בַּ/שַּׂקִּ֖ים

𐤁/𐤔𐤒𐤉𐤌

basaqim

in sackcloth

from שָׁקַק; properly, a mesh (as allowing a liquid to run through), i.e. coarse loose cloth or sacking (used in mourning and for bagging); hence, a bag (for grain, etc.); sack(-cloth, -clothes).

H8242

1 Chronicles 21:16 · Word #24

Lexicon H8242

Lemmaשַׂק
Lemma (Paleo)𐤔𐤒
Transliterationsaq
Strong'sH8242
In-contextin sackcloth

Morphology HRd/Ncmpa All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number p — Plural — Plural
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H8242-02

in the coarse-woven sackcloths

Rootשׁקק (š-q-q)
Core Meaningsto run through, pour out, form a mesh, coarse weaving
Semantic Rangesackcloth worn in mourning, coarse garment of repentance or humiliation, grain sack or storage bag, rough woven cloth
Conceptual SignificanceSackcloth symbolizes mourning, repentance, humiliation, and distress in biblical culture. Wearing or being clothed in sackcloth expresses outward grief and inward contrition before God or in response to calamity.
Morphological NotesPreposition בְּ with assimilated definite article (בַּ) + noun שַׂק, masculine plural absolute (Ncmpa). No suffix; definite by virtue of the prefixed article.
Rendering RationaleThe noun שַׂק denotes a coarse, mesh-like cloth used for mourning or bagging, reflecting the root idea of loosely woven material through which liquid can run. The form is masculine plural absolute with a prefixed בַּ ("in the"), so the rendering preserves both the plural number ("sackcloths") and the definite prepositional sense ("in the").

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root שׁקק (to run through, pour out, form a mesh, coarse weaving)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H8242-01 basaq in the coarse-weave sackcloth
H8242-07 saqo his coarse-mesh sack
H8264-01 shoqeq one ranging greedily
H8264-02 shoqeqah she who longs greedily

Word Usage (48 occurrences of H8242)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 37:34 שַׂ֖ק saq sackcloth
Genesis 42:25 שַׂקּ֔/וֹ saqo his sack
Genesis 42:27 שַׂקּ֗/וֹ saqo his sack