What does שְׂרוֹךְ (šĕrwōkĕ) mean in the Bible?
שְׂרוֹךְ (šĕrwōkĕ): A binding cord, particularly a shoe's fastening thong, symbolizing lowliness and servitude in OT imagery
Hebrew · H8288
שְׂרוֹךְ
A thong (as laced or tied)
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שְׂרוֹךְ H8288
Pronunciation šĕrwōkĕ
What does שְׂרוֹךְ (šĕrwōkĕ) mean in the Bible?
שְׂרוֹךְ (šĕrwōkĕ): A binding cord, particularly a shoe's fastening thong, symbolizing lowliness and servitude in OT imagery
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8288?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include or a strap (1), strap (1).
Where does שְׂרוֹךְ (šĕrwōkĕ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 14:23. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (1), Isaiah (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 or a strap 1× Genesis 14:23
strap 1× Isaiah 5:27
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First aligned row Genesis 14:23
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Genesis 1 Isaiah 1
Source forms
שְׂר֥וֹךְ 1x śə·rō·wḵ Isaiah 5:27
שְׂרֽוֹךְ־ 1x śə·rō·wḵ- Genesis 14:23
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct 2x Genesis 14:23, Isaiah 5:27
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. A binding cord, particularly a shoe's fastening thong, symbolizing lowliness and servitude in OT imagery
Source Gloss
a thong (as laced or tied)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
A binding cord, particularly a shoe's fastening thong, symbolizing lowliness and servitude in OT imagery
a thong (as laced or tied) BDB: thong Usage: (shoe-)latchet.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שְׂרוֹךְ is built from this root:
שָׂרַךְ H8308
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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