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Shearjashub

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Shearjashub, meaning “a remnant shall return,” was the symbolic name of Isaiah’s son. His name expressed a message of judgment tempered by hope for a returning remnant.

Definition

Shearjashub, meaning “a remnant shall return,” was the symbolic name of Isaiah’s son.

Biblical Usage

The name represented Isaiah’s prophetic message concerning a remnant that would return.

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(lit. a remnant shall return), the symbolical name of the son of Isaiah the prophet. (Isaiah 7:3)
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