שוק

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
שׁ־ו־ק (sh-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. souq, street market
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 (sh-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.

   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 • (shuk) m

1. (Mishnaic Hebrew) desire, longing

Related terms

• תְּשׁוּקָה (tᵊšūqā)

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, London, New York: Luzac & Co., G.P. Putnam's Sons, pages 1540b–1541a