Lexical Definition
שְׁרוּקָה shᵉrûwqâh (sher-oo-kaw') piping H:N-F
or (by permutation) שְׁרִיקָה shᵉrîyqâh (sher-ee-kaw'); feminine passive participle of שָׁרַק
bleating, hissing.
- a whistling (in scorn)
- by analogy, a piping
1) piping, whistling, hissing
Usage: 2 forms in 2 verses
Brown-Driver-Briggs
[שְׁרִיקָה] noun [feminine] hissing, perhaps also whistling, piping; — plural absolute (intensive) שְׁרִיקֹת Jer 18:16 Qr hissing, in derision, + שַׁמָּה (see שְׁרֵקָה), Kt שרוקת; construct שְׁרִקוֺת עֲדָרִים Judg 5:16 as signal hissings (or whistlings, pipings) for flocks.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Judges | 5:16 |
| Jeremiah | 18:16 |