שְׁרָא (šĕrāʾ) is an Aramaic verb meaning loosen. It appears 6 times in 2 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H8271).

Also rendered

• to loose

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 3048)

Root family 3048: שְׁרָא šĕrāʾ — loosen, abide; in Pael, begin. The Hebrew cognate šārâ means “let loose.” The meaning “abide” apparently comes from untying the baggage etc. at a campsite. The development of the meaning “begin” is not clear. Strangely, the Hebrew verb ḥālal III means “pollute” and has an unexplained meaning “begin” in the Hiphil

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