Brown-Driver-Briggs
[
שְׁרָא]
verb 1. loosen.
2 abide (see Biblical Hebrew I. שׁרה); —
Pe`al Infinitive לְמִשְׁרֵא Daniel 5:16; read ׳מִשׁ also Daniel 5:12, for ׳מְשָׁ (K§ 40 n M87* and others); — Passive participle שְׁרֵא (K§ 47. Beisp. f)) Daniel 2:22; plural שְׁרַיִן Daniel 3:25; —
1 loosen: literal passive participle loosed Daniel 3:25 (opposed to bound); figurative loosen knots, i.e. solve difficulties, Daniel 5:12,16.
2 abide (from loosening girths, loads, at encampment; compare ᵑ7 Late Hebrew [also on passive participle]), figurative Daniel 2:22 (עִם of person).
Pa`el Perfect3masculine plural שָׁרִיו Ezra 5:2 begin (see Biblical Hebrew III. [חָלַל] Hiph`il 2), followed by infinitive
Hithpa. Participle masculine plural מִשְׁתָּרַ֫יִן Daniel 5:6 joints were loosened (in fear).
