Quick Definition
swarm
Strong's Definition
a swarm, i.e. active mass of minute animals
Derivation: from H8317 (שָׁרַץ);
KJV Usage: creep(-ing thing), move(-ing creature).
TWOT Reference: 2467a
Outline of Biblical Usage
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
שֶׁ֫רֶץ (she.rets) — swarm. 1) teeming or swarming things, creepers, swarmers 1a) of insects, animals, small reptiles, quadrupeds
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun m · שׁרץ
Swarming Creatures
swarming creature = small animals of the variety that usually is found in great quantity, has short legs, and appears to move to and fro without purpose; ► most are unclean, with the exceptions of winged insects that hop; ≈ often associated with uncleanness and idol worship
GEN 1:20 · GEN 7:21 · LEV 5:2 · LEV 11:10 · LEV 11:20 · LEV 11:21 · LEV 11:23 · LEV 11:29 · LEV 11:31 · LEV 11:41 · LEV 11:42 · LEV 11:43 · LEV 11:44 · LEV 22:5 · DEU 14:19
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
שֶׁ֫רֶץ n.m. coll. swarmers, swarming things base