What does שׁוֹק mean in the Bible?
שׁוֹק is a Hebrew word meaning "the (lower) leg (as a runner )".
Hebrew · H7785
שׁוֹק
The (lower) leg (as a runner )
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שׁוֹק H7785
What does שׁוֹק mean in the Bible?
שׁוֹק is a Hebrew word meaning "the (lower) leg (as a runner )".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7785?
The BSB source-word alignment has 19 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include thigh (7), and the thigh (4), and thighs (1), His legs (1), in the legs (1).
Where does שׁוֹק appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 29:22. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (8), Exodus (2), Numbers (2), 1 Samuel (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It thigh 7× Exodus 29:22, Leviticus 7:32, Leviticus 7:33, Leviticus 8:25
and the thigh 4× Exodus 29:27, Leviticus 7:34, Leviticus 10:14, Numbers 6:20
and thighs 1× Deuteronomy 28:35
His legs 1× Song Of Solomon 5:15
in the legs 1× Psalms 147:10
legs 1× Proverbs 26:7
ruthlessly 1× Judges 15:8
the leg 1× 1 Samuel 9:24
the thigh 1× Leviticus 10:15
your thigh 1× Isaiah 47:2
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 29:22 שׁ֣וֹק to thigh Noun - feminine singular construct Exodus 29:27 שׁ֣וֹק to and the thigh Noun - feminine singular construct Leviticus 7:32 שׁ֣וֹק to thigh Noun - feminine singular construct Leviticus 7:33 שׁ֥וֹק to thigh Noun - feminine singular construct Leviticus 7:34 שׁ֣וֹק to and the thigh Noun - feminine singular construct Leviticus 8:25 שׁ֥וֹק to thigh Noun - feminine singular construct Leviticus 8:26 שׁ֥וֹק to thigh Noun - feminine singular construct Leviticus 9:21 שׁ֣וֹק to thigh Noun - feminine singular construct Leviticus 10:14 שׁ֣וֹק to and the thigh Noun - feminine singular construct Leviticus 10:15 שׁ֣וֹק to the thigh Noun - feminine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 29:22
Aligned rows 19
Books represented 10
Exodus 2 Leviticus 8 Numbers 2 Deuteronomy 1 Judges 1 1 Samuel 1 Psalms 1 Proverbs 1 Song Of Solomon 1 Isaiah 1
Source forms
שׁ֣וֹק 8x šō·wq Exodus 29:22, Exodus 29:27, Leviticus 7:32, Leviticus 7:34
שׁ֥וֹק 3x šō·wq Leviticus 7:33, Leviticus 8:25, Leviticus 8:26
בְשׁוֹקֵ֖י 1x ḇə·šō·w·qê Psalms 147:10
הַשּׁ֨וֹק 1x haš·šō·wq 1 Samuel 9:24
הַשֹּׁקַ֔יִם 1x haš·šō·qa·yim Deuteronomy 28:35
וּכְשׁ֥וֹק 1x ū·ḵə·šō·wq Numbers 18:18
שׁ֛וֹק 1x šō·wq Judges 15:8
שׁ֖וֹק 1x šō·wq Isaiah 47:2
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular construct 11x Exodus 29:22, Exodus 29:27, Leviticus 7:32, Leviticus 7:33
Noun - feminine singular 2x Judges 15:8, Isaiah 47:2
Article | Noun - fd 1x Deuteronomy 28:35
Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x 1 Samuel 9:24
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular construct 1x Numbers 18:18
Noun - fd 1x Proverbs 26:7
Noun - feminine dual construct | third person masculine singular 1x Song Of Solomon 5:15
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine dual construct 1x Psalms 147:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. the (lower) leg (as a runner )
Source Gloss
the (lower) leg (as a runner )
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
the (lower) leg (as a runner) BDB: leg Usage: hip, leg, shoulder, thigh.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שׁוֹק is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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