The meaning of “שָׁכַךְ”
Understanding shâkak reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
appease, assuage, make to cease, pacify, set. - to weave (i.e. lay) a trap - figuratively, (through the idea of secretin...
שָׁכַךְ
appease, assuage, make to cease, pacify, set. - to weave (i.e. lay) a trap - figuratively, (through the idea of secreting) to allay (passions - physically, abate a flood) 1) to subside, abate, decrease 1a) (Qal) to abate 1b) (Hiphil) to allay
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 8:1 | “And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters asswaged;” Word: שָׁכַךְ (shâkak) | |
| Numbers 17:5 | “And it shall come to pass, that the man’s rod, whom I shall choose, shall blossom: and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Israel, whereby they murmur against you.” Word: שָׁכַךְ (shâkak) | |
| Esther 2:1 | “After these things, when the wrath of king Ahasuerus was appeased, he remembered Vashti, and what she had done, and what was decreed against her.” Word: שָׁכַךְ (shâkak) | |
| Esther 7:10 | “So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king’s wrath pacified. ” Word: שָׁכַךְ (shâkak) | |
| Jeremiah 5:26 | “For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men.” Word: שָׁכַךְ (shâkak) |
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