The meaning of “שׁוֹק”
Understanding shôwq reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
hip, leg, shoulder, thigh. - the (lower) leg (as a runner) 1) leg, thigh 1a) of man; specifically the lower leg (calf) a...
שׁוֹק
hip, leg, shoulder, thigh. - the (lower) leg (as a runner) 1) leg, thigh 1a) of man; specifically the lower leg (calf) as opposed to the thigh 1b) of sacrificial animal; specifically the thigh, upper leg, hind leg, as the portion eaten
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Exodus 29:27 | “And thou shalt sanctify the breast of the wave offering, and the shoulder of the heave offering, which is waved, and which is heaved up, of the ram of the consecration, even of that which is for Aaron, and of that which is for his sons:” Word: שׁוֹק (shôwq) | |
| Numbers 18:18 | “And the flesh of them shall be thine, as the wave breast and as the right shoulder are thine.” Word: שׁוֹק (shôwq) | |
| Judges 15:8 | “And he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter: and he went down and dwelt in the top of the rock Etam.” Word: שׁוֹק (shôwq) | |
| Psalms 147:10 | “He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man.” Word: שׁוֹק (shôwq) | |
| Song of Solomon 5:15 | “His legs are as pillars of marble, set upon sockets of fine gold: his countenance is as Lebanon, excellent as the cedars.” Word: שׁוֹק (shôwq) |
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