The meaning of “שְׁאֵרִית”
Understanding shᵉʼêrîyth reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
that had escaped, be left, posterity, remain(-der), remnant, residue, rest. - a remainder or residual (surviving, final)...
שְׁאֵרִית
that had escaped, be left, posterity, remain(-der), remnant, residue, rest. - a remainder or residual (surviving, final) portion 1) rest, residue, remainder, remnant 1a) rest, what is left 1b) remainder, descendants
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 45:7 | “And God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance.” Word: שְׁאֵרִית (shᵉʼêrîyth) | |
| 1 Chronicles 12:38 | “All these men of war, that could keep rank, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king.” Word: שְׁאֵרִית (shᵉʼêrîyth) | |
| Nehemiah 7:72 | “And that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand pound of silver, and threescore and seven priests’ garments.” Word: שְׁאֵרִית (shᵉʼêrîyth) | |
| Jeremiah 41:16 | “Then took Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, all the remnant of the people whom he had recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, from Mizpah, after that he had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, even mighty men of war, and the women, and the children, and the eunuchs, whom he had brought again from Gibeon:” Word: שְׁאֵרִית (shᵉʼêrîyth) | |
| Micah 5:7 | “And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people as a dew from the Lord, as the showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sons of men.” Word: שְׁאֵרִית (shᵉʼêrîyth) |
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Theological Word Study: Remnant
Old Testament Usage
Meaning: Remnant, remainder
The Hebrew sheerit (שְׁאֵרִית) means remnant—those who remain after judgment. Isaiah named his son 'Shear-jashub' ('a remnant shall return'), prophesying God's preservation of a faithful few.
New Testament Usage
Meaning: Remnant
The Greek leimma (λεῖμμα) means remnant. Paul argues that 'at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace' (Romans 11:5)—God always preserves His faithful ones.