Strong's Lexicon

H7785

H7785 — שׁוֹק

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewshowqnoun femOccurrences: 19TWOT: 2350a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H7785
Word:שׁוֹק
Part of Speech:noun fem
Etymology:from H7783
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:19
Transliteration:showq
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:shoke
Meaning:1. the (lower) leg (as a runner)
KJV Renderings:hip, leg, shoulder, thigh.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB8557

שׁוֺק19 noun [feminine] Lev 7:33 compare AlbrZAW xvi (1896), 76 f., so Arabic, see Lane WAG. § 290 (δ)] leg; — ׳ שׁ absolute 1Sam 9:24 +, construct Exod 29:27 +; dual שֹׁקַיִם Deut 28:35; Prov 26:7, construct שׁוֺקֵי Ps 147:10, suffix שׁוֺקָיו Song 5:15 — leg:

1. of man, specifically lower leg, calf, distinguished from thigh, in עֵליָֿרֵךְ ׳ וַיַּךְ אוֺתָם שׁ Judg 15:8 he smote them, leg upon thigh, i.e. utterly (compare GFM ), Deut 28:35 (|| בִּרְכַּיִם), Prov 26:7; Ps 147:10; Song 5:15 of woman (city personified) Isa 47:2.
2. of sacrificial animal, specifically upper leg, thigh, hind leg , portion eaten 1Sam 9:24 (compare KleinZPV vi (1883), 98, cited also by NesMarg. 13), הַיָּמִין ׳ שׁ right thigh Exod 29:32 + 6 t. P (see יָמִין ), הַתְּדוּמָה ׳ שׁ Lev 7:34 + 4 t. P , thigh of contribution (see ׳ ת p. 929). — ᵐ5 βραχίων, ᵑ9 armus, hence AV and others shoulder, but see Di Baen Dr Deut 18:3 .


BDB9941

שׁוק (√ of following; Biblical Hebrew I. שׁוק, שׁוֺק).


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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