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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 8331. שַׁרְשֹׁת (sharshah) -- Root, foundation</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/8331.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/exodus/28-22.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/8331.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 8331</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/8330.htm" title="8330">◄</a> 8331. sharshah <a href="../hebrew/8332.htm" title="8332">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">sharshah: Root, foundation</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">שַׁרְשָׁה</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>sharshah<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>shar-SHAH<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(shar-shaw')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Root, foundation<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a chain<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root שָׁרַשׁ (sharash), meaning "to root" or "to take root."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint and New Testament is ῥίζα (rhiza), Strong's Greek #4491, which also means "root."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "sharshah" refers to the root of a plant, symbolically representing the foundation or origin of something. In biblical literature, it often conveys the idea of stability, origin, or the underlying source of life and growth. It can also imply the concept of being deeply established or firmly grounded.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, agriculture was a central part of life, and the imagery of roots was commonly used to convey ideas of growth, stability, and origin. The root system of a plant was understood to be essential for its nourishment and survival, making it a powerful metaphor for spiritual and moral foundations. The Hebrew people, living in an agrarian society, would have readily understood the significance of being "rooted" in faith and tradition.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>the same as <a href="/hebrew/8333.htm">sharsherah</a>, q.v.<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> [<font class="hebrew2">שַׁרְשָׁה</font>] <a href="/interlinear/exodus/28-22.htm">Exodus 28:22</a> see following. </p><br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>chain <p>From <a href="/hebrew/8327.htm">sharash</a>; a chain (as rooted, i.e. Linked) -- chain. Compare <a href="/hebrew/8333.htm">sharahrah</a>. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/8327.htm">sharash</a> <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/8333.htm">sharahrah</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>שַֽׁרְשֹׁ֥ת שרשת šar·šōṯ šaršōṯ sharShot<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/exodus/28-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 28:22</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/28.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עַל־ הַחֹ֛שֶׁן <b> שַֽׁרְשֹׁ֥ת </b> גַּבְלֻ֖ת מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה</span><br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/28.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> upon the breastplate <span class="itali">chains</span> at the ends<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/28-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> on the breastpiece <span class="itali">chains</span> of twisted work<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8331.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8331.htm">Strong's Hebrew 8331<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/sharshot_8331.htm">šar·šōṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/hebrew/8330.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="8330"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="8330" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hebrew/8332.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="8332"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="8332" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>