Sharar is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text.
Who This Was
Sharar is identified in Scripture only as the father of Ahiam, one of the mighty warriors who served King David. He appears in the roster of David’s valiant men recorded in 2 Samuel 23, a passage that honors the fighting men who stood with David through the conflicts of his reign. The single verse that names him reads, “Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Hararite” (2 Samuel 23:33). Beyond this one reference, the Bible tells us nothing else about Sharar himself.
The setting of this mention is the listing of David’s elite soldiers, sometimes called his “mighty men.” These were men of unusual courage and skill, remembered for their loyalty to David and for specific deeds of valor. In that list, Ahiam is identified by his father’s name and by the title “the Hararite,” a designation likely tied to a clan or region. Sharar is named not because of anything he did, but because he was Ahiam’s father—a way of identifying his son within the record.
What Scripture says of Sharar is therefore very little, yet it is not nothing. He is preserved in the sacred record as the father of a man counted among David’s valiant warriors. The text assigns him no deed, no speech, and no separate story. His entire legacy in the Bible is his son.
The Name
The name Sharar is a Hebrew personal name, but its meaning is not clearly established. Unlike names such as “David” (beloved) or “Samuel” (heard of God), whose meanings are widely agreed upon, the root and sense of Sharar are uncertain. Some readers have proposed possible connections to Hebrew terms, but no meaning is firmly recoverable from the text itself or from reliable lexical evidence. It is best to say plainly that the meaning of this name is obscure rather than to assign it a definition the evidence does not support.
A Closing Thought
Sharar never speaks, never acts, and never appears again after this single verse. Yet God saw fit to record his name in Scripture—not for his own achievements, but because he was the father of a faithful warrior. There is quiet encouragement here for ordinary people whose lives go largely unseen. Much of what we do for God is hidden, and much of our influence is passed on to others rather than displayed in our own accomplishments. Sharar reminds us that being faithful in the small, unrecorded place God gives us is never wasted in his sight.
At a Glance
- Gender: Male
- Testament: Old
- Mentions in the KJV: 1
Where It Appears in Scripture
- 2 Samuel 23:33 — Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Hararite,