Lexicon sharaq: To whistle, hiss Original Word: שָׁרַק Strong's Exhaustive Concordance hiss A primitive root; properly, to be shrill, i.e. To whistle or hiss (as a call or in scorn) -- hiss. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. root Definition to hiss, whistle, pipe NASB Translation hiss (9), whistle (3). Brown-Driver-Briggs שָׁרַק verb hiss, perhaps also whistle, pipe (Late Hebrew id., hiss (dubious), Aramaic שְׁרֵיק id. ᵑ7 Leviticus 2:15,16,  id.; — from ׳שׁ comes Greek σῦριγξ according to LagAbh GGW xxvi. 38 LewyFremdw.165); — Qal Perfect3masculine singular consecutive ׳וְשׁ Isaiah 5:26, etc.; Imperfect3masculine singular יִשְׁרֹק Isaiah 7:18 + (Job 27:23 read יִשְׁרְקוּ Me Bi Siegf Bu); 1 singular אֶשְׁרְקָה Zechariah 10:8; — hiss, as signal, ל person, figurative, ׳י subject: Isaiah 5:26; Isaiah 7:18; Zechariah 10:1; in derision, עַל civitat., etc. (often + שָׁמֵם be astounded), Jeremiah 19:8; Jeremiah 49:17; Jeremiah 50:13; Lamentations 2:15 (+ הֵנִיעַ ראֹשׁ), Ezekiel 27:36; absolute Zephaniah 2:15; Lamentations 2:16; 1 Kings 9:8 (+ חָרַק שֵׁן); עַל person Job 27:23 (with מִן local). שׁרק (ᵑ7 שְׁרֵיק, Syriac Topical Lexicon Word Origin: A primitive rootCorresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent in the Strong's Concordance that corresponds to the Hebrew שָׁרַק (sharaq). However, the concept of signaling or summoning can be found in various Greek terms related to calling or gathering, though they do not carry the specific nuance of whistling or hissing. Usage: The verb שָׁרַק (sharaq) is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe the act of making a shrill sound, such as whistling or hissing. This term is often employed metaphorically to convey summoning or signaling, as well as expressing derision or scorn. Context: The Hebrew verb שָׁרַק (sharaq) appears in several contexts within the Old Testament, often carrying a connotation of summoning or attracting attention. For instance, in Isaiah 5:26, the term is used to describe God's action of whistling to nations from afar, summoning them as instruments of judgment: "He lifts a banner for the distant nations and whistles for those at the ends of the earth. Behold, they come swiftly and speedily!" (BSB). Similarly, in Zechariah 10:8, the term is used to depict God's gathering of His people: "I will whistle for them to gather, for I have redeemed them; and they will be as numerous as they once were" (BSB). Forms and Transliterations אֶשְׁרְקָ֥ה אשרקה וְיִשְׁרֹ֖ק וְיִשְׁרֹ֥ק וְשָׁ֥רַק וְשָׁרָ֑ק וישרק ושרק יִשְׁרֹ֖ק יִשְׁרֹ֤ק ישרק שָֽׁרְקוּ֙ שָׁרְק֖וּ שרקו ’eš·rə·qāh ’ešrəqāh eshreKah šā·rə·qū šārəqū shareKu veshaRak veyishRok wə·šā·raq wə·šā·rāq wə·yiš·rōq wəšāraq wəšārāq wəyišrōq yiš·rōq yishRok yišrōqLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance 1 Kings 9:8 HEB: עָלָ֖יו יִשֹּׁ֣ם וְשָׁרָ֑ק וְאָמְר֗וּ עַל־ NAS: by will be astonished and hiss and say, KJV: by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, INT: by will be astonished and hiss and say and Job 27:23 Isaiah 5:26 Isaiah 7:18 Jeremiah 19:8 Jeremiah 49:17 Jeremiah 50:13 Lamentations 2:15 Lamentations 2:16 Ezekiel 27:36 Zephaniah 2:15 Zechariah 10:8 12 Occurrences |
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, Biblical Hebrew שָׁרַק hiss, whistle (onomatopoetic). 
