What does שׁוֹק · σκέλος mean in the Bible?
שׁוֹק · σκέλος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "limbs used for movement and strength".
Hebrew · H7785, G4628
שֹׁק
The (lower) leg (as a runner ) · through the idea of leanness); the leg (as lank)
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שׁוֹק H7785 the (lower) leg (as a runner )
σκέλος G4628 through the idea of leanness); the leg (as lank)
Pronunciation skélos
Leg from hip downward; used literally for breaking legs of crucified victims to hasten death.
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What does שֹׁק (shoq) mean in the Bible?
שׁוֹק · σκέλος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "limbs used for movement and strength".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7785, G4628?
H7785, G4628 is connected to 19 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. limbs used for movement and strength
Strong's H7785, G4628
Lexical occurrences 19 verses Source Gloss
limbs used for movement and strength
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שֹׁק is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain