שָׁרַץ (b. h.; denom. of שֶׁרֶץ) to bring forth moving creatures. Midr. Till. to Ps. CXVII המים … והן שׁוֹרְצִין the waters are the work of his hand, and they beget life.
Hif. - הִשְׁרִיץ same, to cast young, breed. Ex. R. s. 10 צפרדע … הִשְׁרִיצָה וכ׳ there was one frog, and it bred and filled the land &c.; Snh. 67ᵇ; Yalk. Ex. 183. Lev. R. s. 13 מה … מַשְׁרֶצֶת וכ׳ as the scorpion casts sixty at a time &c.; a. e.