שְׁרוּקָה H8292

H8292 is the Hebrew word שְׁרוּקָה, transliterated shᵉrûwqâh and said sher-oo-kaw'. The King James Version most often renders it hissing.

Word: שְׁרוּקָהTransliteration: shᵉrûwqâhSaid: sher-oo-kaw'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 2 verses

What it means

a whistling (in scorn); by analogy, a piping.

or (by permutation) שְׁרִיקָה; feminine passive participle of H8319 (שָׁרַק).

Across 3 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

hissing 2×bleatings 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: bleating, hissing.

All 2 verses, quoted in full.

Why abodest thou among the sheepfolds, to hear the bleatings of the flocks? For the divisions of Reuben there were great searchings of heart.

To make their land desolate, and a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and wag his head.

What does Strong's H8292 mean?

H8292 is the Hebrew word שְׁרוּקָה (shᵉrûwqâh), meaning a whistling (in scorn); by analogy, a piping.

How is H8292 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it hissing (2 times), bleatings (1 time).

How many times does H8292 appear in the Bible?

שְׁרוּקָה (shᵉrûwqâh) is tagged in 2 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H8292 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: or (by permutation) שְׁרִיקָה; feminine passive participle of H8319 (שָׁרַק).