וְ/שַׂ֥ק

𐤅/𐤔𐤒

vesaq

and 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

Daniel 9:3 · Word #11

Lexicon H8242

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

Morphology HC/Ncmsa All morphology codes

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

SIBI-P1 H8242-12

and a coarse-mesh sackcloth

Rootשׂקק (ś-q-q)
Core Meaningsmesh, coarse weaving, porous cloth, sacking
Semantic Rangecoarse cloth, sackcloth worn in mourning, a sack or bag for grain or goods, garment of humiliation
Conceptual Significanceשַׂק is closely associated with mourning, repentance, fasting, and public humiliation in the Hebrew Bible. Wearing sackcloth symbolized grief, contrition, and submission before God, embodying outwardly the inner posture of affliction and humility.
Morphological NotesConjunction וְ (and) + noun common masculine singular absolute (שַׂק). The form is singular and indefinite, with no pronominal suffix.
Rendering RationaleThe noun שַׂק denotes a coarse, loosely woven material originally characterized by its mesh-like texture. Rendering it as "coarse-mesh sackcloth" preserves the root sense of porous weaving while reflecting the masculine singular absolute form; the prefixed וְ is rendered as "and."

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

Words from Root שׂקק (mesh, coarse weaving, porous cloth, sacking)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H8242-03 besaqo in his coarse-mesh sack
H8242-05 saq a coarse-mesh sackcloth
H8242-06 saqeyhem their coarse-cloth sacks

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