Sh'er (שאר) means meat in Hebrew.
It can also mean flesh. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
meat, flesh
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Sh'er.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מזון.
אִם-אַחֶרֶת, יִקַּח-לוֹ--שְׁאֵרָהּ כְּסוּתָהּ וְעֹנָתָהּ, לֹא יִגְרָע
- 2גנאלוגיהקרוב משפחה.
וְאִם-אֵין אַחִים, לְאָבִיו--וּנְתַתֶּם אֶת-נַחֲלָתוֹ לִשְׁאֵרוֹ הַקָּרֹב אֵלָיו מִמִּשְׁפַּחְתּוֹ, וְיָרַשׁ אֹתָהּ
- 3בשר.
הֲגַם-לֶחֶם, יוּכַל תֵּת; אִם-יָכִין שְׁאֵר לְעַמּוֹ
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Sh'er is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שְׁאֵר
- Written without vowel points
- שאר
- Said
- sh'er
- Root
- ש־א־ר
- Pattern
- קְטֵל
- Plural
- שְׁאֵרִים
- Inflections
- ר' שְׁאֵרִים, שְׁאֵרֵי־
- Gematria
- 501
This is how Sh'er is said in other languages.
- English
- meat, flesh
These words mean nearly the same as Sh'er.
- בשר
- טרףprey
- מזוןnourishment
- קרוב
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Sh'er.
The word Sh'er is part of these phrases and sayings.
- שאר בשר
- ברירת שארים
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Sh'er comes from the root ש־א־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Sh'er in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Sh'er.
What does Sh'er (שאר) mean in Hebrew?
Sh'er (שאר) means meat and flesh. It is said sh'er, with the stress on er.
What is a synonym for Sh'er (שאר)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Sh'er (שאר) are בשר, טרף, מזון, and קרוב.
What rhymes with Sh'er (שאר)?
Words that rhyme with Sh'er (שאר) include חסר, עיוור, חבר, סיפר, גר, and זעיר.
Is Sh'er (שאר) masculine or feminine?
The word Sh'er (שאר) is a masculine noun, and its plural is שְׁאֵרִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שאר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.