Word Study · Strong's H7753 · Hebrew

שׂוּךְ

suk

sook

Strong's 1890 spelling: sûwk

“to entwine, i.e. shut in (for formation, protection or restraint)”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

to entwine, i.e. shut in (for formation, protection or restraint)

Rendered in the KJV as

fence, (make an) hedge (up).

2
occurrencesin the Old Testament
2 of 39
Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
2
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 2 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 2

שָׂ֥ךְ1
שַׂ֣כְתָּ1

How it is rendered · 2

[am] about to fence up1
have you put a hedge1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 2

verb · simple (qal), completed action · 2nd person masculine singular1
verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

HVqp2ms · 1
HVqrmsa · 1

All 2, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Job1 of 2 · 50%
Hosea1 of 2 · 50%

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Job1 occurrence

Job 1:10שַׂ֣כְתָּsakhtaverb · simple (qal), completed action · 2nd person masculine singularHave You not placed a hedge on every side around him and his household and all that he owns? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land.here: have you put a hedge

Hosea1 occurrence

Hosea 2:6שָׂ֥ךְsakhverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularTherefore, behold, I will hedge up her path with thorns; I will enclose her with a wall, so she cannot find her way.here: [am] about to fence up

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