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Shear-jashub
the remnant shall return
שְׁאָר יָשׁוּב she.ar ya.shuv
Shear-jashub (Hebrew: שְׁאָר יָשׁוּב, she.ar ya.shuv) means “the remnant shall return”, by traditional interpretation. It appears once, at Isaiah 7:3. In United States birth records the name is below the reporting threshold. Appears with Ahaz in Isaiah 7.
The bearer in scripture
One person in scripture bears this name.
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Shear-jashub
Scripture against society
The two measures, side by side
At a glance
- Verses
- 1 across 1 book
- Bearers
- 1 one person only
- Testament
- Old
- Era
- Divided Kingdom
- Hapax
- Yes occurs exactly once
Using it today
In United States birth records this name is below the reporting threshold. The Social Security Administration does not publish counts under five, so a name given to four children looks the same as one given to none.
In scripture
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| First appears | Isaiah 7:3 |
| Cross-references | 16 linked passages |
Names connected to this one
- Tabeal co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Tabeal.
- Tabeel co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Tabeel.
- Ahaz co-occurrence Appears with Ahaz in Isaiah 7.
- Isaiah co-occurrence Appears with Isaiah in Isaiah 7.
- Tiglath-pileser co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Tiglath-pileser.
- Rezin co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Rezin.
- Remaliah co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Remaliah.
- Shalmaneser co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Shalmaneser.
Origin & meaning
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at Isa.7.3;
son of: Isaiah (H3470A);
brother of: Maher-shalal-hash-baz (H4122)
§ Shear-jashub = "a remnant shall return"
a symbolical name for the son of Isaiah the prophet
Shear-jashub, meaning "a remnant shall return," was the son of the prophet Isaiah and accompanied his father to meet King Ahaz.
The biblical story
Shear-jashub, mentioned in Isa.7.3, was the son of the prophet Isaiah. His name, which means "a remnant shall return," carried a prophetic significance. In the context of the Syro-Ephraimite War, when the kings of Syria and Israel were threatening Judah, God instructed Isaiah to take Shear-jashub and meet King Ahaz. The presence of Shear-jashub served as a reminder of God's promise that a remnant of His people would return and be preserved, despite the impending judgment. The name Shear-jashub embodied the message of hope and restoration that Isaiah proclaimed to Ahaz and the people of Judah. The text does not provide any further details about Shear-jashub's life or his role beyond this symbolic appearance. However, his presence alongside his father Isaiah at this critical moment in Judah's history highlights the importance of the prophetic message and the assurance of God's faithfulness to His covenant people.
Key verses
Shear-jashub appears in 1 verse. Here are some of the most notable:
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Then said the Lord unto Isaiah, Go forth now to meet Ahaz, thou, and Shear–jashub thy son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller’s field;
Isaiah 7:3
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Isaiah (1)
- Isaiah 7:3