Quick Definition
root
Strong's Definition
a root (literally or figuratively)
Derivation: from H8327 (שָׁרַשׁ);
KJV Usage: bottom, deep, heel, root.
TWOT Reference: 2471a
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) root
1a) root (literal)
1b) root (of people involving firmness or permanence) (fig)
1c) root, bottom (as lowest stratum) (fig)
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
1) root
1a) root (literal)
1b) root (of people involving firmness or permanence) (fig)
1c) root, bottom (as lowest stratum) (fig)
Aramaic equivalent: sho.resh (שֹׁ֫רֶשׁ "root" H8330)
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
שֶׁרֶשׁ
sheresh
BDB Definition:
1) root
1a) root (literal)
1b) root (of people involving firmness or permanence) (figuratively)
1c) root, bottom (as lowest stratum) (figuratively)
Part of Speech: noun masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H8327
Same Word by TWOT Number: 2471a
Total KJV Occurrences: 33