שוק

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
שׁ־ו־ק‎ (š-w-q)

From Aramaic שׁוּקָא‎ / ܫܽܘܩܳܐ‎ (šūqā’, “street, market”), from Akkadian 𒋻 (sūqum, “street”), from Akkadian 𒅆𒀀𒄣 (siāqum, “to become narrow”).

Cognate with Arabic سوق‎.

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

Verb

שִׁוֵּק • (shivék) (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of שיווק‎

References

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

  1. shin
References

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

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