H708 אֶרֶג (ʼereg) eh'-reg

Hebrew

Noun (Masculine, Hebrew)

Quick Definition

shuttle

Strong's Definition

a weaving; a braid; also a shuttle

Derivation: from H707 (אָרַג);

KJV Usage: beam, weaver's shuttle.

TWOT Reference: 157a

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) loom, shuttle

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

אֶ֫רֶג (e.reg) — shuttle. loom, shuttle

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

אֶרֶג (H0708)

noun m · ארג

Tools

shuttle = small object with two pointed ends; ◄ part of weaving equipment; ► moves the thread of the weft across between threads of the warp; ≈ associated with swiftness

JDG 16:14 · JOB 7:6

Reinier de Blois

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

אֶ֫רֶג n.[m.] loom base

Bible Occurrences (2)

16:14

7:6

Judges 16:14

[So while he slept, Delilah took the seven braids of his hair and wove them into the web]. with a pin and called to him, Samson, the Philistines [are] here! But he awoke from his sleep and pulled out the pin with the loom and the web.

Job 7:6

My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle; they come to an end without hope.