שוק

Hebrew

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Root
שׁ־ו־ק (sh-w-q)
3 terms

Probably from Akkadian 𒋻 (sūqum, street). Compare Arabic سُوق (sūq).

Noun

שׁוּק • (shukm (plural indefinite שווקים / שְׁוָקִים)

  1. market in the broad sense of the word
  2. souq, street market
  3. (Biblical Hebrew) street
Derived terms

Verb

שִׁוֵּק • (shivék) (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of שיווק

References

Etymology 2

Root
שׁ־ו־ק (sh-w-q)
3 terms

Compare Classical Syriac ܫܩܐ (šāqā, shin), Aramaic שָׁקָא (šāqā, shin), and Arabic سَاق (sāq, shin).

Noun

שׁוֹק • (shokf (singular construct שׁוֹק־)

  1. shin
References

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English shock.

Noun

שׁוֹק • (shokm

  1. shock: a state of great surprise.
    Synonym: הלם (hélem)
    אני בשוק.aní b'shók.I'm in shock.

Etymology 4

Probably a development of שׁ־ב־ק (š-b-q) / س ب ق (s b q), base stem Arabic سَبَقَ (sabaqa, to precede) in the sense of “trying to be before someone, competing with, rivalising” present in form III سَابَقَ (sābaqa).

Noun

שׁוֹק • (shukm

  1. (Mishnaic Hebrew) desire, longing

Further reading

  • שוק” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
  • שוק on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
  • Jastrow, Marcus (1903) A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature[1], London, New York: Luzac & Co., G.P. Putnam's Sons, pages 1540b–1541a