8242. saq
Strong's Lexicon
saq: Sackcloth

Original Word: שַׂק
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: saq
Pronunciation: sahk
Phonetic Spelling: (sak)
Definition: Sackcloth
Meaning: a mesh, coarse loose cloth, sacking, a bag

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
of uncertain derivation
Definition
sack, sackcloth
NASB Translation
sack (4), sackcloth (42), sacks (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
שַׂק noun masculineJoshua 9:4 sack, sackcloth (see SchwZAW xi (1891), 173 who conjectures Egyptian origin; Late Hebrew סַק sackcloth (rare); Assyrian ša‡‡u, sack (DlHWB 687 a), sackcloth (WklAltor. Forsch, vi. 44); Ethiopic = Biblical Hebrew; Aramaic סַקָּא, ; Greek σάκκος LewyFremdw. 87); — absolute ׳שׂ Genesis 37:34 +, שָׂ֑ק Jeremiah 48:37 +; suffix שַׂקִּי Psalm 30:12, etc.; plural שַׂקִּים Joshua 9:4 +, suffix שַׂקֵּיהֶם Genesis 42:35; —

1 sack, for grain Genesis 42:25,27 ("" אַמְתַּחַת), Genesis 42:35; Genesis 42:35 (E), Joshua 9:4 (JE), perhaps also Leviticus 11:32 (P).

2 sackcloth:

a. worn in mourning and humiliation (see NowArchaeology i. 192 f. SACookEncy. Bib. under the word), either loose garment like sack, or piece of similar material (of rough, dark hair), fastened round body: put (שִׂים) on loins Genesis 37:34 (J), 1 Kings 20:31, on (bare) flesh 1 Kings 21:27; 2 Kings 6:30, compare Jeremiah 48:37; Job 16:15 (with תָּפַר); ׳וְהַעֲלֵיתִי עַלכָּֿלמָֿתְנַיִם שׂ Amos 8:10; usually girt on (חָגַר) 2 Samuel 3:31; Isaiah 15:3; Isaiah 22:12; Jeremiah 4:8; Jeremiah 6:26; Jeremiah 49:3; Ezekiel 7:18; Ezekiel 27:31; 1 Kings 20:32; Joel 1:8, compare Isaiah 3:24; ׳כִּסָּה בַּשּׂ 2 Kings 19:1,2= Isaiah 37:1,2; Jonah 3:6,8; 1 Chronicles 21:16, figurative of heavens (compare קָדַר), אָשִׂים כְּסוּתָם ׳שׂ Isaiah 50:3; late ׳לָבַשׁ שׂ put on sackcloth Jonah 3:5; Esther 4:1, compare Esther 4:2; Psalm 35:13; Psalm 69:12; ׳בְּצוֺם וְשׂ Nehemiah 9:1, compare Daniel 9:3; ׳מִּתַּח שׂ loosen sackcloth Isaiah 20:2 (+ מֵעַל), Psalm 30:12 (opposed to שִׂמְחָה), מֵעַל ׳הֵסִיר שׂ Esther 4:4.

b. same garment (or material) spread out (to lie on), 2 Samuel 21:10 (with הִטָּה), Isaiah 58:5 (with הִצִּיעַ), compare Esther 4:3 ׳וַיִּשְׁכַּב בַּשׂ 1 Kings 21:27, ׳לִינוּ בַּשּׂ Joel 1:13.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
sackcloth,

From shaqaq; 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.) -- sack(-cloth, -clothes).

see HEBREW shaqaq

Forms and Transliterations
בְּשַׂקּ֑וֹ בַּשַּׂקִּ֑ים בַּשַּׂקִּ֖ים בַּשָּׂ֔ק בַשַּׂקִּ֔ים בשק בשקו בשקים הַשַּׂ֛ק הַשַּׂ֜ק הַשַּׂק֙ השק וְשַׂ֖ק וְשַׂ֤ק וְשַׂ֥ק וּבְשַׂקִּ֔ים ובשקים ושק שַׂ֔ק שַׂ֖ק שַׂ֣ק שַׂ֥ק שַׂקִּ֑י שַׂקִּ֑ים שַׂקִּ֔ים שַׂקִּ֖ים שַׂקִּ֗ים שַׂקִּ֤ים שַׂקִּ֨ים שַׂקֵּיהֶ֔ם שַׂקּ֔וֹ שַׂקּ֗וֹ שַׂקּ֛וֹ שָֽׂק׃ שָׂ֑ק שָׂ֔ק שָׂ֗ק שָׂק֙ שק שק׃ שקו שקי שקיהם שקים baś·śāq baś·śaq·qîm ḇaś·śaq·qîm basSak bassakKim baśśāq baśśaqqîm ḇaśśaqqîm bə·śaq·qōw besakKo bəśaqqōw haś·śaq hasSak haśśaq sak sakkeiHem sakKi sakKim sakKo śaq śāq śaq·qê·hem śaq·qî śaq·qîm śaq·qōw śaqqêhem śaqqî śaqqîm śaqqōw ū·ḇə·śaq·qîm ūḇəśaqqîm uvesakKim vassakKim veSak wə·śaq wəśaq
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Genesis 37:34
HEB: שִׂמְלֹתָ֔יו וַיָּ֥שֶׂם שַׂ֖ק בְּמָתְנָ֑יו וַיִּתְאַבֵּ֥ל
NAS: and put sackcloth on his loins
KJV: and put sackcloth upon his loins,
INT: his clothes and put sackcloth his loins and mourned

Genesis 42:25
HEB: אִ֣ישׁ אֶל־ שַׂקּ֔וֹ וְלָתֵ֥ת לָהֶ֛ם
NAS: money in his sack, and to give
KJV: money into his sack, and to give
INT: every in his sack give provisions

Genesis 42:27
HEB: הָאֶחָ֜ד אֶת־ שַׂקּ֗וֹ לָתֵ֥ת מִסְפּ֛וֹא
NAS: [of them] opened his sack to give
KJV: of them opened his sack to give
INT: opened one his sack to give fodder

Genesis 42:35
HEB: הֵ֚ם מְרִיקִ֣ים שַׂקֵּיהֶ֔ם וְהִנֵּה־ אִ֥ישׁ
NAS: about as they were emptying their sacks, that behold,
KJV: And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man's
INT: as they emptied their sacks behold every

Genesis 42:35
HEB: צְרוֹר־ כַּסְפּ֖וֹ בְּשַׂקּ֑וֹ וַיִּרְא֞וּ אֶת־
NAS: of money [was] in his sack; and when they and their father
KJV: of money [was] in his sack: and when [both] they and their father
INT: bundle of money his sack saw their bundles

Leviticus 11:32
HEB: עוֹר֙ א֣וֹ שָׂ֔ק כָּל־ כְּלִ֕י
NAS: a skin, or a sack-- any article
KJV: or skin, or sack, whatsoever vessel
INT: A skin or A sack any article

Joshua 9:4
HEB: וַיִּצְטַיָּ֑רוּ וַיִּקְח֞וּ שַׂקִּ֤ים בָּלִים֙ לַחֲמ֣וֹרֵיהֶ֔ם
NAS: worn-out sacks on their donkeys,
KJV: old sacks upon their asses,
INT: envoys and took sacks worn-out their donkeys

2 Samuel 3:31
HEB: בִגְדֵיכֶם֙ וְחִגְר֣וּ שַׂקִּ֔ים וְסִפְד֖וּ לִפְנֵ֣י
NAS: and gird on sackcloth and lament
KJV: and gird you with sackcloth, and mourn
INT: your clothes and gird sackcloth and lament before

2 Samuel 21:10
HEB: אַיָּ֨ה אֶת־ הַשַּׂ֜ק וַתַּטֵּ֨הוּ לָ֤הּ
NAS: took sackcloth and spread
KJV: took sackcloth, and spread
INT: the daughter of Aiah sackcloth and spread about

1 Kings 20:31
HEB: נָשִׂ֣ימָה נָּא֩ שַׂקִּ֨ים בְּמָתְנֵ֜ינוּ וַחֲבָלִ֣ים
NAS: let us put sackcloth on our loins
KJV: let us, I pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins,
INT: put please sackcloth our loins and ropes

1 Kings 20:32
HEB: וַיַּחְגְּרוּ֩ שַׂקִּ֨ים בְּמָתְנֵיהֶ֜ם וַחֲבָלִ֣ים
NAS: So they girded sackcloth on their loins
KJV: So they girded sackcloth on their loins,
INT: girded sackcloth their loins and ropes

1 Kings 21:27
HEB: בְּגָדָ֔יו וַיָּֽשֶׂם־ שַׂ֥ק עַל־ בְּשָׂר֖וֹ
NAS: and put on sackcloth and fasted,
KJV: and put sackcloth upon his flesh,
INT: his clothes and put sackcloth upon his flesh

1 Kings 21:27
HEB: וַיָּצ֑וֹם וַיִּשְׁכַּ֣ב בַּשָּׂ֔ק וַיְהַלֵּ֖ךְ אַֽט׃
NAS: and he lay in sackcloth and went
KJV: and lay in sackcloth, and went
INT: and fasted lay sackcloth and went despondently

2 Kings 6:30
HEB: הָעָ֔ם וְהִנֵּ֥ה הַשַּׂ֛ק עַל־ בְּשָׂר֖וֹ
NAS: and behold, he had sackcloth beneath
KJV: looked, and, behold, [he had] sackcloth within
INT: and the people and behold had sackcloth on his body

2 Kings 19:1
HEB: בְּגָדָ֑יו וַיִּתְכַּ֣ס בַּשָּׂ֔ק וַיָּבֹ֖א בֵּ֥ית
NAS: covered himself with sackcloth and entered
KJV: and covered himself with sackcloth, and went
INT: his clothes covered sackcloth and entered the house

2 Kings 19:2
HEB: הַכֹּֽהֲנִ֔ים מִתְכַּסִּ֖ים בַּשַּׂקִּ֑ים אֶל־ יְשַֽׁעְיָ֥הוּ
NAS: covered with sackcloth, to Isaiah
KJV: covered with sackcloth, to Isaiah
INT: of the priests covered sackcloth to Isaiah

1 Chronicles 21:16
HEB: וְהַזְּקֵנִ֛ים מְכֻסִּ֥ים בַּשַּׂקִּ֖ים עַל־ פְּנֵיהֶֽם׃
NAS: covered with sackcloth, fell
KJV: [of Israel, who were] clothed in sackcloth, fell
INT: and the elders covered sackcloth over their faces

Nehemiah 9:1
HEB: יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ בְּצ֣וֹם וּבְשַׂקִּ֔ים וַאֲדָמָ֖ה עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃
NAS: with fasting, in sackcloth and with dirt
KJV: with fasting, and with sackclothes, and earth
INT: of Israel fasting sackcloth dirt and

Esther 4:1
HEB: בְּגָדָ֔יו וַיִּלְבַּ֥שׁ שַׂ֖ק וָאֵ֑פֶר וַיֵּצֵא֙
NAS: put on sackcloth and ashes,
KJV: and put on sackcloth with ashes,
INT: his clothes put sackcloth and ashes and went

Esther 4:2
HEB: הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ בִּלְב֥וּשׁ שָֽׂק׃
NAS: gate clothed in sackcloth.
KJV: gate clothed with sackcloth.
INT: the king's clothed sackcloth

Esther 4:3
HEB: וּבְכִ֖י וּמִסְפֵּ֑ד שַׂ֣ק וָאֵ֔פֶר יֻצַּ֖ע
NAS: and many lay on sackcloth and ashes.
KJV: and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.
INT: weeping and wailing sackcloth and ashes lay

Esther 4:4
HEB: מָרְדֳּכַ֗י וּלְהָסִ֥יר שַׂקּ֛וֹ מֵעָלָ֖יו וְלֹ֥א
NAS: that he might remove his sackcloth from him, but he did not accept
KJV: and to take away his sackcloth from him: but he received
INT: Mordecai remove his sackcloth and did not

Job 16:15
HEB: שַׂ֣ק תָּ֭פַרְתִּי עֲלֵ֣י
NAS: I have sewed sackcloth over my skin
KJV: I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin,
INT: sackcloth have sewed over

Psalm 30:11
HEB: לִ֥י פִּתַּ֥חְתָּ שַׂקִּ֑י וַֽתְּאַזְּרֵ֥נִי שִׂמְחָֽה׃
NAS: You have loosed my sackcloth and girded
KJV: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded
INT: dancing have loosed my sackcloth and girded gladness

Psalm 35:13
HEB: בַּחֲלוֹתָ֡ם לְב֬וּשִׁי שָׂ֗ק עִנֵּ֣יתִי בַצּ֣וֹם
NAS: my clothing was sackcloth; I humbled
KJV: my clothing [was] sackcloth: I humbled
INT: were sick my clothing was sackcloth humbled fasting

48 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 8242
48 Occurrences


baś·śāq — 3 Occ.
baś·śaq·qîm — 3 Occ.
bə·śaq·qōw — 1 Occ.
haś·śaq — 3 Occ.
śaq — 17 Occ.
śaq·qê·hem — 1 Occ.
śaq·qî — 1 Occ.
śaq·qîm — 11 Occ.
śaq·qōw — 3 Occ.
ū·ḇə·śaq·qîm — 1 Occ.
ḇaś·śaq·qîm — 1 Occ.
wə·śaq — 3 Occ.

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