Strong's Lexicon sebak: Thicket, thorns, undergrowth Original Word: סְבָךְ 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 Originfrom 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 sivCheiLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman'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 Isaiah 9:18 Isaiah 10:34 4 Occurrences |
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