Know the Word.

Hebrew word

shâraq

shaw-rak'

שָׁרַק

What it means

properly, to be shrill, i.e. to whistle or hiss

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 translates it

  • hiss12

Every place it appears 12

1 Kings9:8
Isaiah5:267:18
Lamentations2:152:16
Ezekiel27:36
Zephaniah2:15
Zechariah10:8