שוק

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
שׁ־ו־ק‎ (š-w-q)

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

Noun

שׁוּק • (shuk) m (plural indefinite שווקים / שְׁוָקִים‎)

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

Derived terms

• השוק החופשי‎ (“the free market”)
• שוק שחור / שׁוּק שָׁחֹר‎ (shúk shakhór)

Related terms

• שיווק / שִׁוּוּק‎ m (shivúk, “marketing”)

Verb

שִׁוֵּק • (shivék) (pi'el construction)

1. defective spelling of שיווק‎

References

• H7784 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Etymology 2

Root
שׁ־ו־ק‎ (š-w-q)

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

Noun

שׁוֹק • (shok) f (singular construct שׁוֹק־)

1. shin

References

• H7785 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English shock.

Noun

שׁוֹק • (shok) m

1. shock: a state of great surprise.

   ‏אני בשוק.‎‎ ― aní b'shók. ― I'm in shock.

References

• “שוק” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• שוק‎ on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he