שׁוֹקshôwq
leg
Pronunciation: shoke · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7785
Meanings
1. of man, specifically lower leg, calf, distinguished from thigh (Judges 15:8; Deuteronomy 28:35; Proverbs 26:7)
2. of sacrificial animal, specifically upper leg, thigh, hind leg (1 Samuel 9:24; Exodus 29:32; Leviticus 7:34)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 19 times in the Bible.
- Exodus 29:22 “Since this is the ram for the ordination of Aaron and his sons, take the fat of the ram, including the fat of the broad tail, the fat around the internal organs, the long lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys and the fat around them, along with the right thigh.
- Exodus 29:27 “Set aside the portions of the ordination ram that belong to Aaron and his sons. This includes the breast and the thigh that were lifted up before the Lord as a special offering.
- Leviticus 7:32 Give the right thigh of your peace offering to the priest as a gift.
- Leviticus 7:33 The right thigh must always be given to the priest who offers the blood and the fat of the peace offering.
- Leviticus 7:34 For I have reserved the breast of the special offering and the right thigh of the sacred offering for the priests. It is the permanent right of Aaron and his descendants to share in the peace offerings brought by the people of Israel.
- Leviticus 8:25 Next Moses took the fat, including the fat of the broad tail, the fat around the internal organs, the long lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys and the fat around them, along with the right thigh.
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).