The meaning of “רֶמֶשׂ”
Understanding remes reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
that creepeth, creeping (moving) thing. - a reptile or any other rapidly moving animal 1) creeping things, moving things...
רֶמֶשׂ
that creepeth, creeping (moving) thing. - a reptile or any other rapidly moving animal 1) creeping things, moving things, creeping organism 1a) creeping things 1b) gliding things (of sea animals) 1c) moving things (of all animals)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 7:14 | “They, and every beast after his kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind, and every fowl after his kind, every bird of every sort.” Word: רֶמֶשׂ (remes) | |
| 1 Kings 4:33 | “And he spake of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall: he spake also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes.” Word: רֶמֶשׂ (remes) | |
| Psalms 148:10 | “Beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and flying fowl:” Word: רֶמֶשׂ (remes) | |
| Ezekiel 38:20 | “So that the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the field, and all creeping things that creep upon the earth, and all the men that are upon the face of the earth, shall shake at my presence, and the mountains shall be thrown down, and the steep places shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground.” Word: רֶמֶשׂ (remes) | |
| Hosea 2:18 | “And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven, and with the creeping things of the ground: and I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the earth, and will make them to lie down safely.” Word: רֶמֶשׂ (remes) |