סֹךְçôk

thicket, covert, lair (Jeremiah 25:38; Jeremiah 4:7; Psalms 10:9; Psalms 76:3; Psalms 27:5)

Pronunciation: soke · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5520

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 4 times in the Bible.

  • Psalms 10:9 Like lions crouched in hiding, they wait to pounce on the helpless. Like hunters they capture the helpless and drag them away in nets.
  • Psalms 27:5 For he will conceal me there when troubles come; he will hide me in his sanctuary. He will place me out of reach on a high rock.
  • Psalms 76:2 Jerusalem is where he lives; Mount Zion is his home.
  • Jeremiah 25:38 He has left his den like a strong lion seeking its prey, and their land will be made desolate by the sword of the enemy and the Lord’s fierce anger.

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).