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The meaning of שָׁקַע

Understanding shâqaʻ reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.

Definition

(abbreviated Amos 8:8); a primitive root make deep, let down, drown, quench, sink. - to subside - by implication, to be ...

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שָׁקַע

Phoneticshaw-kah'
Transliterationshâqaʻ
Grammar Code
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Hebrew Verb
Strong's Definition
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

(abbreviated Amos 8:8); a primitive root make deep, let down, drown, quench, sink. - to subside - by implication, to be overflowed, cease - causatively, to abate, subdue 1) to sink, sink down, subside 1a) (Qal) to sink 1b) (Niphal) to sink, collapse 1c)(Hiphil) to sink down, cause to settle

Scripture References

Occurrences in the Bible

6 total references
ReferenceText
Numbers 11:2

And the people cried unto Moses; and when Moses prayed unto the Lord, the fire was quenched.

Word: שָׁקַע (shâqaʻ)
Job 41:1

Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down?

Word: שָׁקַע (shâqaʻ)
Jeremiah 51:64

And thou shalt say, Thus shall Babylon sink, and shall not rise from the evil that I will bring upon her: and they shall be weary. Thus far are the words of Jeremiah.

Word: שָׁקַע (shâqaʻ)
Ezekiel 32:14

Then will I make their waters deep, and cause their rivers to run like oil, saith the Lord God.

Word: שָׁקַע (shâqaʻ)
Amos 9:5

And the Lord God of hosts is he that toucheth the land, and it shall melt, and all that dwell therein shall mourn: and it shall rise up wholly like a flood; and shall be drowned, as by the flood of Egypt.

Word: שָׁקַע (shâqaʻ)

Usage Statistics

Total Occurrences
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Most Frequent Book
Amos
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