Sukh שׂוּךְ
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| שׂוּךְ | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | sukh |
| Strong's number | H7753 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to hedge |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | Job (1) |
Sukh (Hebrew שׂוּךְ, Strong's H7753) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to hedge”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to hedge or fence up or about
1a) (Qal) to fence about, hedge up
1a) (Qal) to fence about, hedge up
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | hedge (2), fenced (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | placed a hedge (1), i will hedge up (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Sukh, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Job
- Job 1:10Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.Have You not placed a hedge on every side around him and his household and all that he owns? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land.
Hosea
- Hosea 2:6Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and make a wall, that she shall not find her paths.Therefore, behold, I will hedge up her path with thorns; I will enclose her with a wall, so she cannot find her way.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).