שָׁאַר shâʼar
Meaning
properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant
In the King James Version: leave, (be) left, let, remain, remnant, reserve, the rest.
Derivation: a primitive root;
Where it is used
- Zechariah 9:7 I will remove the blood from their mouths and the abominations from between their teeth. Then they too will become a remnant for our God; they will become like a clan in Judah, and Ekron will be like the Jebusites.
- Zechariah 11:9 Then I said, “I will no longer shepherd you. Let the dying die, and the perishing perish; and let those who remain devour one another’s flesh.”
- Zechariah 12:14 and all the remaining clans and their wives.