Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H5442 |
|---|---|
| Word: | סְבָך |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H5440, a copse |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 4 |
| Transliteration: | cbak |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | seb-awk' |
| Meaning: | 1. thick(-et) |
| KJV Renderings: | Not listed |
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סְבַךְ noun [masculine] thicket; — absolute בַּסְּבַךְ (נֶאֱחַז) Gen 22:13 (so Ginsb; Baer בַּסֲבַךְ, van d. H. כַּסְּבָךְ) a ram caught in the thicket by its horns; plural construct ִסבְכֵי הַיַּעַר Isa 9:17 thickets of the forest, Isa 10:34.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
