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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שׁוֹקH7785
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 Itthigh7×Exodus 29:22, Leviticus 7:32, Leviticus 7:33, Leviticus 8:25
and the thigh4×Exodus 29:27, Leviticus 7:34, Leviticus 10:14, Numbers 6:20
and thighs1×Deuteronomy 28:35
His legs1×Song Of Solomon 5:15
in the legs1×Psalms 147:10
legs1×Proverbs 26:7
ruthlessly1×Judges 15:8
the leg1×1 Samuel 9:24
the thigh1×Leviticus 10:15
your thigh1×Isaiah 47:2
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 29:22שׁ֣וֹקtothighNoun - feminine singular constructExodus 29:27שׁ֣וֹקtoand the thighNoun - feminine singular constructLeviticus 7:32שׁ֣וֹקtothighNoun - feminine singular constructLeviticus 7:33שׁ֥וֹקtothighNoun - feminine singular constructLeviticus 7:34שׁ֣וֹקtoand the thighNoun - feminine singular constructLeviticus 8:25שׁ֥וֹקtothighNoun - feminine singular constructLeviticus 8:26שׁ֥וֹקtothighNoun - feminine singular constructLeviticus 9:21שׁ֣וֹקtothighNoun - feminine singular constructLeviticus 10:14שׁ֣וֹקtoand the thighNoun - feminine singular constructLeviticus 10:15שׁ֣וֹקtothe thighNoun - feminine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowExodus 29:22
Aligned rows19
Books represented10
Exodus2Leviticus8Numbers2Deuteronomy1Judges11 Samuel1Psalms1Proverbs1Song Of Solomon1Isaiah1
Source forms
שׁ֣וֹק8xšō·wqExodus 29:22, Exodus 29:27, Leviticus 7:32, Leviticus 7:34
שׁ֥וֹק3xšō·wqLeviticus 7:33, Leviticus 8:25, Leviticus 8:26
בְשׁוֹקֵ֖י1xḇə·šō·w·qêPsalms 147:10
הַשּׁ֨וֹק1xhaš·šō·wq1 Samuel 9:24
הַשֹּׁקַ֔יִם1xhaš·šō·qa·yimDeuteronomy 28:35
וּכְשׁ֥וֹק1xū·ḵə·šō·wqNumbers 18:18
שׁ֛וֹק1xšō·wqJudges 15:8
שׁ֖וֹק1xšō·wqIsaiah 47:2
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular construct11xExodus 29:22, Exodus 29:27, Leviticus 7:32, Leviticus 7:33
Noun - feminine singular2xJudges 15:8, Isaiah 47:2
Article | Noun - fd1xDeuteronomy 28:35
Article | Noun - feminine singular1x1 Samuel 9:24
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular construct1xNumbers 18:18
Noun - fd1xProverbs 26:7
Noun - feminine dual construct | third person masculine singular1xSong Of Solomon 5:15
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine dual construct1xPsalms 147:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. the (lower) leg (as a runner )
Source Gloss
the (lower) leg (as a runner )
Extended definitionSource: 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:
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