זִיקָהzîyqâh

זֵק: missile, spark (Proverbs 26:18; Isaiah 50:11)

Pronunciation: zee-kaw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2131

Meanings

זֵק: fetters, see below II. זקק

זֵק: fetters (Nahum 3:10; Isaiah 45:14; Psalms 149:8; Job 36:8)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 7 times in the Bible.

  • Job 36:8 If they are bound in chains and caught up in a web of trouble,
  • Psalms 149:8 to bind their kings with shackles and their leaders with iron chains,
  • Proverbs 26:18 Just as damaging as a madman shooting a deadly weapon
  • Isaiah 45:14 This is what the Lord says: “You will rule the Egyptians, the Ethiopians, and the Sabeans. They will come to you with all their merchandise, and it will all be yours. They will follow you as prisoners in chains. They will fall to their knees in front of you and say, ‘God is with you, and he is the only God. There is no other.’”
  • Isaiah 50:11 But watch out, you who live in your own light and warm yourselves by your own fires. This is the reward you will receive from me: You will soon fall down in great torment.
  • Nahum 3:10 Yet Thebes fell, and her people were led away as captives. Her babies were dashed to death against the stones of the streets. Soldiers threw dice to get Egyptian officers as servants. All their leaders were bound in chains.
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).