שָׁאַר
saar (šāʾar)
/shaw-AR/
“to remain, be left over, survive”
To be left over, survive judgment; origin of doctrine of the Remnant preserved by mercy through exile and catastrophe.
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
Primitive root.
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
leaveremainrest
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: שָׁאַר (to remain, be left over, survive) -> G2641
LXX conceptual translation: שָׁאַר (to remain, be left over, survive) -> G5277
Key Biblical Occurrences (5)
Foundational passages where שָׁאַר (saar) carries significant theological or narrative weight.