Lexicon saq: Sackcloth Original Word: שַׂק 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 NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originof 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 ![]() ![]() 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. Topical Lexicon Word Origin: From a root probably meaning to weave or knit.Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The corresponding Greek term in the New Testament is "σάκκος" (sakkos), Strong's Greek Number G4526. This term is used in similar contexts, referring to sackcloth as a garment of mourning or penitence, as seen in Revelation 6:12, where the sun becomes black as sackcloth of hair during the opening of the sixth seal. Usage: The term "שַׂק" (saq) is used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to a type of coarse cloth, often made from goat's hair, which was used for making sacks or bags. It is also commonly associated with garments of mourning or penitence, known as sackcloth. Context: The Hebrew word "שַׂק" (saq) appears frequently in the Old Testament, often in contexts related to mourning, repentance, or humility. Sackcloth was a rough, uncomfortable fabric, typically made from black goat's hair, and was worn as a sign of mourning or penitence. It was customary for individuals to don sackcloth during periods of personal or communal grief, as well as in times of national crisis or divine judgment. For example, in Genesis 37:34, Jacob mourns for his son Joseph by tearing his clothes and putting on sackcloth. Similarly, in Jonah 3:5, the people of Nineveh, upon hearing Jonah's message of impending judgment, proclaim a fast and put on sackcloth as a sign of their repentance. 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 wəśaqLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance 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 Genesis 42:27 Genesis 42:35 Genesis 42:35 Leviticus 11:32 Joshua 9:4 2 Samuel 3:31 2 Samuel 21:10 1 Kings 20:31 1 Kings 20:32 1 Kings 21:27 1 Kings 21:27 2 Kings 6:30 2 Kings 19:1 2 Kings 19:2 1 Chronicles 21:16 Nehemiah 9:1 Esther 4:1 Esther 4:2 Esther 4:3 Esther 4:4 Job 16:15 Psalm 30:11 Psalm 35:13 48 Occurrences |