שָׁאַר

Strong’s Definition

properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

leave, (be) left, let, remain, remnant, reserve, the rest.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to remain, be left over, be left behind
• 2.(qal) to remain
• 3.(niphal)
• 4.(hiphil)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: shâʼar; Pronunciation: shaw-ar'