G4526

σάκκος

sakkos

Appears in 4 Bible verses

Strong's Definition

"sack"cloth, i.e. mohair (the material orgarments made of it, worn as a sign of grief) &#8212 sackcloth.

Detailed Meaning

a sack, a receptacle for holding or carrying various things, as money, food, etc., a course cloth, a dark course stuff made especially from the hair of animals, a garment of the like material, and clinging to the person like a sack, which was wont to be worn (or drawn over the tunic instead of the cloak or mantle) by mourners, penitents, suppliants and also by those who like the Hebrew prophets, lead an austere life

Part of Speech

masculine noun

KJV Translation Counts

sackcloth(4x)

Related Words

H8242 | שַׂק | sackcloth, sack, sackclothes