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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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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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 - scissisque vestibus indutus est cilicio lugens filium multo tempore

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 42:25

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:25 - tollens Symeon et ligans illis praesentibus iussitque ministris ut implerent saccos eorum tritico et reponerent pecunias singulorum in sacculis suis datis supra cibariis in via qui fecerunt ita

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 42:27

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:27 - apertoque unus sacco ut daret iumento pabulum in diversorio contemplatus pecuniam in ore sacculi

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 42:35

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:35 - his dictis cum frumenta effunderent singuli reppererunt in ore saccorum ligatas pecunias exterritisque simul omnibus

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:32

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:32 - et super quod ceciderit quicquam de morticinis eorum polluetur tam vas ligneum et vestimentum quam pelles et cilicia et in quocumque fit opus tinguentur aqua et polluta erunt usque ad vesperum et sic postea mundabuntur

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 9:4 - et callide cogitantes tulerunt sibi cibaria saccos veteres asinis inponentes et utres vinarios scissos atque consutos

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 3:31

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:31 - dixit autem David ad Ioab et ad omnem populum qui erat cum eo scindite vestimenta vestra et accingimini saccis et plangite ante exequias Abner porro rex David sequebatur feretrum

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 21:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 21:10 - tollens autem Respha filia Ahia cilicium substravit sibi super petram ab initio messis donec stillaret aqua super eos de caelo et non dimisit aves lacerare eos per diem neque bestias per noctem

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 20:31

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:31 - dixeruntque ei servi sui ecce audivimus quod reges domus Israhel clementes sint ponamus itaque saccos in lumbis nostris et funiculos in capitibus nostris et egrediamur ad regem Israhel forsitan salvabit animas nostras

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 20:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:32 - accinxerunt saccis lumbos suos et posuerunt funes in capitibus veneruntque ad regem Israhel et dixerunt servus tuus Benadad dicit vivat oro te anima mea et ille ait si adhuc vivit frater meus est

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 21:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:27 - itaque cum audisset Ahab sermones istos scidit vestem suam et operuit cilicio carnem suam ieiunavitque et dormivit in sacco et ambulabat dimisso capite

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 6:30

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:30 - quod cum audisset rex scidit vestimenta sua et transiebat super murum viditque omnis populus cilicium quo vestitus erat ad carnem intrinsecus

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 19:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:1 - quae cum audisset rex Ezechias scidit vestimenta sua et opertus est sacco ingressusque est domum Domini

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 19:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:2 - et misit Eliachim praepositum domus et Sobnam scribam et senes de sacerdotibus opertos saccis ad Esaiam prophetam filium Amos

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 21:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:16 - levansque David oculos suos vidit angelum Domini stantem inter terram et caelum et evaginatum gladium in manu eius et versum contra Hierusalem et ceciderunt tam ipse quam maiores natu vestiti ciliciis et proni in terram

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 9:1

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:1 - in die autem vicesimo quarto mensis huius convenerunt filii Israhel in ieiunio et in saccis et humus super eos

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:1 - quae cum audisset Mardocheus scidit vestimenta sua et indutus est sacco spargens cinerem capiti et in platea mediae civitatis voce magna clamabat ostendens amaritudinem animi sui

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 4:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:2 - et hoc heiulatu usque ad fores palatii gradiens non enim erat licitum indutum sacco aulam regis intrare

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:3 - in omnibus quoque provinciis oppidis ac locis ad quae crudele regis dogma pervenerat planctus ingens erat apud Iudaeos ieiunium ululatus et fletus sacco et cinere multis pro strato utentibus

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:4 - ingressae sunt autem puellae Hester et eunuchi nuntiaveruntque ei quod audiens consternata est et misit vestem ut ablato sacco induerent eum quam accipere noluit

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:15 - [Vulgate 16:16] saccum consui super cutem meam et operui cinere cornu meum

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 30:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 30:11 - [Vulgate 29:12] convertisti planctum meum in chorum mihi solvisti saccum meum et accinxisti me laetitia

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:13 - [Vulgate 34:13] ego autem cum infirmarer ab eis induebar cilicio humiliabam in ieiunio animam meam et oratio mea ad sinum meum revertetur

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:11 - [Vulgate 68:12] et posui vestimentum meum saccum et factus sum eis in parabulam

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 3:24

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:24 - et erit pro suavi odore fetor et pro zona funiculus et pro crispanti crine calvitium et pro fascia pectorali cilicium

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 15:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 15:3 - in triviis eius accincti sunt sacco super tecta eius et in plateis eius omnis ululat descendit in fletum

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 20:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 20:2 - in tempore illo locutus est Dominus in manu Isaiae filii Amos dicens vade et solve saccum de lumbis tuis et calciamenta tua tolle de pedibus tuis et fecit sic vadens nudus et disculciatus

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 22:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:12 - et vocavit Dominus Deus exercituum in die illa ad fletum et ad planctum ad calvitium et ad cingulum sacci

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 37:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:1 - et factum est cum audisset rex Ezechias scidit vestimenta sua et obvolutus est sacco et intravit in domum Domini

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 37:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:2 - et misit Eliachim qui erat super domum et Sobnam scribam et seniores de sacerdotibus opertos saccis ad Isaiam filium Amos prophetam

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 50:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 50:3 - induam caelos tenebris et saccum ponam operimentum eorum

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 58:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 58:5 - numquid tale est ieiunium quod elegi per diem adfligere hominem animam suam numquid contorquere quasi circulum caput suum et saccum et cinerem sternere numquid istud vocabis ieiunium et diem acceptabilem Domino

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:8 - super hoc accingite vos ciliciis plangite et ululate quia non est aversa ira furoris Domini a nobis

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 6:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:26 - filia populi mei accingere cilicio et conspergere cinere luctum unigeniti fac tibi planctum amarum quia repente veniet vastator super nos

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:37

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:37 - omne enim caput calvitium et omnis barba rasa erit in cunctis manibus conligatio et super omne dorsum cilicium

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:3 - ulula Esebon quoniam vastata est Ahi clamate filiae Rabbath accingite vos ciliciis plangite et circuite per sepes quia Melchom in transmigratione ducetur sacerdotes eius et principes eius simul

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:10 - IOTH sederunt in terra conticuerunt senes filiae Sion consperserunt cinere capita sua accincti sunt ciliciis abiecerunt in terra capita sua virgines Hierusalem

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 7:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:18 - et accingent se ciliciis et operiet eos formido et in omni facie confusio et in universis capitibus eorum calvitium

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 27:31

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:31 - et radent super te calvitium et accingentur ciliciis et plorabunt te in amaritudine animae ploratu amarissimo

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:3 - Et posui faciem meam ad Dominum Deum meum rogare et deprecari in ieiuniis, sacco, et cinere.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 1:8 - plange quasi virgo accincta sacco super virum pubertatis suae

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 1:13 - accingite vos et plangite sacerdotes ululate ministri altaris ingredimini cubate in sacco ministri Dei mei quoniam interiit de domo Dei vestri sacrificium et libatio

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 8:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 8:10 - et convertam festivitates vestras in luctum et omnia cantica vestra in planctum et inducam super omne dorsum vestrum saccum et super omne caput calvitium et ponam eam quasi luctum unigeniti et novissima eius quasi diem amarum

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 3:5 - et crediderunt viri ninevitae in Deo et praedicaverunt ieiunium et vestiti sunt saccis a maiore usque ad minorem

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 3:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 3:6 - et pervenit verbum ad regem Nineve et surrexit de solio suo et abiecit vestimentum suum a se et indutus est sacco et sedit in cinere

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 3:8 - et operiantur saccis homines et iumenta et clament ad Dominum in fortitudine et convertatur vir a via sua mala et ab iniquitate quae est in manibus eorum
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