שַׂק
saq · H8242 · Hebrew · 48 occurrences
A word for 2 things
Meanings
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sack
Relatively large receptacle made out of leather or cloth; used for the storage and transportation of food and possibly other objects as well
ExamplesGenesis 42:25 Then Joseph gave orders to fill their bags with grain, but also to return every man’s money in his sack, and to give them provisions for the journey. And that is what was done for them.
Genesis 42:27 But when one of them opened his sack to give his donkey feed at the overnight campsite, he saw his money; and behold, it was in the opening of his sack!
Genesis 42:35 Now it came about, as they were emptying their sacks, that behold, every man’s bag of money was in his sack; and when they and their father saw their bags of money, they were afraid.
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sackcloth
A coarse dark material made of goat or camel hair; worn next to the skin as a sign of mourning or humiliation
ExamplesGenesis 37:34 So Jacob tore his clothes, and put on a sackcloth undergarment over his waist, and mourned for his son many days.
2 Samuel 3:31 Then David said to Joab and to all the people who were with him, “Tear your clothes and put on sackcloth, and mourn before Abner.” And King David walked behind the bier.
2 Samuel 21:10 And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth and spread it out for herself on the rock, from the beginning of harvest until it rained on them from the sky; and she allowed neither the birds of the sky to rest on them by day nor the wild animals by night.
How it’s used In 9 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
6 occurrences in 3 groups
- הוּhis 4
- יmy 1
- הֶםtheir 1
Words describing itAdjectives, demonstratives, participles
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- בָּלֶהworn-out 1
Named alongside itApposition
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- כְּלִיvessel, utensil, weapon 1
What it doesIt is the subject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- יַצַעto spread out (as a bed) 1
What is done to itIt is the object
29 occurrences in 12 groups
- חָגַרto be girded with 10
- שׂוּםto put, to set, to place 4
- פָּתַחto open 3
- Other words · 9 groups that occur once or twice (12) 12
What it is said to bePredicate
3 occurrences in 3 groups
- בָּשָׂרflesh 1
- לְבוּשׁclothing 1
- מֹתֶןloins, waist 1
What is said to be itIt is the predicate
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- צְרוֹרbag 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
12 occurrences in 3 groups
- בin/on/with 18
- אֵלto, toward 2
- מִןfrom 2
In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive
3 occurrences in 3 groups
- חָגַרto be girded with 1
- לְבוּשׁclothing 1
- מַחֲגֹרֶתgirding 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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In the other Testament 1 word
- σάκκος sákkos · G4526 · sackcloth
- Greek σάκκος is the direct translation equivalent of Hebrew שַׂק, denoting the same material (sackcloth/mohair) and garments made from it, worn as signs of mourning or penitence.
Semantic domains 2 entries
- Containers001003001001003
- This noun denotes a sack used to hold goods, as in Genesis 42:25's account of Joseph ordering that his brothers' bags be filled with grain and their money returned in their sacks.
- Cloth001002005003
- The noun also denotes coarse cloth worn in mourning, as in Genesis 37:34's account of Jacob putting on a sackcloth undergarment and mourning for his son many days.
Word family 3 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H8242. saq שַׂק noun masculineJos 9:4 sack, sackcloth (see SchwZAW xi (1891), 173 who…
שַׂק noun masculineJos 9:4 sack, sackcloth (see SchwZAW xi (1891), 173 who conjectures Egyptian origin; Late Hebrew סַק sackcloth (rare); Assyrian ša‡‡u, sack (DlHWB 687 a), sackcloth (WklAltor. Forsch, vi. 44); Ethiopic = Biblical Hebrew; Aramaic סַקָּא, ; Greek σάκκος LewyFremdw. 87); — absolute ׳שׂ Gen 37:34 +, שָׂ֑ק Jer 48:37 +; suffix שַׂקִּי Psa 30:12, etc.; plural שַׂקִּים Jos 9:4 +, suffix שַׂקֵּיהֶם Gen 42:35; —
1 sack, for grain Gen 42:25, Gen 42:27 (|| אַמְתַּחַת), Gen 42:35; Gen 42:35 (E), Jos 9:4 (JE), perhaps also Lev 11:32 (P).
2 sackcloth:
a. worn in mourning and humiliation (see NowArchaeology i. 192 f. SACookEncy. Bib. under the word), either loose garment like sack, or piece of similar material (of rough, dark hair), fastened round body: put (שִׂים) on loins Gen 37:34 (J), 1Ki 20:31, on (bare) flesh 1Ki 21:27; 2Ki 6:30, compare Jer 48:37; Job 16:15 (with תָּפַר); שׂ עַלכָּֿלמָֿתְנַיִם ׳וְהַעֲלֵיתִי Amo 8:10; usually girt on (חָגַר) 2Sa 3:31; Isa 15:3; Isa 22:12; Jer 4:8; Jer 6:26; Jer 49:3; Eze 7:18; Eze 27:31; 1Ki 20:32; Joe 1:8, compare Isa 3:24; בַּשּׂ ׳כִּסָּה 2Ki 19:1-2,= Isa 37:1-2, Jon 3:6, Jon 3:8; 1Ch 21:16, figurative of heavens (compare קָדַר), ׳שׂ כְּסוּתָם אָשִׂים Isa 50:3; late שׂ ׳לָבַשׁ put on sackcloth Jon 3:5; Est 4:1, compare Est 4:2; Psa 35:13; Psa 69:12; וְשׂ ׳בְּצוֺם Neh 9:1, compare Dan 9:3; שׂ ׳מִּתַּח loosen sackcloth Isa 20:2 (+ מֵעַל), Psa 30:12 (opposed to שִׂמְחָה), שׂ ׳הֵסִיר מֵעַל Est 4:4.
b. same garment (or material) spread out (to lie on), 2Sa 21:10 (with הִטָּה), Isa 58:5 (with הִצִּיעַ), compare Est 4:3 בַּשׂ ׳וַיִּשְׁכַּב 1Ki 21:27, בַּשּׂ ׳לִינוּ Joe 1:13.
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Topical studies with this word 2 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
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