שְׁאֵר

Strong’s Definition

flesh (as swelling out), as living or forfood; generally food of any kind; figuratively, kindred by blood

Etymology & Derivation

from H7604 (שָׁאַר);

KJV Usage

body, flesh, food, (near) kin(-sman, -swoman), near (nigh) (of kin).

Detailed Definition

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

• 1.flesh, food, body, near kin, near kinswoman
• 2.flesh
• 3.flesh relation, blood relation
• 4.self

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: shᵉʼêr; Pronunciation: sheh-ayr'