Enemy
שׁוֹרֵרStrong’s H8324sharar (sha-rar)
Appears in 5 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Sharar is the Hebrew word usually translated “enemies my” and “on enemies my”. It appears in 5 verses of the Old Testament.
“Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.”
Meaning
- (Qal) to be an enemy
How it's translated
- enemies my 3
- to enemies my 1
- on enemies my 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Psalms 5
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Psalms 27:11Teach me thy way, O LORD, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies.
- Psalms 54:5He shall reward evil unto mine enemies: cut them off in thy truth.
- Psalms 56:2Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O thou most High.
- Psalms 59:10The God of my mercy shall prevent me: God shall let me see my desire upon mine enemies.
Hebrew dictionary
שׁוֹרֵר sharar · enemy
(Qal) to be an enemy
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “enemy” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
EN'EMY, noun
[Latin inimicus.]
- A foe; an adversary.“I way to you, love your enemies” Matthew 5:44
- One who hates or dislikes; as an enemy to truth or falsehood.
- In theology, and by way of eminence, the enemy is the Devil; the archfiend.
- In military affairs, the opposing army or naval force in war, is called the enemy
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.