What does שָׁרַק mean in the Bible?
e. to whistle or hiss (as a call or in scorn)".
Hebrew · H8319
שָׁרַק
Properly, to be shrill , i.e. to whistle or hiss (as a call or in scorn)
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שָׁרַקH8319
What does שָׁרַק mean in the Bible?
שָׁרַק is a Hebrew word meaning "properly, to be shrill , i.e. to whistle or hiss (as a call or in scorn)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8319?
The BSB source-word alignment has 12 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and will hiss (2), and will scoff (2), They hiss (2), and hisses (1), and whistles (1).
Where does שָׁרַק appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Kings 9:8. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (3), Isaiah (2), Lamentations (2), 1 Kings (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 Itand will hiss2×1 Kings 9:8, Jeremiah 50:13
and will scoff2×Jeremiah 19:8, Jeremiah 49:17
They hiss2×Lamentations 2:15, Lamentations 2:16
and hisses1×Job 27:23
and whistles1×Isaiah 5:26
hiss1×Ezekiel 27:36
hisses1×Zephaniah 2:15
I will whistle1×Zechariah 10:8
will whistle1×Isaiah 7:18
Show sample aligned rows
1 Kings 9:8וְשָׁרָ֑קtoand will hissConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularJob 27:23וְיִשְׁרֹ֥קtoand hissesConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singularIsaiah 5:26וְשָׁ֥רַקtoand whistlesConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularIsaiah 7:18יִשְׁרֹ֤קtowill whistleVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularJeremiah 19:8וְיִשְׁרֹ֖קtoand will scoffConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singularJeremiah 49:17וְיִשְׁרֹ֖קtoand will scoffConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singularJeremiah 50:13וְיִשְׁרֹ֖קtoand will hissConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singularLamentations 2:15שָֽׁרְקוּ֙toThey hissVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralLamentations 2:16שָֽׁרְקוּ֙toThey hissVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralEzekiel 27:36שָׁרְק֖וּtohissVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row1 Kings 9:8
Aligned rows12
Books represented8
1 Kings1Job1Isaiah2Jeremiah3Lamentations2Ezekiel1Zephaniah1Zechariah1
Source forms
וְיִשְׁרֹ֖ק3xwə·yiš·rōqJeremiah 19:8, Jeremiah 49:17, Jeremiah 50:13
שָֽׁרְקוּ֙2xšā·rə·qūLamentations 2:15, Lamentations 2:16
אֶשְׁרְקָ֥ה1x’eš·rə·qāhZechariah 10:8
וְיִשְׁרֹ֥ק1xwə·yiš·rōqJob 27:23
וְשָׁ֥רַק1xwə·šā·raqIsaiah 5:26
וְשָׁרָ֑ק1xwə·šā·rāq1 Kings 9:8
יִשְׁרֹ֤ק1xyiš·rōqIsaiah 7:18
יִשְׁרֹ֖ק1xyiš·rōqZephaniah 2:15
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular4xJob 27:23, Jeremiah 19:8, Jeremiah 49:17, Jeremiah 50:13
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural3xLamentations 2:15, Lamentations 2:16, Ezekiel 27:36
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular2x1 Kings 9:8, Isaiah 5:26
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular2xIsaiah 7:18, Zephaniah 2:15
Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular1xZechariah 10:8
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. properly, to be shrill , i.e. to whistle or hiss (as a call or in scorn)
Source Gloss
properly, to be shrill , i.e. to whistle or hiss (as a call or in scorn)
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
properly, to be shrill, i.e. to whistle or hiss (as a call or in scorn) BDB: hiss Usage: hiss.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups1Aligned forms6
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense6×
PerfectEzek 27:36 · Lam 2:15 · Lam 2:163×
ImperfectIsa 7:18 · Zeph 2:15 · Zech 10:83×
Word Origins
שָׁרַק is a primitive root - no further derivation.