וְ/נִשְׁאַ֥ר
𐤅/𐤍𐤔𐤀𐤓
shâʼar
and-will-remain
To remain, be left behind or survive, especially after an event that removes or destroys others; to leave over or preserve something or someone. שָׁאַר is used for what or who is left after judgment, disaster, exile, battle, or other forms of depletion. The term encompasses both the passive sense of surviving or remaining, and the active sense of leaving something over. It is frequently used to describe individuals or groups who continue to exist after significant loss or crisis, or what is intentionally set aside or saved from consumption or destruction.
Zechariah 9:7 · Word #7
Lexicon H7604
| Lemma | שָׁאַר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤀𐤓 |
| Transliteration | shâʼar |
| Strong's | H7604 |
| Definition | To remain, be left behind or survive, especially after an event that removes or destroys others; to leave over or preserve something or someone. שָׁאַר is used for what or who is left after judgment, disaster, exile, battle, or other forms of depletion. The term encompasses both the passive sense of surviving or remaining, and the active sense of leaving something over. It is frequently used to describe individuals or groups who continue to exist after significant loss or crisis, or what is intentionally set aside or saved from consumption or destruction. |
Morphology HC/VNq3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | N — Niphal — Simple passive or reflexive |
| Conjugation | q — Sequential Perfect — Perfect with waw-consecutive, continuing a narrative |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and-will-remain |
SIBI-P1 Translation H7604-31
and he was left
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Niphal stem, sequential perfect (vav-consecutive), 3rd person masculine singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Niphal stem conveys a passive or reflexive sense, indicating that he came to be left behind or survived. The sequential perfect with prefixed וְ marks narrative continuation, hence "and he was left." |
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