שָׁרַק
sha.raq
“to whistle”
Definition
properly, to be shrill, i.e. to whistle or hiss (as a call or in scorn)
a primitive root;
- to hiss, whistle, pipe 1a) (Qal) to hiss (as a signal)
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Occurrences
שָׁרַק appears 12 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
And when this temple has become a heap of rubble, all who pass by it will be appalled and will hiss and say, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land and to this temple?’
He lifts a banner for the distant nationsand whistles for those at the ends of the earth.Behold—how speedily and swiftly they come!
I will make this city a desolation and an object of scorn. All who pass by will be appalled and will scoff at all her wounds.
Because of the wrath of the LORD,she will not be inhabited;she will become completely desolate.All who pass through Babylon will be horrifiedand will hiss at all her wounds.
All who pass byclap their hands at you in scorn.They hiss and shake their headsat the Daughter of Jerusalem:“Is this the city that was calledthe perfection of beauty,the joy of all the earth?”
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