ʼereg — H708

Definition

masculine noun

a weaving; a braid; also a shuttle

1. loom, shuttle

Usually translated as

beam, weaver's shuttle

Origin

from H707

• Derived from ʼârag (H707)

Occurrences

ʼereg occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Judges (1), Job (1)

• Judges 16:14 — And she fastened it with the pin, and said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awaked out of his sleep, and went away with the pin of the beam (הָאֶ֖רֶג), and with the web.
• Job 7:6 — My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle (אָ֑רֶג), and are spent without hope.