שָׂרִיד

𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤃

Sarid

H8301 noun

SILEX Entry

Root שׂרד to survive, remain, escape destruction

Definition

Proper noun denoting a specific place-name: Sarid, a settlement or town in the territory allotted to the tribe of Zebulun. In different contexts, the word is used exclusively as a geographic designation and does not carry other lexical meanings within the Hebrew Bible. The associated common noun (שָׂרִיד) elsewhere can mean 'survivor, remnant,' but as a place-name it denotes only the location.

Semantic Range

proper name of a settlement in Zebulun; Sarid; not used with the meaning 'survivor' in this context

Root / Etymology

Derived from the root שׂרד (שָׂרַד), meaning 'to survive' or 'to remain, survive as a remnant.' The place-name likely originates from the same root as the common noun 'survivor, remnant,' but its precise process of formation as a toponym is not fully documented.

Historical & Contextual Notes

שָׂרִיד is attested in Joshua 19:10, 12 as a town within the tribal allotment of Zebulun. The text offers no direct explanation for its naming, but the name's root connection to 'survivor/remnant' (שָׂרִיד) may reflect a tradition, historical event, or geographic reality (such as a place where survivors settled). There is no indication in the biblical texts that the name Sarid was used for any group, individual, or had a broader lexicon meaning in the Bible; it is strictly a place-name in the territorial listings. Standard English versions transliterate the name as 'Sarid.' The name does not appear in post-biblical texts as a personal or group designation. Care should be taken to distinguish this proper noun from the similar-sounding common noun 'sarid' (survivor).

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

the same as שָׂרִיד; Sarid, a place in Palestine; Sarid.

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Root Family

שׂרד (ś-r-d) — to survive, remain, escape destruction

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H8277 שָׂרַד they survived
H8279 שֶׂרֶד with a scribing-awl

Word Forms

2 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H8301-01 מִ/שָּׂרִ֗יד misarid HR/Np from Sarid from Sarid 1
H8301-02 שָׂרִֽיד sarid HNp Sarid survivor 1

Occurrences in Scripture

2 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H8301-02 Joshua 19:10 שָׂרִֽיד sarid HNp Sarid survivor
H8301-01 Joshua 19:12 מִ/שָּׂרִ֗יד misarid HR/Np from Sarid from Sarid