סָרַח
sa.rach
to overrun
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word סָרַח (sa.rach), with a Strong's number of H5628, literally means "to overrun." This verb signifies a forceful expansion or overflowing beyond a given boundary or capacity. It highlights a sense of movement, growth, or expansion that surpasses what is normally expected or accommodated. This word is used 7 times in the Hebrew Bible, giving us a glimpse into its range of usage. In each instance, sa.rach conveys a sense of intensification, amplification, or extension that exceeds what is ordinary. This can apply to situations of war (such as an army overrunning enemy territory), natural phenomena (like a river overflowing its banks), or personal circumstances (like a person's emotions or wealth overflowing). In its significance, the word sa.rach underscores the power and intensity of forces that drive action and change. It serves as a reminder that growth, expansion, and transformation often happen in ways that are unexpected and overwhelming.
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Occurrences in Scripture
7 total occurrences across the text
It grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches turned toward him, and its roots were under him. So it became a vine, produced branches, and shot out sprigs.
Jeremiah 49:7Of Edom, Yahweh of Armies says: “Is wisdom no more in Teman? Has counsel perished from the prudent? Has their wisdom vanished?
Ezekiel 23:15dressed with belts on their waists, with flowing turbans on their heads, all of them looking like princes, after the likeness of the Babylonians in Chaldea, the land of their birth.
Amos 6:4Who lie on beds of ivory, and stretch themselves on their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the middle of the stall;
Amos 6:7Therefore they will now go captive with the first who go captive; and the feasting and lounging will end.
Exodus 26:12The overhanging part that remains of the curtains of the tent—the half curtain that remains—shall hang over the back of the tabernacle.
Exodus 26:13The cubit on the one side and the cubit on the other side, of that which remains in the length of the curtains of the tent, shall hang over the sides of the tabernacle on this side and on that side, to cover it.