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Hebrew noun (masculine) · H8242

שַׂק

saqsak

sackcloth

49 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key

Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H8242is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.

  • 19 of 39
    Old Testament books
  • 33
    spellings

The definition in full

Strong's key (1890) · H8242

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.)

The King James renders it: sack(-cloth, -clothes).

James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.

Summary

saq is rendered "sackcloth". It stands 49 times in the Hebrew text, across nineteen books.

  • Eight of the uses stand in Isaiah, more than in any other book.
  • Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Genesis 37:34Then Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth around his waist, and mourned for his son many days.
  • The Greek text spells it thirty-three different ways.

The first use

Then Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth around his waist, and mourned for his son many days.

Genesis 37:34שַׂ֖ק

The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.

Where the word stands

The word stands in nineteen of the 39 Old Testament books.

The other 20 Old Testament books never use the word.

What the word means

Each meaning, and the words it is translated by

How the Greek text is glossed, word by word

  • sackcloth17
  • sackcloths10
  • and sackcloth3
  • the sackcloth3
  • in the sackcloth2
  • in the sackcloths2
  • sack his2
  • with the sackcloth2
  • with the sackcloths2
  • and in sackcloths1
  • in sack his1
  • sackcloth his1

and 3 more, 49 uses in all

The words built on the same word-part

Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.

All 49, in canonical order

Every use, in order

Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.

33 spellings and their grammar

STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.

How it is spelled

  • שַׂקִּ֔ים4
  • בַּשָּׂ֔ק3
  • שַׂ֖ק3
  • שָׂ֑ק3
  • שָֽׂק׃3
  • בַּשַּׂקִּ֑ים2
  • שַׂ֣ק2
  • שָׂ֔ק2
  • שַׂקִּ֨ים2
  • שַׂקִּ֑ים2
  • בַּשָּׂק1
  • בְּשַׂקּ֑וֹ1

and 21 more spellings in the ledger below.

The grammar of each form

  • noun · masculine singular17HNcmsa
  • noun · masculine plural11HNcmpa
  • preposition with the article + noun · masculine plural4HRd/Ncmpa
  • conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular3HC/Ncmsa
  • noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular3HNcmsc/Sp3ms
  • preposition with the article + noun · masculine singular3HRd/Ncmsa
  • the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular3HTd/Ncmsa
  • conjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine plural1HC/R/Ncmpa
  • noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural1HNcmpc/Sp3mp
  • noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular1HNcmsc/Sp1bs
  • preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms
  • preposition with the article + noun · masculine or feminine singular1HRd/Ncbsa

Genesis

five uses
  • Then Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth around his waist, and mourned for his son many days.

    Genesis 37:34

    • שַׂ֖קsaknoun · masculine singulartagged: sackcloth
  • Then Joseph gave orders to fill their bags with grain, to return each man’s silver to his sack, and to give them provisions for their journey. This order was carried out,

    Genesis 42:25

    • שַׂקּ֔וֹsakonoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: sack his
  • At the place where they lodged for the night, one of them opened his sack to get feed for his donkey, and he saw his silver in the mouth of the sack.

    Genesis 42:27

    • שַׂקּ֗וֹsakonoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: sack his
  • As they began emptying their sacks, there in each man’s sack was his bag of silver! And when they and their father saw the bags of silver, they were dismayed.

    Genesis 42:35

    • שַׂקֵּיהֶ֔םsakeihemnoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: sacks their
    • בְּשַׂקּ֑וֹbesakopreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: in sack his

Leviticus

one use
  • When one of them dies and falls on something, that article becomes unclean; any article of wood, clothing, leather, sackcloth, or any implement used for work must be rinsed with water and will remain unclean until evening; then it will be clean.

    Leviticus 11:32

    • שָׂ֔קsaknoun · masculine singulartagged: sackcloth

Joshua

one use
  • acted deceptively and set out as envoys, carrying on their donkeys worn-out sacks and old wineskins, cracked and mended.

    Joshua 9:4

    • שַׂקִּ֤יםsakimnoun · masculine pluraltagged: sacks

2 Samuel

three uses
  • Then David ordered Joab and all the people with him, “Tear your clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourn before Abner.” And King David himself walked behind the funeral bier.

    2 Samuel 3:31

    • שַׂקִּ֔יםsakimnoun · masculine pluraltagged: sackcloths
  • David pleaded with God for the boy. He fasted and went into his house and spent the night lying in sackcloth on the ground.

    2 Samuel 12:16

    • בַּשָּׂקbasakpreposition with the article + noun · masculine or feminine singulartagged: in the sackcloth
  • And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth and spread it out for herself on a rock. From the beginning of the harvest until the rain from heaven poured down on the bodies, she did not allow the birds of the air to rest on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night.

    2 Samuel 21:10

    • הַשַּׂ֜קhasakthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the sackcloth

1 Kings

four uses
  • 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.”

    1 Kings 20:31

    • שַׂקִּ֨יםsakimnoun · masculine pluraltagged: sackcloths
  • So with sackcloth around their waists and ropes around their heads, they went to the king of Israel and said, “Your servant Ben-hadad says, ‘Please spare my life.’” And the king answered, “Is he still alive? He is my brother.”

    1 Kings 20:32

    • שַׂקִּ֨יםsakimnoun · masculine pluraltagged: sackcloths
  • When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and fasted. He lay down in sackcloth and walked around meekly.

    1 Kings 21:27

    • שַׂ֥קsaknoun · masculine singulartagged: sackcloth
    • בַּשָּׂ֔קbasakpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singulartagged: in the sackcloth

2 Kings

three uses
  • 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.

    2 Kings 6:30

    • הַשַּׂ֛קhasakthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the sackcloth
  • On hearing this report, King Hezekiah tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and entered the house of the LORD.

    2 Kings 19:1

    • בַּשָּׂ֔קbasakpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singulartagged: with the sackcloth
  • And he sent Eliakim the palace administrator, Shebna the scribe, and the leading priests, all wearing sackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz

    2 Kings 19:2

    • בַּשַּׂקִּ֑יםbasakimpreposition with the article + noun · masculine pluraltagged: with the sackcloths

1 Chronicles

one use
  • When David lifted up his eyes and saw the angel of the LORD standing between heaven and earth, with a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem, David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell facedown.

    1 Chronicles 21:16

    • בַּשַּׂקִּ֖יםbasakimpreposition with the article + noun · masculine pluraltagged: in the sackcloths

Nehemiah

one use
  • On the twenty-fourth day of the same month, the Israelites gathered together, fasting and wearing sackcloth, with dust on their heads.

    Nehemiah 9:1

    • וּבְשַׂקִּ֔יםuvesakimconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine pluraltagged: and in sackcloths

Esther

four uses
  • 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.

    Esther 4:1

    • שַׂ֖קsaknoun · masculine singulartagged: sackcloth
  • But he went only as far as the king’s gate, because the law prohibited anyone wearing sackcloth from entering that gate.

    Esther 4:2

    • שָֽׂק׃saknoun · masculine singulartagged: sackcloth
  • In every province to which the king’s command and edict came, there was great mourning among the Jews. They fasted, wept, and lamented, and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.

    Esther 4:3

    • שַׂ֣קsaknoun · masculine singulartagged: sackcloth
  • When Esther’s maidens and eunuchs came and told her about Mordecai, the queen was overcome with distress. She sent clothes for Mordecai to wear instead of his sackcloth, but he would not accept them.

    Esther 4:4

    • שַׂקּ֛וֹsakonoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: sackcloth his

Job

one use
  • I have sewn sackcloth over my skin; I have buried my horn in the dust.

    Job 16:15

    • שַׂ֣קsaknoun · masculine singulartagged: sackcloth

Psalms

three uses
  • You turned my mourning into dancing; You peeled off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,

    Psalms 30:11

    • שַׂקִּ֑יsakinoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: sackcloth my
  • Yet when they were ill, I put on sackcloth; I humbled myself with fasting, but my prayers returned unanswered.

    Psalms 35:13

    • שָׂ֗קsaknoun · masculine singulartagged: sackcloth
  • I made sackcloth my clothing, and I was sport to them.

    Psalms 69:11

    • שָׂ֑קsaknoun · masculine singulartagged: sackcloth

Isaiah

eight uses
  • 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.

    Isaiah 3:24

    • שָׂ֑קsaknoun · masculine singulartagged: sackcloth
  • In its streets they wear sackcloth; on the rooftops and in the public squares they all wail, falling down weeping.

    Isaiah 15:3

    • שָׂ֑קsaknoun · masculine singulartagged: sackcloth
  • the LORD had already spoken through Isaiah son of Amoz, saying, “Go, remove the sackcloth from your waist and the sandals from your feet.” And Isaiah did so, walking around naked and barefoot.

    Isaiah 20:2

    • הַשַּׂק֙hasakthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the sackcloth
  • On that day the Lord GOD of Hosts called for weeping and wailing, for shaven heads and the wearing of sackcloth.

    Isaiah 22:12

    • שָֽׂק׃saknoun · masculine singulartagged: sackcloth
  • On hearing this report, King Hezekiah tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and entered the house of the LORD.

    Isaiah 37:1

    • בַּשָּׂ֔קbasakpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singulartagged: with the sackcloth
  • And he sent Eliakim the palace administrator, Shebna the scribe, and the leading priests, all wearing sackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz

    Isaiah 37:2

    • בַּשַּׂקִּ֑יםbasakimpreposition with the article + noun · masculine pluraltagged: with the sackcloths
  • I clothe the heavens in black and make sackcloth their covering.”

    Isaiah 50:3

    • וְשַׂ֖קvesakconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: and sackcloth
  • Is this the fast I have chosen: a day for a man to deny himself, to bow his head like a reed, and to spread out sackcloth and ashes? Will you call this a fast and a day acceptable to the LORD?

    Isaiah 58:5

    • וְשַׂ֤קvesakconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: and sackcloth

Jeremiah

four uses
  • So put on sackcloth, mourn and wail, for the fierce anger of the LORD has not turned away from us.”

    Jeremiah 4:8

    • שַׂקִּ֖יםsakimnoun · masculine pluraltagged: sackcloths
  • O daughter of my people, dress yourselves in sackcloth and roll in ashes. Mourn with bitter wailing, as you would for an only son, for suddenly the destroyer will come upon us.

    Jeremiah 6:26

    • שָׂק֙saknoun · masculine singulartagged: sackcloth
  • For every head is shaved and every beard is clipped; on every hand is a gash, and around every waist is sackcloth.

    Jeremiah 48:37

    • שָֽׂק׃saknoun · masculine singulartagged: sackcloth
  • Wail, O Heshbon, for Ai has been destroyed; cry out, O daughters of Rabbah! Put on sackcloth and mourn; run back and forth within your walls, for Milcom will go into exile together with his priests and officials.

    Jeremiah 49:3

    • שַׂקִּ֔יםsakimnoun · masculine pluraltagged: sackcloths

Lamentations

one use
  • The elders of the Daughter of Zion sit on the ground in silence. They have thrown dust on their heads and put on sackcloth. The young women of Jerusalem have bowed their heads to the ground.

    Lamentations 2:10

    • שַׂקִּ֑יםsakimnoun · masculine pluraltagged: sackcloths

Ezekiel

two uses
  • They will put on sackcloth, and terror will overwhelm them. Shame will cover all their faces, and all their heads will be shaved.

    Ezekiel 7:18

    • שַׂקִּ֔יםsakimnoun · masculine pluraltagged: sackcloths
  • They will shave their heads for you and wrap themselves in sackcloth. They will weep over you with anguish of soul and bitter mourning.

    Ezekiel 27:31

    • שַׂקִּ֑יםsakimnoun · masculine pluraltagged: sackcloths

Daniel

one use
  • So I turned my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and petition, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.

    Daniel 9:3

    • וְשַׂ֥קvesakconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: and sackcloth

Joel

two uses
  • Wail like a virgin dressed in sackcloth, grieving for the husband of her youth.

    Joel 1:8

    • שַׂ֖קsaknoun · masculine singulartagged: sackcloth
  • Put on sackcloth and lament, O priests; wail, O ministers of the altar. Come, spend the night in sackcloth, O ministers of my God, because the grain and drink offerings are withheld from the house of your God.

    Joel 1:13

    • בַשַּׂקִּ֔יםvasakimpreposition with the article + noun · masculine pluraltagged: in the sackcloths

Amos

one use
  • I will turn your feasts into mourning and all your songs into lamentation. I will cause everyone to wear sackcloth and every head to be shaved. I will make it like a time of mourning for an only son, and its outcome like a bitter day.

    Amos 8:10

    • שָׂ֔קsaknoun · masculine singulartagged: sackcloth

Jonah

three uses
  • And the Ninevites believed God. They proclaimed a fast and dressed in sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least.

    Jonah 3:5

    • שַׂקִּ֔יםsakimnoun · masculine pluraltagged: sackcloths
  • When word reached the king of Nineveh, he got up from his throne, took off his royal robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.

    Jonah 3:6

    • שַׂ֔קsaknoun · masculine singulartagged: sackcloth
  • Furthermore, let both man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and have everyone call out earnestly to God. Let each one turn from his evil ways and from the violence in his hands.

    Jonah 3:8

    • שַׂקִּ֗יםsakimnoun · masculine pluraltagged: sackcloths

The letters

Gematria 400

Where it leads

How the numbers are counted

Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.

Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.

The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.

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Dictionary key: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890, public domain). English verse text: Berean Standard Bible (public domain, 2023).

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