שַׂק

saqNoun (Masculine)H8242

sackcloth

From: from H8264 (שָׁקַק);

Short Definition

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.)

Full Lexicon Entry

  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

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Masculine)

Morphology H:N-M

DescriptionH:N-M

Occurrences

45 times

Appears 45 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Isaiah
8
Esther
4
Genesis
4
Jeremiah
4
1 Kings
3

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 21:16
  • 2 Samuel 3:31
  • Genesis 37:34
  • Isaiah 37:2
  • Jol 1:13

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Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.