שָׁרַץ shârats

Meaning

to wriggle, i.e. (by implication) swarm or abound

In the King James Version: breed (bring forth, increase) abundantly (in abundance), creep, move.

Derivation: a primitive root;

Where it is used

• Genesis 1:20 And God said, “Let the waters teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the sky.”
• Genesis 1:21 So God created the great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters teemed according to their kinds, and every winged bird after its kind. And God saw that it was good.
• Genesis 7:21 And every living thing that moved upon the earth perished—birds, livestock, animals, every creature that swarms upon the earth, and all mankind.
• Genesis 8:17 Bring out all the living creatures that are with you—birds, livestock, and everything that crawls upon the ground—so that they can spread out over the earth and be fruitful and multiply upon it.”
• Genesis 9:7 But as for you, be fruitful and multiply; spread out across the earth and multiply upon it.”
• Exodus 1:7 but the Israelites were fruitful and increased rapidly; they multiplied and became exceedingly numerous, so that the land was filled with them.
• Exodus 8:3 The Nile will teem with frogs, and they will come into your palace and up to your bedroom and onto your bed, into the houses of your officials and your people, and into your ovens and kneading bowls.
• Leviticus 11:29 The following creatures that move along the ground are unclean for you: the mole, the mouse, any kind of great lizard,
• Leviticus 11:41 Every creature that moves along the ground is detestable; it must not be eaten.
• Leviticus 11:42 Do not eat any creature that moves along the ground, whether it crawls on its belly or walks on four or more feet; for such creatures are detestable.
• Leviticus 11:43 Do not defile yourselves by any crawling creature; do not become unclean or defiled by them.
• Leviticus 11:46 This is the law regarding animals, birds, all living creatures that move in the water, and all creatures that crawl along the ground.
• Psalms 105:30 Their land teemed with frogs, even in their royal chambers.
• Ezekiel 47:9 Wherever the river flows, there will be swarms of living creatures and a great number of fish, because it flows there and makes the waters fresh; so wherever the river flows, everything will flourish.