שַׂק (saq) — Sack
Hebrew word study: שַׂק (saq), Strong's H8242. 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
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
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.)
KJV translation words: sack(-cloth, -clothes).
Strong's H8242 is tagged on 49 words in 47 verses across 19 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 37:34 and last appears in Jonah 3:8.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 47)
- Genesis 37:34 — שַׂק — sackcloth
- Genesis 42:25 — שַׂקּוֹ — sack his
- Genesis 42:27 — שַׂקּוֹ — sack his
- Genesis 42:35 — שַׂקֵּיהֶם — sacks their
- Leviticus 11:32 — שָׂק — sackcloth
- Joshua 9:4 — שַׂקִּים — sacks
- 2 Samuel 3:31 — שַׂקִּים — sackcloths
- 2 Samuel 12:16 — בַּשָּׂק — in the sackcloth
- 2 Samuel 21:10 — הַשַּׂק — the sackcloth
- 1 Kings 20:31 — שַׂקִּים — sackcloths
- 1 Kings 20:32 — שַׂקִּים — sackcloths
- 1 Kings 21:27 — שַׂק — sackcloth
- 2 Kings 6:30 — הַשַּׂק — the sackcloth
- 2 Kings 19:1 — בַּשָּׂק — with the sackcloth
- 2 Kings 19:2 — בַּשַּׂקִּים — with the sackcloths
- 1 Chronicles 21:16 — בַּשַּׂקִּים — in the sackcloths
- Nehemiah 9:1 — וּבְשַׂקִּים — and in sackcloths
- Esther 4:1 — שַׂק — sackcloth
- Esther 4:2 — שָׂק — sackcloth
- Esther 4:3 — שַׂק — sackcloth
- Esther 4:4 — שַׂקּוֹ — sackcloth his
- Job 16:15 — שַׂק — sackcloth
- Psalms 30:11 — שַׂקִּי — sackcloth my
- Psalms 35:13 — שָׂק — was sackcloth
- Psalms 69:11 — שָׂק — sackcloth
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Related entries
Named in this entry's derivation: H8264 שָׁקַק (shâqaq).
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Frequently asked questions
What does saq (H8242) mean?
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.).
How is H8242 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H8242 as: sack(-cloth, -clothes)..
How often does שַׂק (saq) appear?
Strong's H8242 is tagged on 49 words in 47 verses across 19 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 37:34 and last appears in Jonah 3:8.
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