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Strong's #8317 - שָׁרַץ
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1) (Qal) to teem, swarm, multiply
1a) to swarm, teem
1b2) to swarm
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2881) yrs (סהרתס ShRTs) AC: Swarmer CO: Swarmer AB: ?: The moving mass of a swarm.
V) yrs (סהרתס ShRTs) - Swarmer: KJV (14): (vf: Paal) creep, abundantly, move, breed, increase - Strongs: H8317 (שָׁרַץ)
Nm) yrs (סהרתס ShRTs) - Swarmer: KJV (15): creeping, creep, creature, move - Strongs: H8318 (שֶׁרֶץ)
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
crawl, 
= שֶׁרֶץ, so שִׁרְצָא (rare); Ethiopic 
germinate, sprout); — Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳שׁ Psalm 105:30, שָֽׁרְצוּ Genesis 1:21, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִשְׁרֹץ Ezekiel 47:9, etc.; Imperative masculine plural שִׁרְצוּ Genesis 9:7; Participle הַשֹּׁרֵץ Genesis 7:21 +, feminine הַשֹּׁרֶ֫צֶת Leviticus 11:46; Hexateuch only P: —
1 swarm, teem with (accusative animal.), subject water Genesis 1:20,21, compare Exodus 7:28, land Psalm 105:30.
2 swarm, subject animal. Genesis 8:17 (+ מָּרָה, רָבָה), Ezekiel 47:9, הַּשֹׁרֵּץ Genesis 7:21; Leviticus 11:29,41,42,46 (all עַלהָּֿרֶָּֿץ), Leviticus 11:43; subject men Genesis 9:7 (+ מָּרָה, רָבה), Exodus 1:7 ( id., + עָצַם).
שָׁרַץ
(1) to creep, to crawl, used of reptiles and smaller water animals, Genesis 7:21; Leviticus 11:29, 41 Leviticus 11:41, 42 Leviticus 11:42, 43 Leviticus 11:43. Sometimes a place (earth or sea) is said to creep with creeping things, i.e. to abound in them (von etwas wimmeln), followed by an acc. (compare הָלַךְ No. 4), as the sea with aquatic creatures, Genesis 1:20, 21 Egypt with frogs, Ex. 7:28 Psalms 105:30. Hence
(2) to multiply selves, to be multiplied, of beasts, Genesis 8:17, 9:7 of persons, Exodus 1:7. Eth. ሠረጸ፡ to sprout forth. Hence
