Lexicon
שׂוּךְ
sukh
H7753
H:V Hebrew

to hedge

2
Occurrences
2
Books
Hebrew
Language

Sukh describes putting a protective boundary around a person, household, and possessions.

The attested use describes enclosing someone with protection: Job 1:10 speaks of a boundary around a man, his house, and all he has. Hosea 2:8 supplies a participial form, but the translation does not clearly isolate its contribution.

Senses in use

  1. Enclosing with a protective boundary · dominant

    In Job 1:10, the Qal perfect form occurs in the question about placing a hedge around him, his house, and all that he has on every side; the APB renders the clause "Have you not put a hedge around him." Hosea 2:8 has a Qal active participle, though the APB's rendering of that verse does not clearly identify the term's specific contribution.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Job 1:10, the APB presents the clause as "put a hedge around him" and extends the boundary to his house and possessions. In Hosea 2:8, the translation does not clearly expose the term's contribution.

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