What does שֶׁרֶשׁ · ῥίζα mean in the Bible?
שֶׁרֶשׁ · ῥίζα is a Hebrew phrase meaning "root, foundational source of life".
Hebrew · H8328, G4491
שֹׁרֶשׁ
A root (literally or figuratively) · a "root" (literally or figuratively)
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שֶׁרֶשׁ H8328 a root (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation shōresh
Root as foundation of life or being—literal plant roots extend to figurative rootedness in covenant, stability, and ancestral continuity
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ῥίζα G4491 a "root" (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation rhíza
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What does שֹׁרֶשׁ (shoresh) mean in the Bible?
שֶׁרֶשׁ · ῥίζα is a Hebrew phrase meaning "root, foundational source of life".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H8328, G4491?
H8328, G4491 is connected to 33 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. root, foundational source of life
Strong's H8328, G4491
Lexical occurrences 33 verses Source Gloss
root, foundational source of life
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שֹׁרֶשׁ is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain