1) mesh, sackcloth, sack, sacking 1a) sack (for grain) 1b) sackcloth 1b1) worn in mourning or humiliation 1b2) same material spread out to lie on
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H8242 — שַׂק
saq · sackcloth · Hebrew/Aramaic
43 tagged verse occurrences
Genesis 37:34 · שַׂ֖קThen Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth around his waist, and mourned for his son many days.Genesis 42:25 · שַׂקּ֔וֹThen 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 42:27 · שַׂקּ֗וֹAt 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 42:35 · שַׂקֵּיהֶ֔ם · בְּשַׂקּ֑וֹAs 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.Leviticus 11:32 · שָׂ֔קWhen 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.Joshua 9:4 · שַׂקִּ֤יםacted deceptively and set out as envoys, carrying on their donkeys worn-out sacks and old wineskins, cracked and mended.2 Samuel 3:31 · שַׂקִּ֔יםThen 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 12:16 · בַּשָּׂקDavid 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 21:10 · הַשַּׂ֜קAnd 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.1 Kings 20:31 · שַׂקִּ֨יםThen 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 20:32 · שַׂקִּ֨יםSo 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 21:27 · שַׂ֥ק · בַּשָּׂ֔קWhen Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and fasted. He lay down in sackcloth and walked around meekly.2 Kings 6:30 · הַשַּׂ֛קWhen 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 19:1 · בַּשָּׂ֔קOn hearing this report, King Hezekiah tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and entered the house of the LORD.2 Kings 19:2 · בַּשַּׂקִּ֑יםAnd he sent Eliakim the palace administrator, Shebna the scribe, and the leading priests, all wearing sackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz1 Chronicles 21:16 · בַּשַּׂקִּ֖יםWhen 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.Nehemiah 9:1 · וּבְשַׂקִּ֔יםOn the twenty-fourth day of the same month, the Israelites gathered together, fasting and wearing sackcloth, with dust on their heads.Esther 4:1 · שַׂ֖קWhen 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 4:2 · שָֽׂק׃But he went only as far as the king’s gate, because the law prohibited anyone wearing sackcloth from entering that gate.Esther 4:3 · שַׂ֣קIn 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 4:4 · שַׂקּ֛וֹWhen 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.Job 16:15 · שַׂ֣קI have sewn sackcloth over my skin; I have buried my horn in the dust.Psalm 30:11 · שַׂקִּ֑יYou turned my mourning into dancing; You peeled off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,Psalm 35:13 · שָׂ֗קYet when they were ill, I put on sackcloth; I humbled myself with fasting, but my prayers returned unanswered.Psalm 69:11 · שָׂ֑קI made sackcloth my clothing, and I was sport to them.Isaiah 3:24 · שָׂ֑קInstead 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 15:3 · שָׂ֑קIn its streets they wear sackcloth; on the rooftops and in the public squares they all wail, falling down weeping.Isaiah 20:2 · הַשַּׂק֙the 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 22:12 · שָֽׂק׃On that day the Lord GOD of Hosts called for weeping and wailing, for shaven heads and the wearing of sackcloth.Isaiah 37:1 · בַּשָּׂ֔קOn hearing this report, King Hezekiah tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and entered the house of the LORD.Isaiah 37:2 · בַּשַּׂקִּ֑יםAnd he sent Eliakim the palace administrator, Shebna the scribe, and the leading priests, all wearing sackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah son of AmozIsaiah 50:3 · וְשַׂ֖קI clothe the heavens in black and make sackcloth their covering.”Isaiah 58:5 · וְשַׂ֤קIs 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?Jeremiah 4:8 · שַׂקִּ֖יםSo put on sackcloth, mourn and wail, for the fierce anger of the LORD has not turned away from us.”Jeremiah 6:26 · שָׂק֙O 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 48:37 · שָֽׂק׃For every head is shaved and every beard is clipped; on every hand is a gash, and around every waist is sackcloth.Jeremiah 49:3 · שַׂקִּ֔יםWail, 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.Lamentations 2:10 · שַׂקִּ֑יםThe 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.Daniel 9:3 · וְשַׂ֥קSo I turned my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and petition, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.Amos 8:10 · שָׂ֔קI 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.Jonah 3:5 · שַׂקִּ֔יםAnd the Ninevites believed God. They proclaimed a fast and dressed in sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least.Jonah 3:6 · שַׂ֔קWhen 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 3:8 · שַׂקִּ֗יםFurthermore, 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.