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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שָׁרַק H8319
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 It and will hiss 2× 1 Kings 9:8, Jeremiah 50:13
and will scoff 2× Jeremiah 19:8, Jeremiah 49:17
They hiss 2× Lamentations 2:15, Lamentations 2:16
and hisses 1× Job 27:23
and whistles 1× Isaiah 5:26
hiss 1× Ezekiel 27:36
hisses 1× Zephaniah 2:15
I will whistle 1× Zechariah 10:8
will whistle 1× Isaiah 7:18
Show sample aligned rows
1 Kings 9:8 וְשָׁרָ֑ק to and will hiss Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Job 27:23 וְיִשְׁרֹ֥ק to and hisses Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular Isaiah 5:26 וְשָׁ֥רַק to and whistles Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Isaiah 7:18 יִשְׁרֹ֤ק to will whistle Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Jeremiah 19:8 וְיִשְׁרֹ֖ק to and will scoff Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular Jeremiah 49:17 וְיִשְׁרֹ֖ק to and will scoff Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular Jeremiah 50:13 וְיִשְׁרֹ֖ק to and will hiss Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular Lamentations 2:15 שָֽׁרְקוּ֙ to They hiss Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Lamentations 2:16 שָֽׁרְקוּ֙ to They hiss Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Ezekiel 27:36 שָׁרְק֖וּ to hiss Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 1 Kings 9:8
Aligned rows 12
Books represented 8
1 Kings 1 Job 1 Isaiah 2 Jeremiah 3 Lamentations 2 Ezekiel 1 Zephaniah 1 Zechariah 1
Source forms
וְיִשְׁרֹ֖ק 3x wə·yiš·rōq Jeremiah 19:8, Jeremiah 49:17, Jeremiah 50:13
שָֽׁרְקוּ֙ 2x šā·rə·qū Lamentations 2:15, Lamentations 2:16
אֶשְׁרְקָ֥ה 1x ’eš·rə·qāh Zechariah 10:8
וְיִשְׁרֹ֥ק 1x wə·yiš·rōq Job 27:23
וְשָׁ֥רַק 1x wə·šā·raq Isaiah 5:26
וְשָׁרָ֑ק 1x wə·šā·rāq 1 Kings 9:8
יִשְׁרֹ֤ק 1x yiš·rōq Isaiah 7:18
יִשְׁרֹ֖ק 1x yiš·rōq Zephaniah 2:15
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular 4x Job 27:23, Jeremiah 19:8, Jeremiah 49:17, Jeremiah 50:13
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural 3x Lamentations 2:15, Lamentations 2:16, Ezekiel 27:36
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular 2x 1 Kings 9:8, Isaiah 5:26
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 2x Isaiah 7:18, Zephaniah 2:15
Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular 1x Zechariah 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 definition Source: 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 groups 1 Aligned forms 6
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 6×
Perfect Ezek 27:36 · Lam 2:15 · Lam 2:16 3×
Imperfect Isa 7:18 · Zeph 2:15 · Zech 10:8 3×
Word Origins
שָׁרַק is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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