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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 7730. שׂ֫וֹבֶך (sobek) -- Thicket, entwined growth</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/7730.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/2_samuel/18-9.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/7730.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 7730</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/7729.htm" title="7729">◄</a> 7730. sobek <a href="../hebrew/7731.htm" title="7731">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">sobek: Thicket, entwined growth</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">שׂוֹבֶךְ</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>sowbek<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>so-bek<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(so'-bek)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Thicket, entwined growth<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a thicket, interlaced branches<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root סָבַךְ (sabak), meaning "to entwine" or "to interweave."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "sobek," the concept of thickets or entanglement can be related to Greek words like "πλέγμα" (plegma), meaning "a woven thing" or "entanglement."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew word "sobek" refers to a dense growth of intertwined plants, often used to describe a thicket or a tangled mass of vegetation. It conveys the idea of something that is intricately woven together, creating a natural barrier or covering.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israel, thickets were common in the landscape and often served as natural barriers or hiding places. They could be found in forests, along riverbanks, and in less cultivated areas. Thickets were sometimes associated with danger or concealment, as they could hide both predators and prey. In a spiritual sense, thickets could symbolize entanglement or obstacles in one's life.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from an unused word<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a network (of boughs)<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>thick branches (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">שׂוֺבֶךְ</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun [masculine]</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>network of boughs</b></font>; — construct <font class="hebrew2">הָאֵלָה</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">שׂ</font> <a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/18-9.htm">2 Samuel 18:9</a>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>thick boughs <p>For <a href="/hebrew/5441.htm">cobek</a>; a thicket, i.e. Interlaced branches -- thick boughs. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/5441.htm">cobek</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>שׂוֹבֶךְ֩ שובך śō·w·ḇeḵ soeCh śōwḇeḵ<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/2_samuel/18-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Samuel 18:9</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/18.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הַפֶּ֡רֶד תַּ֣חַת <b> שׂוֹבֶךְ֩ </b> הָאֵלָ֨ה הַגְּדוֹלָ֜ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_samuel/18.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> under <span class="itali">the thick branches</span> of a great<br><a href="/kjvs/2_samuel/18.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> went <span class="itali">under the thick boughs</span> of a great<br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/18-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and the mule under <span class="itali">the thick</span> oak of a great<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7730.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7730.htm">Strong's Hebrew 7730<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/soech_7730.htm">śō·w·ḇeḵ — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/hebrew/7729.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="7729"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="7729" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hebrew/7731.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="7731"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="7731" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>