Strong's H8242 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: שַׂק (saq)

Pronunciation: sak

Morphology: n-m

Derivation: from שָׁקַק (shâqaq) [H8264];

Definition: 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.)

KJV Renderings: sack(-cloth, -clothes).

Senses

1. mesh, sackcloth, sack, sacking
1. sack (for grain)
2. sackcloth
3. worn in mourning or humiliation
4. same material spread out to lie on

Cross References

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.