The meaning of “שְׁרֵקָה”
Understanding shᵉrêqâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
hissing. - a derision 1) hissing, whistling
שְׁרֵקָה
hissing. - a derision 1) hissing, whistling
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Chronicles 29:8 | “Wherefore the wrath of the Lord was upon Judah and Jerusalem, and he hath delivered them to trouble, to astonishment, and to hissing, as ye see with your eyes.” Word: שְׁרֵקָה (shᵉrêqâh) | |
| Jeremiah 25:18 | “To wit, Jerusalem, and the cities of Judah, and the kings thereof, and the princes thereof, to make them a desolation, an astonishment, an hissing, and a curse; as it is this day;” Word: שְׁרֵקָה (shᵉrêqâh) | |
| Micah 6:16 | “For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of Ahab, and ye walk in their counsels; that I should make thee a desolation, and the inhabitants thereof an hissing: therefore ye shall bear the reproach of my people. ” Word: שְׁרֵקָה (shᵉrêqâh) |