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Lexicon :: Strong's H8242 - śaq

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שַׂק
Transliteration
śaq
Pronunciation
sak
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 2282a

Strong’s Definitions

שַׂק saq, sak; from H8264; properly, a mesh (as allowing a liquid to run through), i.e. coarse loose cloth or sacking (used in mourning and for bagging); hence, a bag (for grain, etc.):—sack(-cloth, -clothes).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 48x

The KJV translates Strong's H8242 in the following manner: sackcloth (41x), sack (6x), sackclothes (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 48x
The KJV translates Strong's H8242 in the following manner: sackcloth (41x), sack (6x), sackclothes (1x).

  1. mesh, sackcloth, sack, sacking

    1. sack (for grain)

    2. sackcloth

      1. worn in mourning or humiliation

      2. same material spread out to lie on

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שַׂק saq, sak; from H8264; properly, a mesh (as allowing a liquid to run through), i.e. coarse loose cloth or sacking (used in mourning and for bagging); hence, a bag (for grain, etc.):—sack(-cloth, -clothes).
STRONGS H8242: Abbreviations
† שַׂק noun masculineJoshua 9:4 sack, sackcloth (see SchwZAW xi (1891), 173 who conjectures Egyptian origin; Late Hebrew סַק sackcloth (rare); Assyrian šaḳḳu, sack (DlHWB 687 a), sackcloth (WklAltor. Forsch, vi. 44); Ethiopic bdb097404 = Biblical Hebrew; Aramaic סַקָּא, bdb097405; Greek σάκκος LewyFremdw. 87); — absolute שׂ׳ Genesis 37:34 +, שָׂ֑ק Jeremiah 48:37 +; suffix שַׂקִּי Psalm 30:12, etc.; plural שַׂקִּים Joshua 9:4 +, suffix שַׂקֵּיהֶם Genesis 42:35; —
1. sack, for grain Genesis 42:25, 27 (|| אַמְתַּחַת), Genesis 42:35; Genesis 42:35 (E), Joshua 9:4 (JE), perhaps also Leviticus 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 Genesis 37:34 (J), 1 Kings 20:31, on (bare) flesh 1 Kings 21:27; 2 Kings 6:30, compare Jeremiah 48:37; Job 16:15 (with תָּפַר); וְהַעֲלֵיתִי עַלכָּֿלמָֿתְנַיִם שׂ׳ Amos 8:10; usually girt on (חָגַר) 2 Samuel 3:31; Isaiah 15:3; Isaiah 22:12; Jeremiah 4:8; Jeremiah 6:26; Jeremiah 49:3; Ezekiel 7:18; Ezekiel 27:31; 1 Kings 20:32; Joel 1:8, compare Isaiah 3:24; כִּסָּה בַּשּׂ׳ 2 Kings 19:1, 2= Isaiah 37:1, 2; Jonah 3:6, 8; 1 Chronicles 21:16, figurative of heavens (compare קָדַר), אָשִׂים כְּסוּתָם שׂ׳ Isaiah 50:3; late לָבַשׁ שׂ׳ put on sackcloth Jonah 3:5; Esther 4:1, compare Esther 4:2; Psalm 35:13; Psalm 69:12; בְּצוֺם וְשׂ׳ Nehemiah 9:1, compare Daniel 9:3; מִּתַּח שׂ׳ loosen sackcloth Isaiah 20:2 (+ מֵעַל), Psalm 30:12 (opposed to שִׂמְחָה), מֵעַל הֵסִיר שׂ׳ Esther 4:4.
b. same garment (or material) spread out (to lie on), 2 Samuel 21:10 (with הִטָּה), Isaiah 58:5 (with הִצִּיעַ), compare Esther 4:3 וַיִּשְׁכַּב בַּשׂ׳ 1 Kings 21:27, לִינוּ בַּשּׂ׳ Joel 1:13.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

37:34; 37:34; 42:25; 42:27; 42:35; 42:35; 42:35

Leviticus

11:32

Joshua

9:4; 9:4; 9:4

2 Samuel

3:31; 21:10

1 Kings

20:31; 20:32; 21:27; 21:27

2 Kings

6:30; 19:1; 19:2

1 Chronicles

21:16

Nehemiah

9:1

Esther

4:1; 4:2; 4:3; 4:4

Job

16:15

Psalms

30:12; 30:12; 35:13; 69:12

Isaiah

3:24; 15:3; 20:2; 22:12; 37:1; 37:2; 50:3; 58:5

Jeremiah

4:8; 6:26; 48:37; 48:37; 49:3

Ezekiel

7:18; 27:31

Daniel

9:3

Joel

1:8; 1:13

Amos

8:10

Jonah

3:5; 3:6; 3:8

H8242

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Strong's Number H8242 matches the Hebrew שַׂק (śaq),
which occurs 48 times in 46 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 37:34

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:34 - Then Jacob tore his clothes and dressed himself in burlap. He mourned deeply for his son for a long time.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 42:25

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:25 - Joseph then ordered his servants to fill the men’s sacks with grain, but he also gave secret instructions to return each brother’s payment at the top of his sack. He also gave them supplies for their journey home.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 42:27

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:27 - But when they stopped for the night and one of them opened his sack to get grain for his donkey, he found his money in the top of his sack.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 42:35

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:35 - As they emptied out their sacks, there in each man’s sack was the bag of money he had paid for the grain! The brothers and their father were terrified when they saw the bags of money.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:32

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:32 - If such an animal dies and falls on something, that object will be unclean. This is true whether the object is made of wood, cloth, leather, or burlap. Whatever its use, you must dip it in water, and it will remain defiled until evening. After that, it will be ceremonially clean and may be used again.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 9:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 9:4 - they resorted to deception to save themselves. They sent ambassadors to Joshua, loading their donkeys with weathered saddlebags and old, patched wineskins.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 3:31

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:31 - Then David said to Joab and all those who were with him, “Tear your clothes and put on burlap. Mourn for Abner.” And King David himself walked behind the procession to the grave.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 21:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 21:10 - Then Rizpah daughter of Aiah, the mother of two of the men, spread burlap on a rock and stayed there the entire harvest season. She prevented the scavenger birds from tearing at their bodies during the day and stopped wild animals from eating them at night.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 20:31

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:31 - Ben-hadad’s officers said to him, “Sir, we have heard that the kings of Israel are merciful. So let’s humble ourselves by wearing burlap around our waists and putting ropes on our heads, and surrender to the king of Israel. Then perhaps he will let you live.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 20:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:32 - So they put on burlap and ropes, and they went to the king of Israel and begged, “Your servant Ben-hadad says, ‘Please let me live!’”
The king of Israel responded, “Is he still alive? He is my brother!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 21:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:27 - But when Ahab heard this message, he tore his clothing, dressed in burlap, and fasted. He even slept in burlap and went about in deep mourning.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 6:30

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:30 - When the king heard this, he tore his clothes in despair. And as the king walked along the wall, the people could see that he was wearing burlap under his robe next to his skin.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 19:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:1 - When King Hezekiah heard their report, he tore his clothes and put on burlap and went into the Temple of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 19:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:2 - And he sent Eliakim the palace administrator, Shebna the court secretary, and the leading priests, all dressed in burlap, to the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 21:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:16 - David looked up and saw the angel of the LORD standing between heaven and earth with his sword drawn, reaching out over Jerusalem. So David and the leaders of Israel put on burlap to show their deep distress and fell face down on the ground.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 9:1

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:1 - On October 31[fn] the people assembled again, and this time they fasted and dressed in burlap and sprinkled dust on their heads.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:1 - When Mordecai learned about all that had been done, he tore his clothes, put on burlap and ashes, and went out into the city, crying with a loud and bitter wail.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 4:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:2 - He went as far as the gate of the palace, for no one was allowed to enter the palace gate while wearing clothes of mourning.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:3 - And as news of the king’s decree reached all the provinces, there was great mourning among the Jews. They fasted, wept, and wailed, and many people lay in burlap and ashes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:4 - When Queen Esther’s maids and eunuchs came and told her about Mordecai, she was deeply distressed. She sent clothing to him to replace the burlap, but he refused it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 16:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:15 - I wear burlap to show my grief.
My pride lies in the dust.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 30:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 30:11 - You have turned my mourning into joyful dancing.
You have taken away my clothes of mourning and clothed me with joy,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:13 - Yet when they were ill, I grieved for them.
I denied myself by fasting for them,
but my prayers returned unanswered.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:11 - When I dress in burlap to show sorrow,
they make fun of me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 3:24

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:24 - Instead of smelling of sweet perfume, she will stink.
She will wear a rope for a sash,
and her elegant hair will fall out.
She will wear rough burlap instead of rich robes.
Shame will replace her beauty.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 15:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 15:3 - They will wear burlap as they wander the streets.
From every home and public square will come the sound of wailing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 20:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 20:2 - the LORD told Isaiah son of Amoz, “Take off the burlap you have been wearing, and remove your sandals.” Isaiah did as he was told and walked around naked and barefoot.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 22:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:12 - At that time the Lord, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies,
called you to weep and mourn.
He told you to shave your heads in sorrow for your sins
and to wear clothes of burlap to show your remorse.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 37:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:1 - When King Hezekiah heard their report, he tore his clothes and put on burlap and went into the Temple of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 37:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:2 - And he sent Eliakim the palace administrator, Shebna the court secretary, and the leading priests, all dressed in burlap, to the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 50:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 50:3 - I dress the skies in darkness,
covering them with clothes of mourning.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 58:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 58:5 - You humble yourselves
by going through the motions of penance,
bowing your heads
like reeds bending in the wind.
You dress in burlap
and cover yourselves with ashes.
Is this what you call fasting?
Do you really think this will please the LORD?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:8 - So put on clothes of mourning
and weep with broken hearts,
for the fierce anger of the LORD
is still upon us.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 6:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:26 - Oh, my people, dress yourselves in burlap
and sit among the ashes.
Mourn and weep bitterly, as for the loss of an only son.
For suddenly the destroying armies will be upon you!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:37

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:37 - The people shave their heads and beards in mourning. They slash their hands and put on clothes made of burlap.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:3 - “Cry out, O Heshbon,
for the town of Ai is destroyed.
Weep, O people of Rabbah!
Put on your clothes of mourning.
Weep and wail, hiding in the hedges,
for your god Molech, with his priests and officials,
will be hauled off to distant lands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:10 - The leaders of beautiful Jerusalem
sit on the ground in silence.
They are clothed in burlap
and throw dust on their heads.
The young women of Jerusalem
hang their heads in shame.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 7:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:18 - They will dress themselves in burlap;
horror and shame will cover them.
They will shave their heads
in sorrow and remorse.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 27:31

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:31 - They shave their heads in grief for you
and dress themselves in burlap.
They weep for you with bitter anguish
and deep mourning.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:3 - So I turned to the Lord God and pleaded with him in prayer and fasting. I also wore rough burlap and sprinkled myself with ashes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 1:8 - Weep like a bride dressed in black,
mourning the death of her husband.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 1:13 - Dress yourselves in burlap and weep, you priests!
Wail, you who serve before the altar!
Come, spend the night in burlap,
you ministers of my God.
For there is no grain or wine
to offer at the Temple of your God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 8:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 8:10 - I will turn your celebrations into times of mourning
and your singing into weeping.
You will wear funeral clothes
and shave your heads to show your sorrow—
as if your only son had died.
How very bitter that day will be!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 3:5 - The people of Nineveh believed God’s message, and from the greatest to the least, they declared a fast and put on burlap to show their sorrow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 3:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 3:6 - When the king of Nineveh heard what Jonah was saying, he stepped down from his throne and took off his royal robes. He dressed himself in burlap and sat on a heap of ashes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 3:8 - People and animals alike must wear garments of mourning, and everyone must pray earnestly to God. They must turn from their evil ways and stop all their violence.
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