she.ru.qah denotes a sound heard as piping among flocks or as hissing in a scene of desolation.

The attested uses describe audible sounds: piping associated with flocks in Judges 5:16 and hissing associated with a land made horrifying in Jeremiah 18:16.

1. Piping associated with flocks · common

   The plural construct form occurs in Judges 5:16 in the setting of sitting among sheepfolds and hearing a sound connected with the flocks. In Judges 5:16 the APB renders the clause “to hear the piping for the flocks.”

   Judges 5:16
2. Hissing marking desolation · common

   The singular construct form occurs in Jeremiah 18:16 within a statement that the land will become a horror and that passersby will be appalled. In Jeremiah 18:16 the APB renders the result as “an everlasting hissing.”

   Jeremiah 18:16

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the sound as “piping” in Judges 5:16 and “hissing” in Jeremiah 18:16. These renderings describe the respective clauses rather than establishing a precise English equivalent in isolation.