H8271

שְׁרָא

she.reA:V

to loose

1) to loosen, abide, begin 1a) (P'al) 1a1) to loosen 1a2) to abide (from loosing girths for camp) 1b) (Pael) to begin, open 1c) (Ithpael) to be loosened

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

[שְׁרָא]

verb 1. loosen.

2. abide (see Biblical Hebrew I. שׁרה); —

Pe`al Infinitive לְמִשְׁרֵא Dan 5:16 read ׳מִשׁ also vDan 5:12, for ׳מְשָׁ (K^{§ 40 n} M^{87 *} and others); — Passive participle שְׁרֵא (K^{§ 47. Beisp.} f)) Dan 2:22 plural שְׁרַיִן Dan 3:25 —

1. loosen: literal passive participle loosed Dan 3:25 (opposed to bound); figurative loosen knots, i.e. solve difficulties, Dan 5:12; Dan 5:16.

2. abide (from loosening girths, loads, at encampment; compare ᵑ7 Late Hebrew [also on passive participle]), figurative Dan 2:22 (עִם of person). Pa`el Perfect 3 masculine plural שָׁרִיו Ezra 5:2 begin (see Biblical Hebrew III. [חָלַל] Hiph`il 2), followed by infinitive Hithpa. Participle masculine plural מִשְׁתָּרַ֫יִן Dan 5:6 joints were loosened (in fear).

5 occurrences

Ezra (1), Daniel (4)