The meaning of “שָׁרַק”
Understanding shâraq reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
hiss. - properly, to be shrill, i.e. to whistle or hiss (as a call or in scorn) 1) to hiss, whistle, pipe 1a) (Qal) to h...
שָׁרַק
hiss. - properly, to be shrill, i.e. to whistle or hiss (as a call or in scorn) 1) to hiss, whistle, pipe 1a) (Qal) to hiss (as a signal)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Kings 9:8 | “And at this house, which is high, every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath the Lord done thus unto this land, and to this house?” Word: שָׁרַק (shâraq) | |
| Job 27:23 | “Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place. ” Word: שָׁרַק (shâraq) | |
| Isaiah 7:18 | “And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall hiss for the fly that is in the uttermost part of the rivers of Egypt, and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria.” Word: שָׁרַק (shâraq) | |
| Jeremiah 49:17 | “Also Edom shall be a desolation: every one that goeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss at all the plagues thereof.” Word: שָׁרַק (shâraq) | |
| Lamentations 2:16 | “All thine enemies have opened their mouth against thee: they hiss and gnash the teeth: they say, We have swallowed her up: certainly this is the day that we looked for; we have found, we have seen it.” Word: שָׁרַק (shâraq) |