זֵק

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hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine7 occurrences5 books6 verses

Definition

(Isaiah 50:11) (feminine); and זִק; or זֵק; from H2187; properly, what leaps forth, i.e. flash of fire, or a burning arrow; also (from the original sense of the root) a bond
Traditional renderings: chain, fetter, firebrand, spark.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders זֵק:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

7 total
  1. Job 36:8בַּזִּקִּ֑ים · with chains
    And if men are bound with chains, caught in cords of affliction,
  2. Psalm 149:8בְּזִקִּ֑ים · with chains
    …to bind their kings with chains and their nobles with shackles of iron,
  3. Proverbs 26:18זִקִּ֗ים · firebrands
    Like a madman shooting firebrands and deadly arrows,
  4. Isaiah 45:14בַּזִּקִּ֖ים · in chains
    This is what the LORD says: “The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush, along with the Sabeans, men of stature, will come over to you and will be yours; they will trudge behind you; they will come over in chains and bow down to you. They will confess to you: ‘God is indeed with you, and there is no other; there is no other God.’”
  5. Isaiah 50:11זִיק֑וֹת · with firebrands; וּבְזִיקוֹת֙ · and of the firebrands
    Behold, all you who kindle a fire, who array yourselves with firebrands, walk in the light of your fire and of the firebrands you have lit! This is what you will receive from My hand: You will lie down in a place of torment.
  6. Nahum 3:10בַזִּקִּֽים׃ · in chains
    Yet she became an exile; she went into captivity. Her infants were dashed to pieces at the head of every street. They cast lots for her dignitaries, and all her nobles were bound in chains.