Hebrew word · H8318

שֶׁ֫רֶץ

sheretz

swarm

Appears 15 times in 15 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament.

Where it appears

Genesis · 2
  1. Genesis 1:20 שֶׁ֖רֶץ swarming thing[s]

    And God said, “Let the waters teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the sky.”

  2. Genesis 7:21 הַשֶּׁ֖רֶץ <the> swarming thing

    And every living thing that moved upon the earth perished—birds, livestock, animals, every creature that swarms upon the earth, and all mankind.

Leviticus · 12
  1. Leviticus 5:2 שֶׁ֣רֶץ a swarming thing

    Or if a person touches anything unclean—whether the carcass of any unclean wild animal or livestock or crawling creature—even if he is unaware of it, he is unclean and guilty.

  2. Leviticus 11:10 שֶׁ֣רֶץ <the> swarming thing of

    But the following among all the teeming life and creatures in the water are detestable to you: everything in the seas or streams that does not have fins and scales.

  3. Leviticus 11:20 שֶׁ֣רֶץ <the> swarming thing of

    All flying insects that walk on all fours are detestable to you.

  4. Leviticus 11:21 שֶׁ֣רֶץ <the> swarming thing of

    However, you may eat the following kinds of flying insects that walk on all fours: those having jointed legs above their feet for hopping on the ground.

  5. Leviticus 11:23 שֶׁ֣רֶץ <the> swarming thing of

    All other flying insects that have four legs are detestable to you.

  6. Leviticus 11:29 בַּשֶּׁ֖רֶץ among the swarming thing[s]

    The following creatures that move along the ground are unclean for you: the mole, the mouse, any kind of great lizard,

  7. Leviticus 11:31 הַשָּׁ֑רֶץ <the> swarming thing

    These animals are unclean for you among all the crawling creatures. Whoever touches them when they are dead shall be unclean until evening.

  8. Leviticus 11:41 הַשֶּׁ֖רֶץ <the> swarming thing

    Every creature that moves along the ground is detestable; it must not be eaten.

  9. Leviticus 11:42 הַשֶּׁ֖רֶץ <the> swarming thing

    Do not eat any creature that moves along the ground, whether it crawls on its belly or walks on four or more feet; for such creatures are detestable.

  10. Leviticus 11:43 הַשֶּׁ֖רֶץ <the> swarming thing

    Do not defile yourselves by any crawling creature; do not become unclean or defiled by them.

  11. Leviticus 11:44 הַשֶּׁ֖רֶץ <the> swarming thing

    For I am the LORD your God; consecrate yourselves, therefore, and be holy, because I am holy. You must not defile yourselves by any creature that crawls along the ground.

  12. Leviticus 22:5 שֶׁ֖רֶץ swarming thing

    or whoever touches a crawling creature or a person that makes him unclean, whatever the uncleanness may be—

Deuteronomy · 1
  1. Deuteronomy 14:19 שֶׁ֣רֶץ <the> swarming thing of

    All flying insects are unclean for you; they may not be eaten.

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