Bible Dictionary

Sack

A large bag or container used for carrying, storing, or transporting goods.

Quick Reference

Total Entries

368

Entry Position

292 of 368

Letter

S

Meaning

A large bag or container used for carrying, storing, or transporting goods.

Key Scriptures

  • Genesis 42:25-35
  • Genesis 43:11-23
  • Genesis 44:1-17
  • Genesis 44:25-26
  • Genesis 45:23
  • Genesis 50:26
  • 2 Samuel 3:31
  • 1 Kings 20:31-32
  • 2 Kings 19:1-2
  • Esther 4:1-3
  • Job 16:15
  • Psalm 30:11
  • Jonah 3:5-8
  • Matthew 11:21

Also Called

sacks

Original Language

Hebrew

אַמְתַּחַת

amtachat

sack; bag

Greek

βαλάντιον

balantion

bag; purse

Meaning

A sack is a large bag or container used for carrying, storing, or transporting goods.

Biblical Usage

In Scripture, a sack was a bag or container used for carrying goods, food, or other possessions.

In Genesis, Joseph’s brothers carried grain in sacks during the famine in Canaan and Egypt.

The word is also used in expressions involving mourning and repentance.

Key References

  • Genesis 42:25-35
  • Genesis 43:11-23
  • Genesis 44:1-17
  • Genesis 44:25-26
  • Genesis 45:23
  • Genesis 50:26
  • 2 Samuel 3:31
  • 1 Kings 20:31-32
  • 2 Kings 19:1-2
  • Esther 4:1-3
  • Job 16:15
  • Psalm 30:11
  • Jonah 3:5-8
  • Matthew 11:21
  • Bag
  • Grain
  • Corn
  • Sackcloth
  • Famine

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Scriptures

  • Genesis 42:25-35
  • Genesis 43:11-23
  • Genesis 44:1-17
  • Genesis 44:25-26
  • Genesis 45:23
  • Genesis 50:26
  • 2 Samuel 3:31
  • 1 Kings 20:31-32
  • 2 Kings 19:1-2
  • Esther 4:1-3
  • Job 16:15
  • Psalm 30:11
  • Jonah 3:5-8
  • Matthew 11:21

Related Terms

bag garment grain corn sackcloth

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