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שָׁרַק H8319

H8319 is the Hebrew word שָׁרַק, transliterated shâraq and said shaw-rak'. The King James Version most often renders it hiss.

Word: שָׁרַקTransliteration: shâraqSaid: shaw-rak'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 12 verses

What it means

properly, to be shrill, i.e. to whistle or hiss (as a call or in scorn).

Where it comes from

a primitive root.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 12 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

hiss 11×against thee they hiss 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: hiss.

Verses using שָׁרַק

All 12 verses, quoted in full.

1 Kings 9:8 · KJV

And at this house, which is high, every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath the LORD done thus unto this land, and to this house?

Job 27:23 · KJV

Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place.

Isaiah 5:26 · KJV

And he will lift up an ensign to the nations from far, and will hiss unto them from the end of the earth: and, behold, they shall come with speed swiftly:

Isaiah 7:18 · KJV

And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall hiss for the fly that is in the uttermost part of the rivers of Egypt, and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria.

Jeremiah 19:8 · KJV

And I will make this city desolate, and an hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished and hiss because of all the plagues thereof.

Jeremiah 49:17 · KJV

Also Edom shall be a desolation: every one that goeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss at all the plagues thereof.

Jeremiah 50:13 · KJV

Because of the wrath of the LORD it shall not be inhabited, but it shall be wholly desolate: every one that goeth by Babylon shall be astonished, and hiss at all her plagues.

Lamentations 2:15 · KJV

All that pass by clap their hands at thee; they hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, Is this the city that men call The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth?

Lamentations 2:16 · KJV

All thine enemies have opened their mouth against thee: they hiss and gnash the teeth: they say, We have swallowed her up: certainly this is the day that we looked for; we have found, we have seen it.

Ezekiel 27:36 · KJV

The merchants among the people shall hiss at thee; thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt be any more.

Zephaniah 2:15 · KJV

This is the rejoicing city that dwelt carelessly, that said in her heart, I am, and there is none beside me: how is she become a desolation, a place for beasts to lie down in! every one that passeth by her shall hiss, and wag his hand.

Zechariah 10:8 · KJV

I will hiss for them, and gather them; for I have redeemed them: and they shall increase as they have increased.

Common questions

What does Strong's H8319 mean?

H8319 is the Hebrew word שָׁרַק (shâraq), meaning properly, to be shrill, i.e. to whistle or hiss (as a call or in scorn).

How is H8319 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it hiss (11 times), against thee they hiss (1 time).

How many times does H8319 appear in the Bible?

שָׁרַק (shâraq) is tagged in 12 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H8319 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.

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