שַׂ֔ק

𐤔𐤒

saq

with 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

Jonah 3:6 · Word #12

Lexicon H8242

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

Morphology HNcmsa 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 H8242-05

a coarse-mesh sackcloth

Morphological NotesCommon masculine singular noun in the absolute state (HNcmsa); no article or suffix; functions as a concrete material noun.
Rendering RationaleThe rendering "coarse-mesh sackcloth" preserves the root idea of loosely woven material (a mesh that allows liquid to run through) while reflecting the masculine singular absolute form (HNcmsa) with the singular English noun "a ... sackcloth." It maintains the material sense rather than only its symbolic use in mourning.

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

Words from Root שׂקק (to interweave loosely, to mesh, to allow to run through, coarse weaving)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H8242-03 besaqo in his coarse-mesh sack
H8242-06 saqeyhem their coarse-cloth sacks
H8242-08 saqim coarse-weave 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