שָׁקַע
Strong's H8257
shâqaʻ
/shaw-kah'/
to subside; by implication, to be overflowed, cease; causatively, to abate, subdue
Quick Facts
- Strong's Number
- H8257
- Hebrew
- שָׁקַע
- Transliteration
- shâqaʻ
- Pronunciation
- /shaw-kah'/
- KJV Translations
- 5 distinct renderings
- Language
- Biblical Hebrew
Definition & Etymology
Full Definition
to subside; by implication, to be overflowed, cease; causatively, to abate, subdue
Derivation
(abbreviated Amos 8:8); a primitive root;
KJV Translation Breakdown
This Hebrew word is translated as the following in the King James Version:
make deeplet downdrownquenchsink
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