SHEAR-JASHUB shē ər jā’ shəb (שְׁאָ֖ר יָשׁ֣וּב, [only] a remnant shall return [from the captivity]). The symbolic name of Isaiah’s oldest son (Isa 7:3; cf. 8:18). He was present when Isaiah confronted King Ahaz (Isa 7:3) and his name is symbolical of the message which the prophet delivered. Judgment in the form of the Exile was an essential aspect of Isaiah’s message, but there was also the promise of restoration for a purified remnant. The prophet’s doctrine of the remnant apparently was formed in the early period of Isaiah’s ministry, for Shear-jashub was born near the start of his career as indicated by the fact that in c. 735 b.c. he accompanied his father at his meeting with Ahaz. See Remnant.