Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
to whistle
Usage: 1) to hiss, whistle, pipe 1a) (Qal) to hiss (as a signal)
Strong's Number
H8319
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
12
Books
8
Strong's H8319 Quick Answer
Strong's H8319 שָׁרַק (sharaq) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. sharaq (shaw-rak') v. 1. (properly) to be shrill, i.e. to whistle or hiss (as a call or in scorn) [a primitive root] It has 12 linked Bible usages across 8 books. Visible English usage signals include hiss. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- sharaq (shaw-rak') v. 1. (properly) to be shrill, i.e. to whistle or hiss (as a call or in scorn) [a primitive root]
- Usage
- 12 linked usages
- Books
- 8 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- hiss
Meaning and Definition
sharaq (shaw-rak') v. 1. (properly) to be shrill, i.e. to whistle or hiss (as a call or in scorn) [a primitive root] KJV: hiss.
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H8319. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H8319 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render sharaq, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
hiss
1 Kings 9:8
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How Strong's H8319 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 12 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H8319 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H8319 in the Old Testament
12 indexed usages in Old Testament.
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?
Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place.
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:
Usage Excerpts
First 12 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H8319.
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?
Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place.
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:
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.
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.
Also Edom shall be a desolation: every one that goeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss at all the plagues thereof.
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.
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?
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.
The merchants among the people shall hiss at thee; thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt be any more.
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.
I will hiss for them, and gather them; for I have redeemed them: and they shall increase as they have increased.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H8319, grouped by book.
1 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Lamentations 2 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Old Testament
Zephaniah 1 usage, Old Testament
Zechariah 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H8319 FAQ
What does sharaq (שָׁרַק) mean?
Sharaq (Strong's H8319) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "hiss". sharaq (shaw-rak') v. 1. (properly) to be shrill, i.e. to whistle or hiss (as a call or in scorn) [a primitive root]
How many times is sharaq (שָׁרַק) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 12 linked usages for Strong's H8319 across 8 books.
Where can I study sharaq (שָׁרַק) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H8319 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate sharaq (שָׁרַק)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as hiss. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.