Lexical Definition

‎זִיקָה‎ zîyqâh (zee-kaw') missile ^H:N-M
(Isaiah 50: (feminine); and זִק ziq (zeek); or זֵק zêq (zake); from ‎זָנַק‎

chain, fetter, firebrand, spark.

• properly, what leaps forth, i.e. flash of fire, or a burning arrow
• also (from the original sense of the root) a bond

1) spark, missile, firebrand, flaming arrow
2) fetters

See Greek: πέδη · φλόξ

Extended Information

• fetters

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. [‎זֵק‎] noun [masculine] missile, spark (√ dubious; compare Late Hebrew ‎זִיקִין‎ fiery arrows, Aramaic ‎זִיקָא‎ id., ‎זִיקוּקָא‎ id. + spark, shooting star, ray of light, shooting star) — only plural ‎זִקִּים‎ of (fire- ?) missiles Prov 26:18 (|| ‎חִצִּים‎, with ‎ירה‎); so ‎זִיקוֺת‎ sparks, brands (as leaping, springing, forth ?) ‎׳‎‎מְאַזְּרֵי ז‎ (see ‎אזר‎) Isa 50:11 (|| ‎קֹדְחֵי אֵשׁ‎), ‎בִּעַרְתֶּם‎ ‎׳‎‎ז‎ vIsa 50:11 (|| ‎אוּר אֶשְׁכֶם‎).

II. [‎זֵק‎], ‎זִקִּים‎ fetters, see below II. ‎זקק‎.

II. [‎זֵק‎] noun [masculine] fetter, only plural ‎זִקִּים‎: — fetters of captives ‎׳‎‎רֻתְּכוּ בַּזּ‎ Nah 3:10 ‎יַעֲבֹ֑רוּ‎ ‎׳‎‎בַּזּ‎ Isa 45:14 ‎׳‎‎בְּז‎ Ps 149:8 (with ‎אסר‎; || ‎כַּבְלֵי בַרְזֶל‎); figurative ‎׳‎‎בַּזּ‎ Job 36:8 (with ‎אסר‎; || ‎חַבְלֵי עֹ֑נִי‎).

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