The meaning of “שַׂק”
Understanding saq reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
sack(-cloth, -clothes). - properly, a mesh (as allowing a liquid to run through), i.e. coarse loose cloth or sacking (us...
שַׂק
sack(-cloth, -clothes). - 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.) 1) mesh, sackcloth, sack, sacking 1a) sack (for grain) 1b) sackcloth 1b1) worn in mourning or humiliation 1b2) same material spread out to lie on
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 42:27 | “And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the inn, he espied his money; for, behold, it was in his sack’s mouth.” Word: שַׂק (saq) | |
| 2 Samuel 21:10 | “And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth, and spread it for her upon the rock, from the beginning of harvest until water dropped upon them out of heaven, and suffered neither the birds of the air to rest on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night.” Word: שַׂק (saq) | |
| 1 Chronicles 21:16 | “And David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of the Lord stand between the earth and the heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders of Israel, who were clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces.” Word: שַׂק (saq) | |
| Job 16:15 | “I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and defiled my horn in the dust.” Word: שַׂק (saq) | |
| Jeremiah 48:37 | “For every head shall be bald, and every beard clipped: upon all the hands shall be cuttings, and upon the loins sackcloth.” Word: שַׂק (saq) |
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