# H7607 שְׁאֵר

שְׁאֵר (shᵉʼêr), Strong’s H7607: flesh (as swelling out), as living or forfood; generally food of any kind; figuratively, kindred by blood KJV: body, flesh, food, (near) kin(-sman, -swoman), near…

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*shᵉʼêr* — flesh (as swelling out), as living or forfood; generally food of any kind; figuratively, kindred by blood

KJV: body, flesh, food, (near) kin(-sman, -swoman), near (nigh) (of kin).

Derived from [שָׁאַר shâʼar](https://besorah.bible/word/H7604) (to swell up, i.e. be)

Occurs 16 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- שְׁאֵר n.m. flesh (perh. orig. the inner flesh, full of blood, next to the bones)
- 1 flesh
- a as food
- b fig. for physical power
- 2 in HP = flesh- (= blood-) relation (i.e. one near of kin)
- 3 = self

## Where it occurs
- [Exodus 21:10](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/exodus/21?v=10) — If he takes another wife to himself, he shall not diminish her food, her clothing, and her marital rights.
- [Leviticus 18:6](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/leviticus/18?v=6) — “‘None of you shall approach any close relatives, to uncover their nakedness: I am the LORD.
- [Leviticus 18:12](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/leviticus/18?v=12) — “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s sister. She is your father’s near kinswoman.
- [Leviticus 18:13](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/leviticus/18?v=13) — “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister, for she is your mother’s near kinswoman.
- [Leviticus 20:19](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/leviticus/20?v=19) — “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister, nor of your father’s sister, for he has made his close…
- [Leviticus 21:2](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/leviticus/21?v=2) — except for his relatives that are near to him: for his mother, for his father, for his son, for his daughter, for his…
- [Leviticus 25:49](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/leviticus/25?v=49) — or his uncle, or his uncle’s son, may redeem him, or any who is a close relative to him of his family may redeem him…
- [Numbers 27:11](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/numbers/27?v=11) — If his father has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his kinsman who is next to him of his family, and…
- [Jeremiah 51:35](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/jeremiah/51?v=35) — May the violence done to me and to my flesh be on Babylon!” the inhabitant of Zion will say; and, “May my blood be on…
- [Micah 3:2](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/micah/3?v=2) — You who hate the good, and love the evil; who tear off their skin, and their flesh from off their bones;