שֶׁרֶץsherets

Same root

• שָׁרַץshârats · H8317to wriggle, i.e. (by implication) swarm or abound

Where it appears

Appears 15 times in the Bible.

• Genesis 1:20 Then God said, “Let the waters swarm with fish and other life. Let the skies be filled with birds of every kind.”
• Genesis 7:21 All the living things on earth died—birds, domestic animals, wild animals, small animals that scurry along the ground, and all the people.
• Leviticus 5:2 “Or suppose you unknowingly touch something that is ceremonially unclean, such as the carcass of an unclean animal. When you realize what you have done, you must admit your defilement and your guilt. This is true whether it is a wild animal, a domestic animal, or an animal that scurries along the ground.
• Leviticus 11:10 But you must never eat animals from the sea or from rivers that do not have both fins and scales. They are detestable to you. This applies both to little creatures that live in shallow water and to all creatures that live in deep water.
• Leviticus 11:20 “You must not eat winged insects that walk along the ground; they are detestable to you.
• Leviticus 11:21 You may, however, eat winged insects that walk along the ground and have jointed legs so they can jump.