שְׁאֵרshᵉʼêr
שְׁאֵר: flesh
Pronunciation: sheh-ayr' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7607
Meanings
1. flesh
a. as food (Exodus 21:10; 1 Samuel 9:24; Psalms 78:20)
b. figurative for physical power (Psalms 73:26; Proverbs 5:11)
2. = flesh- (= blood-) relation (i.e. one near of kin) (Leviticus 18:12; Leviticus 18:13; Leviticus 20:19)
3. = self (Proverbs 11:17)
שַׁאֲרָה: see שְׂאֵר, 2 above (Leviticus 18:17)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 16 times in the Bible.
- Exodus 21:10 “If a man who has married a slave wife takes another wife for himself, he must not neglect the rights of the first wife to food, clothing, and sexual intimacy.
- Leviticus 18:6 “You must never have sexual relations with a close relative, for I am the Lord.
- Leviticus 18:12 “Do not have sexual relations with your father’s sister, for she is your father’s close relative.
- Leviticus 18:13 “Do not have sexual relations with your mother’s sister, for she is your mother’s close relative.
- Leviticus 20:19 “Do not have sexual relations with your aunt, whether your mother’s sister or your father’s sister. This would dishonor a close relative. Both parties are guilty and will be punished for their sin.
- Leviticus 21:2 The only exceptions are his closest relatives—his mother or father, son or daughter, brother,
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).