# shoresh (שֹׁרֶשׁ)

pronounced: SHO-resh


**“Root” — Isaiah’s Root of Jesse, a title of the Messiah; Jesus calls himself the root and the offspring of David**

## In Scripture

> It will happen in that day that the nations will seek the root of Jesse, who stands as a banner of the peoples; and his resting place will be glorious.
> — Isaiah 11:10 (The Root of Jesse stands as a banner, and the nations seek him.)

> I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify these things to you for the assemblies. I am the root and the offspring of David; the Bright and Morning Star.”
> — Revelation 22:16 (Jesus calls himself both the root and the offspring of David.)


## How to read this entry

The definition comes from the IsraelForYou lexicon. Scripture quotations and their translation are named below; later tradition or modern usage is identified when it appears.


https://israelforyou.com/hebrew/shoresh/