5442. sebak

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sebak: Thicket, thorns, undergrowth

Original Word: סְבָךְ
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: cbak
Pronunciation: seh-bahk
Phonetic Spelling: (seb-awk')
Definition: Thicket, thorns, undergrowth
Meaning: a copse

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

thicket

From cabak, a copse -- thick(-et).

see HEBREW cabak

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from sabak
Definition
a thicket
NASB Translation
thicket (1), thickets (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

סְבַךְ noun [masculine] thicket; — absolute בַּסְּבַךְ (נֶאֱחַז) Genesis 22:13 (so Ginsb; Baer בַּסֲבַךְ, van d. H. כַּסְּבָךְ) a ram caught in the thicket by its horns; plural construct ִ˜סבְכֵי הַיַּעַר Isaiah 9:17 thickets of the forest, Isaiah 10:34.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root סָבַךְ (savach), which means "to interweave" or "to entwine."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G1350 • διϊκνέομαι (diikneomai): While not a direct translation, this Greek term relates to the concept of penetrating or passing through, which can metaphorically connect to navigating through a thicket or dense area. The idea of moving through something complex or interwoven is a thematic link between the Hebrew סְבָךְ and the Greek διϊκνέομαι.

This lexical entry provides a comprehensive understanding of the Hebrew term סְבָךְ, highlighting its usage, context, and thematic significance within the biblical narrative.

Usage: The term סְבָךְ is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe a natural formation of dense vegetation, often implying a place that is difficult to pass through due to the interwoven nature of the plants.

Context: • Occurrences in Scripture: The word סְבָךְ appears in the context of describing natural landscapes, particularly in passages that highlight the challenges of navigating through dense vegetation. It is used to convey the idea of a tangled or interwoven mass of plants, often serving as a metaphor for complexity or entanglement.
• Biblical Context: In the Berean Standard Bible, the term is used in 1 Samuel 13:6, where it describes the hiding places of the Israelites: "When the men of Israel saw that they were in trouble because their troops were hard-pressed, they hid in caves, thickets, among the rocks, in cellars, and in cisterns." Here, סְבָךְ is translated as "thickets," illustrating a place of concealment and refuge amidst a challenging situation.
• Theological Implications: The use of סְבָךְ in the biblical text often symbolizes the natural world's complexity and the challenges it presents to humanity. It can also represent the idea of protection and concealment, as seen in the context of hiding from danger.

Forms and Transliterations

בְּסִֽבְכֵ֣י בִּֽסֲבָךְ־ בַּסְּבַ֖ךְ בסבך בסבך־ בסבכי סִֽבְכֵ֥י סבכי bas·sə·ḇaḵ bassəḇaḵ basseVach bə·siḇ·ḵê bəsiḇḵê besivChei bi·să·ḇāḵ- bisăḇāḵ- bisavoch siḇ·ḵê siḇḵê sivChei

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 22:13
HEB: אַחַ֕ר נֶאֱחַ֥ז בַּסְּבַ֖ךְ בְּקַרְנָ֑יו וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ
NAS: caught in the thicket by his horns;
KJV: caught in a thicket by his horns:
INT: behind caught the thicket his horns went

Psalm 74:5
HEB: כְּמֵבִ֣יא לְמָ֑עְלָה בִּֽסֲבָךְ־ עֵ֝֗ץ קַרְדֻּמּֽוֹת׃
KJV: axes upon the thick trees.
INT: had lifted above the thick of trees up axe

Isaiah 9:18
HEB: תֹּאכֵ֑ל וַתִּצַּת֙ בְּסִֽבְכֵ֣י הַיַּ֔עַר וַיִּֽתְאַבְּכ֖וּ
NAS: It even sets the thickets of the forest
KJV: and shall kindle in the thickets of the forest,
INT: consumes sets the thickets of the forest roll

Isaiah 10:34
HEB: וְנִקַּ֛ף סִֽבְכֵ֥י הַיַּ֖עַר בַּבַּרְזֶ֑ל
NAS: He will cut down the thickets of the forest
KJV: And he shall cut down the thickets of the forest
INT: will cut the thickets of the forest an iron

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 5442
4 Occurrences

bas·sə·ḇaḵ — 1 Occ.
bə·siḇ·ḵê — 1 Occ.
bi·să·ḇāḵ- — 1 Occ.
siḇ·ḵê — 1 Occ.