The meaning of “שֹׂרֵק”
Understanding sôrêq reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or שׂוֹרֵק sôwrêq (so-rake'); and (feminine) שֹׂרֵקָה sôrêqâh (so-ray-kaw'); from שָׁרַק in the sense of redness (compar...
שֹׂרֵק
or שׂוֹרֵק sôwrêq (so-rake'); and (feminine) שֹׂרֵקָה sôrêqâh (so-ray-kaw'); from שָׁרַק in the sense of redness (compare שָׂרֻק) choice(-st, noble) wine. Compare שָׂרוּק. - a vine stock (properly, one yielding purple grapes, the richest variety) 1) choice species of vine, choice grapes
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 49:11 | “Binding his foal unto the vine, and his ass’s colt unto the choice vine; he washed his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes:” Word: שֹׂרֵק (sôrêq) | |
| Isaiah 5:2 | “And he fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also made a winepress therein: and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes.” Word: שֹׂרֵק (sôrêq) | |
| Jeremiah 2:21 | “Yet I had planted thee a noble vine, wholly a right seed: how then art thou turned into the degenerate plant of a strange vine unto me?” Word: שֹׂרֵק (sôrêq) |
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