Sheger — H7698

Definition

feminine noun

the fetus (as finally expelled)

1. offspring, young or offspring of beasts

Usually translated as

increase, that cometh of

Origin

from an unused root probably meaning to eject

Greek equivalents

• mḗtra (G3388)

Occurrences

Sheger occurs 5 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Exodus (1), Deuteronomy (4)

• Exodus 13:12 — That thou shalt set apart unto the LORD all that openeth the matrix, and every firstling that cometh (שֶׁ֣גֶר) of a beast which thou hast; the males shall be the LORD’s.
• Deuteronomy 7:13 — And he will love thee, and bless thee, and multiply thee: he will also bless the fruit of thy womb, and the fruit of thy land, thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil, the increase (שְׁגַר) of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep, in the land which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee.
• Deuteronomy 28:4 — Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase (שְׁגַ֥ר) of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.
• Deuteronomy 28:18 — Cursed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, the increase (שְׁגַ֥ר) of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.
• Deuteronomy 28:51 — And he shall eat the fruit of thy cattle, and the fruit of thy land, until thou be destroyed: which also shall not leave thee either corn, wine, or oil, or the increase (שְׁגַ֥ר) of thy kine, or flocks of thy sheep, until he have destroyed thee.