H8242Noun, masculine48 times in the Hebrew BibleWhere it occurs
Translated as
In the text
- Genesis 37:34שַׂק
Then Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth around his waist, and mourned for his son many days.
- 1 Kings 20:31שַׂקִּים
Then the servants of Ben-hadad said to him, “Look now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful. Let us go out to the king of Israel with sackcloth around our waists and ropes around our heads. Perhaps he will spare your life.”
- 2 Kings 6:30הַשַּׂק
When the king heard the words of the woman, he tore his clothes. And as he passed by on the wall, the people saw the sackcloth under his clothes next to his skin.
- Esther 4:1שַׂק
When Mordecai learned of all that had happened, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the middle of the city, wailing loudly and bitterly.
- Isaiah 3:24שָׂק
Instead of fragrance there will be a stench; instead of a belt, a rope; instead of styled hair, baldness; instead of fine clothing, sackcloth; instead of beauty, shame.
- Jeremiah 4:8שַׂקִּים
So put on sackcloth, mourn and wail, for the fierce anger of the LORD has not turned away from us.”
Brown-Driver-Briggs
Sources: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906, public domain) from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon (CC BY 4.0), glosses from STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAHOT (Hebrew Bible, Leningrad Codex, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.