The meaning of “שׂוֹךְ”
Understanding sôwk reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or (feminine) שׂוֹכָה sôwkâh (so-kaw'); from שׂוּךְ bough. - a branch (as interleaved) 1) branch, brushwood, bough
שׂוֹךְ
or (feminine) שׂוֹכָה sôwkâh (so-kaw'); from שׂוּךְ bough. - a branch (as interleaved) 1) branch, brushwood, bough
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Judges 9:48 | “And Abimelech gat him up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people that were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it, and laid it on his shoulder, and said unto the people that were with him, What ye have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done.” Word: שׂוֹךְ (sôwk) | |
| Judges 9:49 | “And all the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put them to the hold, and set the hold on fire upon them; so that all the men of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women.” Word: שׂוֹךְ (sôwk) |