◄ 5442. sebak ►
Strong's Lexicon sebak: Thicket, thorns, undergrowth Original Word: סְבָךְ Part of Speech: Noun Masculine Transliteration: sebak Pronunciation: seh-bahk Phonetic Spelling: (seb-awk') Definition: Thicket, thorns, undergrowth Meaning: a copse Word Origin: From an unused root meaning to interweave Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "sebak," the concept of thickets or entanglements can be related to Greek words like "ἀκάνθινος" (akanthinos - thorny) or "πλέγμα" (plegma - a woven or twisted thing). Usage: The Hebrew word "sebak" refers to a dense growth of bushes or trees, often characterized by thorns or tangled underbrush. It is used in the Bible to describe a physical location that is difficult to navigate due to its dense and interwoven nature. This term can also metaphorically represent entanglement or complexity in life situations. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, thickets were common in the landscape and often served as natural barriers or hiding places. They were places where wild animals could dwell and were sometimes used strategically in warfare for ambushes. The imagery of a thicket would have been familiar to the Israelites, symbolizing both protection and entrapment. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from sabak Definition a thicket NASB Translation thicket (1), thickets (2). Brown-Driver-Briggs סְבַךְ noun [masculine] thicket; — absolute בַּסְּבַךְ (נֶאֱחַז) Genesis 22:13 (so Ginsb; Baer בַּסֲבַךְ, van d. H. כַּסְּבָךְ) a ram caught in the thicket by its horns; plural construct ִסבְכֵי הַיַּעַר Isaiah 9:17 thickets of the forest, Isaiah 10:34. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance thicket From cabak, a copse -- thick(-et). see HEBREW cabak Forms and Transliterations בְּסִֽבְכֵ֣י בִּֽסֲבָךְ־ בַּסְּבַ֖ךְ בסבך בסבך־ בסבכי סִֽבְכֵ֥י סבכי bas·sə·ḇaḵ bassəḇaḵ basseVach bə·siḇ·ḵê bəsiḇḵê besivChei bi·să·ḇāḵ- bisăḇāḵ- bisavoch siḇ·ḵê siḇḵê sivChei Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Genesis 22:13 HEB: אַחַ֕ר נֶאֱחַ֥ז בַּסְּבַ֖ךְ בְּקַרְנָ֑יו וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ NAS: caught in the thicket by his horns; KJV: caught in a thicket by his horns: INT: behind caught the thicket his horns went Psalm 74:5 HEB: כְּמֵבִ֣יא לְמָ֑עְלָה בִּֽסֲבָךְ־ עֵ֝֗ץ קַרְדֻּמּֽוֹת׃ KJV: axes upon the thick trees. INT: had lifted above the thick of trees up axe Isaiah 9:18 HEB: תֹּאכֵ֑ל וַתִּצַּת֙ בְּסִֽבְכֵ֣י הַיַּ֔עַר וַיִּֽתְאַבְּכ֖וּ NAS: It even sets the thickets of the forest KJV: and shall kindle in the thickets of the forest, INT: consumes sets the thickets of the forest roll Isaiah 10:34 HEB: וְנִקַּ֛ף סִֽבְכֵ֥י הַיַּ֖עַר בַּבַּרְזֶ֑ל NAS: He will cut down the thickets of the forest KJV: And he shall cut down the thickets of the forest INT: will cut the thickets of the forest an iron 4 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 5442 4 Occurrences bas·sə·ḇaḵ — 1 Occ. bə·siḇ·ḵê — 1 Occ. bi·să·ḇāḵ- — 1 Occ. siḇ·ḵê — 1 Occ.