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šāraq שָׁרַק ‘to whistle’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: a primitive root

šāraq v
1) to hiss, whistle, pipe
 1a) (Qal) to hiss (as a signal)

Mentioned in 1 Kings 9:8 Isaiah 5:26, 7:18 Jeremiah 49:17, 19:8, 50:13 Ezekiel 27:36 Zephaniah 2:15 Zechariah 10:8 Job 27:23 Lamentations 2:16, 2:15

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