*śaḳḳ-: 'sackcloth, sack'

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*śaḳḳ-
Meaning'sackcloth, sack'
Basisproject

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Hebrewśaq (HALOT 1349)HALOT 1349gloss withheld
Akkadianšaqqu(m) (HALOT 1349; LGz. 532)HALOT 1349; LGz. 532
Geezśaqq; śaqqa (LGz. 532)LGz. 532gloss withheld
Soqotriśeqah (LGz. 532)LGz. 532gloss withheld
Judaic Aramaicsaqqā (HALOT 1349)HALOT 1349
Mandaic Aramaicsaqa (HALOT 1349)HALOT 1349
Syrian Aramaicsaq, saqā 'sackcloth, haircloth; a sack, bag' (Payne Smith 387)Payne Smith 387
AramaicEgArm. šq (HALOT 1349)HALOT 1349
Tigrinyasäqqi (LGz. 532)LGz. 532
Amharicsäqq (LGz. 532)LGz. 532

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Notes

Culture word. HALOT 1349 also lists Akk. saqqu(m) with s, EgArm. šq, Eg. śg, Copt. sok, Gk. σάκκος and Lat. saccus. LGz. 532 cites Rabin for a Hittite origin.

Updated 22 October 2026

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