder upon the earth.
- 2 Kings 19:4It may be the LORD thy God will hear all the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God; and will reprove the words which the LORD thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up thy prayer for the remnant that are left.
- 2 Kings 19:31For out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant, and they that escape out of mount Zion: the zeal of the LORD of hosts shall do this.
All 66 verses, by book
Hebrew dictionary
שְׁאֵרִית sheerit · remnant
1) rest, residue, remainder, remnant 1a) rest, what is left 1b) remainder, descendants
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “remnant” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
REM'NANT, noun
[contracted from remanent. See Remain.]
- Residue; that which is left after the separation, removal or destruction of a part.“The remnant that are left of the captivity” Nehemiah 1:3
- That which remains after a part is done, performed, told or passed.
All definitions and other forms of “remnant”
REM'NANT, adjective
Remaining; yet left.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.